Staff

Director of Policy and Campaigns

AYENDRI RIDDELL (she/her)

Ayendri is a Sri Lankan-born community educator and campaigner with over 15 years of experience working in research-based advocacy organizations, including Amnesty International, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group, and the UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning. Grounded in a longstanding involvement in grassroots anti-oppressive organizing — including work with groups such as No One Is Illegal and the End Immigration Detention Network — she brings extensive experience in a range of tactics, including direct action, mutual aid, and popular education. Currently, she serves as the Director of Policy and Campaigns at the BC Health Coalition, where she works to strengthen and protect public health care through evidence based research and solidarity building.

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.