Board of Directors
Adrian Morris
President of the Board of Directors, Finance Director
Adrian’s kindness with a straight forward approach has guided Language for Life for many years now. His dedication to our mission has only grown stronger over the years. Adrian’s leadership keeps the society on track and helps us reach our goals past, present and looking towards the future.
Gioia Morris
Executive Director, Education Programs Coordinator, Instructor
Gioia (co-founder) has been at the helm of Language for Life for many years. Her dedication to fulfilling our mission is exemplary. Gioia’s love of teaching language along with her big heart has helped Language for Life grow and continue flourish over the years. Her talent is for keeping our programming fresh and ever evolving. She ensures we are always serving our students to best meet their needs.
Tara Stewart
Board Office Administrator, Volunteer Program Coordinator, Instructor
Tara (co-founder) has been with Language for Life from the beginning. Creating and serving its mission over the years has been an honour. Her eye for detail keeps us organized and running smoothly. Tara’s creation and dedication to our volunteer operations are always focused to meet and best serve our students and community
Robyn Butler
Board Member
Funding Development Coordinator
We are thrilled to have Robyn join us at Language for Life. Robyn brings her expertise to us after 30 years of working with the government specializing in communications. She has a great love of learning languages and also a background in teaching ESL. She spends her time travelling the world and yet still finds time to help us at Language for Life. We are pleased to be able to rely on her multi- talents from near or far.
Bernice Stober
Board Member
Legal Advisor/Consultant
Since her retirement as a paralegal, Bernice has become one of our most dedicated volunteers in the Language for Life and SAIM program. Her knowledge of the nonprofit operations and protocol are invaluable to us and we look for and value her input as we grow our operations. Her kindness and empathy for her students always shines and makes her such an asset to our Society.
Roger Roth
Board Member
Maintenance Manager
We always say, “what would we ever do without Roger”, and it’s true. Roger has been with us since 2016. As a former student, originally from Switzerland, Roger has been by our side helping us out with many offices moves and projects over the years. He has since joined us to volunteer and give back to the students as well. We can always count on Roger’s straight forward grace and kindness to guide Language for Life for many years to come.
Kelly Rockvam
Board Member
Events Coordinator
Since retirement from her Registered Nursing duties, Kelly has been a wonderful addition to our team. She has shown her love of language and connecting with our students through her volunteer effort with the SAIM program. Her enthusiastic approach and attention to detail makes her ideal to help Language for Life in many of our events and wherever we need an extra hand.
Ivan Castaneda
IT Technical Support
We are so appreciative to have Ivan on our board. He brings us his generosity and much needed web design skills. As a newcomer to Kelowna himself, he guides us with an in depth perspective and understanding. Ivan has been a long-time volunteer with our students in SAIM and has helped Language for Life grow from the very beginning. We are so grateful for his dedication to us.