Our Team — CRFAIR

Linda Geggie (She/Her)

Executive Director

lgeggie@crfair.ca

About Linda

Mirella Colagrande
(She/Her)

Director of Operations and Human Relations
mirella@crfair.ca

About Mirella

Laura Gair (She/Her)

Director of Food Security & Resource Development
laura.gair@crfair.ca

About Laura

Katie Finster (She/Her)

Operations & HR Assistant
katie.finster@crfair.ca

About Katie

Cicely Frears (She/Her)

Communications & Events Coordinator (cicely@crfair.ca / events@crfair.ca)

About Cicely

Ruba Elfurjani (She/Her)

Engagement Coordinator
ruba.elfurjani@crfair.ca / engagement@crfair.ca

About Ruba

MEET OUR BOARD

Learn ABOUT OUR BOARD RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Janelle%2BHatch.jpg — Janelle Hatch

Board Member

About Janelle

Christina Peacock (She/her)

Board Member

About Christina

Kierra Moseman

Board Member

About Kierra

Patricia Reichert

Board member

About Patricia

CRFAIR promotes healthy and sustainable food systems. This considers our relationships with each other, and the land and waters of this region. We endeavour to honour the land and its treaties by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to them. We live and work on unceded Coast Salish Territories*, specifically of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees) and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) Nations here in the core area, the W̱SÁNEĆ Nations {W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱,(Tsawout) W̱SIKEM (Tseycum)} out on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands, to the west Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke, and Pacheedaht, and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) and Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut) Nations.

The presence of settlers (non-Indigenous peoples who live on these lands) is not neutral; it has had and continues to have devastating impacts on many aspects of life for Indigenous peoples. Many of our practices, including the seeds we plant, the ways we educate, and our methods of growing food came to these lands through the ongoing process of colonialism. Settler colonialism has suppressed local well-being by harming Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ food systems, whether they be land-based or of the sky and sea. We hold this understanding in our interactions and engagements with this land and its people.

There is important work being done by many nations and allies to ensure the continued thriving of these food systems, communities, and knowledge systems. Those of us who are settlers need to recognize that our knowledge and way of doing things may not be the priority as we work towards food security for everyone in this region.

* The term Coast Salish is used to encompass a number of Indigenous peoples, including Esquimalt, Hul’qumi’num, Klahoose, Lekwungen, MALAXEt, Musqueam, OStlq’emeylem, Pentlatch, Scia’new (Beecher Bay), Sliammon, Shishalh, Skxwú7mesh-ulh Úxwumixw, Stó:lo, Straits, Tsleil-Waututh, T’Sou-ke, W̱SÁNEĆ, and Xwemalhkwu.