Staff

Director of Operations

ANGUS WONG (he/him)

Angus has been fighting corporate power and privatization in the non-profit space for the last 11 years. Working with BCHC, he helped spread the word about the Cambie Surgery case to Ekō’s (then called SumOfUs) 200,000 Canadian members, delivered a petition with tens of thousands of signatures on the first day of the court case, helped fundraise, and worked with BCHC to announce the massive win against Dr. Brian Day in 2020. Previous to working at Ekō, Angus spent 5 years as policy and assessment specialist at a Social Corporate Responsibility consultancy. He has two adorable kids and he spends most of his spare time hanging out with them.

Lead Organizer

CHERYL CAMERON (she/her)

With ten years of experience in community organizing, campaigning and strategic direction, Cheryl is excited to join the BCHC team. She understands the mechanisms for dismantling barriers to positive policy change posed by corporate and political influence. Having spent the last year in the North teaching school in a reserve community, Cheryl hopes to find additional ways to support rural and Indigenous health initiatives across the province.

Director of Policy and Campaigns

AYENDRI RIDDELL (she/her)

Ayendri is a Sri Lankan born activist and community educator with extensive experience in campaign strategy. She has worked in a variety of spaces, from international human rights NGOs such as Amnesty International, to small advocacy organizations such as the Ontario Public Interest Research Group. Her experience working within movements for migrant justice, environmental justice and Indigenous land defence has led her to better understand the intertwined nature of the issues that communities face and the necessity of collective organizing and solidarity to challenge them. Her educational focuses have been in international political economy, community development and post-colonial theory.