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Governance
Ronnie Grigg
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Ronnie has been a longtime frontline harm reduction worker in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside mainly focussed on supervised consumption sites. He has had the opportunity to work, train, consult and support with harm reduction organizations in a number of places in Canada, USA, and Mexico, primarily at the pioneering supervised consumption sites Insite and Vancouver Overdose Prevention Site.
Email Ronnie at: ronnie[@]thezeroblock.org
Jacob Stubbs
Secretary and Director
Jacob is a medical student at the University of British Columbia and a former harm reduction volunteer at the Overdose Prevention Society. He previously did a PhD focused on how the health of homeless and precariously housed individuals is affected by traumatic brain injury.
Email Jacob at: jacob[@]thezeroblock.org
Timothy Grigg
Director
Tim, MDiv, MBA, is a small business owner, entrepreneur, helper, mentor, motivator with 30+ yrs charitable and non-profit board experience.
Email Timothy at: tgrigg09[@]gmail.com
Jenna van Draanen
Director
Dr. van Draanen is a researcher, evaluator, and public health advocate who is currently leading research on the connections between sources of income, material security, and health outcomes for people who use drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Email Jenna at: jennavandraanen[@]gmail.com
Malika Lamont
Director
Malika Lamont is the Director of VOCAL-WA and the LEAD-WA TA Team. She plays a vital role in teaching the LEAD Model at Purpose Dignity Action, cultivating harm reduction practices, and care model design. Both life experience and a BA from Xavier University of Louisiana and an MPA from The Evergreen State College contribute to her extensive portfolio of work to improve social conditions through policy, research and direct service.