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Profile: Benjamin Kendall, A.I.C.B.

The Board of Directors for the BC Institute on Family Violence is comprised of representatives from universities, the community and government. Ben Kendall is a Director who brings valuable experience from the private sector as a Manager for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in New Westminster. Ben has worked in various capacities for CIBC in regions as diverse as Queen Charlotte Islands, Victoria and Vancouver, and he appreciates the provincial focus of the Institute's work. We are lucky to have a Board member who is a Gold Medalist Associate of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Ben has provided many years of volunteer service in the communities where he lived and worked, from membership of the Board of Directors for the Queen Charlotte Hospital Society and the Lions International in Queen Charlotte City, to tenure as President of the Uptown Kiwanis Club in Vancouver and Charter President of the Kiwanis Club of Hillside (Victoria region).He also volunteered his financial experience to work as Treasurer and Area Coordinator for Canadian Anglican Marriage Encounter and is currently guest speaker on Personal Finances for the Marriage Project. Ben attends the Royal City A.M. Rotary Club and is a member of the New Westminster Hyack Society in addition to his tenure with the Institute's Board.

Upon joining the Institute's Board of Directors, Ben volunteered to act as fundraising Chair. Today Ben is focusing on the review and clarification of the vision and values of the Institute, so that we may continue to improve our effectiveness in working for the eradication of family violence. He also assists with the Finance Committee in sharing his banking expertise.