Our Team
BCCIC's Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors consist of representatives from BCCIC member organizations as well as dedicated individuals committed to our organization’s purpose. Collectively, our Board shares their expertise in research, education, public policy, good governance, Indigenous youth leadership, economics, conflict recovery, and more as they work together to provide guidance and strategic leadership to BCCIC. In consultation with our membership, the Board of Directors set the direction of our organization.
Meet Our Board
Meet Our Staff
Anne-Catherine Bajard, Executive Director
Anne-Catherine joined BCCIC in the position of Executive Director in May 2021. She comes from background of activism and alliance with feminist, intersectional, indigenous and community development movements in Latin America, West Africa and Canada. She has accrued over twenty years of experience leading programs for Oxfam International, Crossroads International, International Media Support, and BC’s Justice Education Society among others. She has further managed university international cooperation projects at the University of Victoria.
Anne-Catherine’s journey began as a youth activist and continues as such, with an ever-increasing commitment to intergenerational and intersectional approaches. She believes in continuous learning, and credits the Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon, the domestic workers’ movement of Bolivia, the youths of Liberia and community economic development initiatives in Western Canada for helping shape her vision.
Anne-Catherine is a long-time member of BCCIC and was a member of the Board in earlier years in representation of Crossroads International. She was a founding member of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network’s International Committee. She is committed to the development of local and global partnerships and alliances, and recently applied this to her work on Oxfam’s Knowledge for Impact Team.
Angelo Aguilar Maurer, Member Engagement Lead
Adetoun Ilumoka, Lead on Policy, Social Movements and Knowledge Exchange
Adetoun Ilumoka was born and raised in Nigeria and has campaigned actively for social justice focusing on law reform, human rights and gender equality.
An accomplished law and policy researcher, she has done extensive work on law and social change, constitutional development and land law, making vital linkages between academic research, policy and community rooted initiatives. She is passionate about promoting land rights and sustainable livelihoods within the context of more equal national and global economic exchange. A committed feminist, Dr Ilumoka has worked through several local and international organisations and networks to advocate for anti-colonial, anti-racist and transdisciplinary approaches to education and policy making. She is excited about her work at BCCIC, especially nurturing and connecting young leaders and social justice movements in BC and around the world.
Laurel Wayne-Nixon, Operations Manager
Laurel moved to Vancouver in the summer of 2018 to do an internship with BCCIC. She had spent the previous year in Norway, busy with the first year of her Masters in International Environmental Studies. Prior to moving abroad, Laurel lived in Victoria and obtained a BA in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Victoria. She was a cheerleader for 9 years and has an impressive house plant collection (of over 20 plants!).
Laurel is passionate about the intersection between policy, food, and environmental sustainability, and she wrote her Masters thesis on the barriers that environmentally-sustainable food businesses face. Laurel started working on SDG policy briefs during her internship at BCCIC and became fully immersed in the 2030 Agenda. She sees a powerful opportunity in the SDGs, and she is excited to continue building meaningful partnerships through BCCIC to achieve these goals.