Gary Sealey (Ottawa) - President 
Bill Turner (Salt Spring Island) - Vice President
Tuan Vu (Montreal) - Treasurer
Pat McKenna (Victoria) - Secretary / Information Services
Prof. Stephen Brown (Ottawa) - Director
Robert Mizzi (Hamilton) - Director
Prof. Barbara Freeman (Ottawa) - Director

Other Lambda Leaders

Ms. Sandi Boniini - Bonini and Associates, Accountant
John Corey - Auditor
Ms. Clare Sarda - National Bank Financial, Financial Advisor

Gary Sealey

Gary Sealey set up Lambda Foundation, in 1984, on behalf of the Lambda Business and Professional club (see OUTLOOKS feature, February 2010).  He is active in many non-government organizations and causes.

Gary led the establishment of Club Moustache (Time Out), a sports, recreation and social group providing athletic and safe fun activities for thousands. He studied at University of British Columbia (B.A.), University of Victoria; University of Western Ontario (M.A.); University of Toronto; Sir Sandford Fleming/Ontario Forest Technical School at Dorset and Lindsay (Parks Certificate); and Université du Québec. In 2006 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award as a community volunteer.

Gary enjoys his motorcycle and canoe and welcomes long-distance guests to his home. He is the co-owner of "Clarity", a twenty-pound dog, now presiding over Gary's editing of "Sally and Bill", the collected love letters of Gary's parents.

Bill Turner

Born in Vancouver in 1945, Bill graduated from Britannia High School and went on to UBC where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) in 1969, the year he married Barbara. In 1971, he returned to UBC for a year in Business Education, in which he found his calling. His first teaching position was in Mackenzie, BC, followed by a stint in Saanich, and finally settling in North Vancouver, where he taught high school business courses for 25 years. Helping educate and guide young people has been incredibly satisfying to Bill. He is especially proud of a work experience programme he developed for at-risk teenagers which resulted in countless students not only finding a suitable career, but most importantly, gaining the self-esteem which is so often missing in such young people and which is so important to success in all areas of life.

After Bill's marriage dissolved in 1986, he met Edward Poole. After 21 years together, Bill and Edward share a rich life: between them, they have four children and nine grandchildren with whom they are very close. They live on bucolic Salt Spring Island where they operate 'Birdsong', a successful bed and breakfast. Bill is a very busy substitute teacher at Gulf Islands Secondary School, where he continues to enjoy relationships with the fine young people of today. In addition, Bill enjoys listening to opera, renovating the house, gardening, traveling and socializing with family and friends.

Bill is also very active in the gay community. He is a past president, and current secretary, of GLOSSI (Gays and Lesbians of Salt Spring Island) as well as sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance of GISS (the aforementioned high school).

Tuan Vu

Tuan Vu is an associate actuary and a consultant in information system implementation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of New Brunswick; and a MBA from McGill University. He has worked in diverse industries including banking, insurance, hydroelectric utility, manufacturing, high tech, and public sector organizations. 

  Pat McKenna

Pat pursued studies in English Literature at Queens University and the University of New Brunswick followed by library science at McGill where she mixed in a few courses from the Business faculty. Curiosity and an ongoing love of learning have led her to pursue studies in a variety of areas including information technology, mysticism, art, and finance. Current research interests include ‘ambient information’ which she ponders while ‘running wild’ on BC trails. Pat is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in information studies at Syracuse University.

She has served on the Board and Library Committee of Pink Triangle Services and worked with Lambda Foundation to establish the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship at the University of Victoria.

A solutions-oriented information professional, Pat works on a consulting basis for a wide range of organizations in the academic, business, government, non-profit, and professional associations sectors. In 1995 she incorporated a small business, PHM Information Consultants, which she operates electronically/virtually from Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in 'beautiful British Columbia'.

Professor Stephen Brown

Stephen Brown has been a Director of the Lambda Foundation since 2004.  He is a professor of political science at the University of Ottawa, specializing in African politics, democratization, political violence and foreign aid. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ottawa, a Master’s from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from New York University. He was a staff member of the United Nations Development Programme for a number of years and continues to work on occasion with various development-related organizations.  He maintains a website at http://aix1.uottawa.ca/%7Ebrown

Robert Mizzi

Robert Mizzi is currently working towards his Ph.D. at York University, Toronto, with the Faculty of Education. One aspect of his research focuses on how foreign LGBT adult educators are trained on sexual identity issues prior to commencing their overseas missions, and how they negotiate their sexual identity while in a different sociocultural environment. Besides the Lambda Foundation, he is also involved with Queer Peace International and the Journal of LGBT Youth.

Professor Barbara Freeman

Barbara M. Freeman has recently retired from teaching in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa. She is now an adjunct research professor, concentrating on media history, and gender and diversity in the news media. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree and a Master of Arts in Canadian Studies, both from Carleton, and a Ph.D. in history from Concordia University in Montreal. She is the author of three media history books: Beyond Bylines - Media Workers and Women's Rights in Canada (forthcoming spring 2011);  The Satellite Sex: The Media and Women’s Issues in English Canada, 1966-71 (2001)  and Kit’s Kingdom: The Journalism of Kathleen Blake Coleman (1989). She has also written numerous academic and journalism articles.