Board and Directors
Fae Chato-Manchuk - Chair, Retired Vice-Chair of the BC Parole Board, Group Therapist
Fraser Simmons – Vice-Chair, Retired Senior Manager of the National Parole Board, Counsellor and Psychology Instructor
Alison McVeigh - Secretary, School Trustee for School District #35, Self-Employed Business Owner
Scott Nichols - Treasurer, Local Business Office Manager
Jeff Christian - Board Member, Former Correctional Services Canada employee, Consultant in Human Rights and Corrections
Vic Derksen Siemens - Board Member, Self Employed Business Owner
Dan Bennett - Board Member, Self Employed Business Owner
John Unrau - Board Member, Former Teacher, Pastor and Hospital Chaplain
Sandi Bergen – Co-Director
Sandi has worked in victim offender mediation since 1985 when she first became involved with CJI’s Victim Offender Reconciliation Program. She was a member of the founding board of directors of CJI and has served as the agency's co-director of administration since 1987. She has also served on the executive of the Langley Interagency Council, the board of the Provincial Association of Community and Residential Agencies, and on the Fraser Region Victim Assistance Program Coordinating Committee. Sandi has assisted with developing, implementing and operating a number of CJI's programs including the current Victim Offender Mediation Program, as well as the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program and the Community Dispute Resolution Program. In addition to her skills and experience in victim offender mediation, Sandi has taken training in post traumatic stress syndromes and has worked with David Gustafson in his private practice counselling victims of sexual abuse, family violence and attempted murder. Her credentials include a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology, and a certificate in managing non-profit organizations.
Dave Gustafson – Co-Director
David is CJI's co-director of program development. In addition, he is an adjunct professor in Simon Fraser University's School of Criminology, a therapist in private practice, and a registered clinical counsellor. He developed and directed the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) in Langley, BC, later establishing CJI as the society which administered VORP, the present Victim Offender Mediation Program (VOMP), and other community justice and therapeutic programs. He led in the design and implementation at Stave Lake Correctional Centre of highly regarded programs for sexual offenders and adult survivors of incest and sexual assaults. David delivers training and informational workshops locally and internationally, and consults with correctional services and other organizations interested in developing programs similar to those run by CJI. He holds a master's degree with a focus on Counselling and on Peace and Conflict Studies, and is currently completing his doctoral degree in the faculty of Law and Criminology at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) in Leuven, Belgium.
