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Allana joined the Trail Hospital Auxiliary in 1999, making her a 26-year member of BCAHA in good standing. She
held all positions on the Trail Hospital Auxiliary before moving on the Kootenay Boundary Area Director for 2
years. In July, 2020, she was appointed Director of Finance for BCAHA and has served for the 5 years.
Her family, community involvement and volunteering are the major commitments in her live, with family always
coming first. This year she will have been married for 54 years, with 2 married daughters, 5 grandchildren and
currently 4 great granddaughters, life is never dull!
Alana’s professional career includes, Licensed Practical Nursing to put her husband through university, working
as a Travel Consultant, and spending 28 years as a Municipal Senior Administrator for the Village of Warfield.
Retirement allowed Allana to devote more time to her passion of volunteering which included various position
in the world of figure skating, in 2004 she was awarded the Volunteer of the year for BC/YT Section of Skate
Canada, Sisters of Colombo treasurer, member of the Catholic Women’s League, a Past President of the
Kootenay Boundary Hospital and Health Foundation.
Alana’s energy, knowledge, love of people and healthcare make her an asset to be President of the BCAHA Board and Auxiliaries.

My two years as your Provincial President have flown by!

Our BCAHA Outreach program provided the opportunity for me to travel to almost all of our amazing member locations. Making connections, gathering ideas and promoting our mandate of service to each group was very satisfying.

My ‘home’ auxiliary, Sunshine Coast, will continue to be a large part of my volunteering effort.

Senior’s residential extended care will remain my primary focus.

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I was born and raised in Grand Forks, BC and was very active in the volunteer community. My professional career has been composed of three main areas: a Hairdresser, administrative positions:
including bookkeeping, logistics and cross-border shipping, and 10 years as a realtor before moving to Summerland in 2019.
Before becoming a member of the Hospital Auxiliary, I was very involved in the volunteer community,
I have served as president in the following organizations: The Little People’s Centre, Grand Forks
Figure Skating Club, Grand Forks Minor Hockey Association, Grand Forks Border Bruins Junior B Hockey Club, and served as a Director for both the West Kootenay Hockey Association and the Kootenay
International Junior Hockey League.
I was a member of the Grand Forks Auxiliary from 2013-2019; of those 6 years, I held the office of Vice President and President.
I have held the position of Director of Finance for the Provincial Board of the British Columbia Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries.
In September 2023, I completed a 3-year term as the Okanagan Mainline Area Director on the British Columbia Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries Board.
I have been a member of the Summerland Healthcare Auxiliary since moving to Summerland in 2019. I began with the auxiliary as a floor worker, moved to the cashier position, and now am the day convenor on Fridays.
My computer skills include the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Publisher, as well as creating PowerPoint presentations. As a Realtor, I created and maintained my website.

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Cathy Bayley was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and grew up in West Vancouver. After graduating from UBC she went to work in Kitimat as an elementary school teacher for a year.  Ten years later she returned with her husband and two children to live in Delta. 

Cathy was the elementary school music specialist at York House School in Vancouver as well as two schools in the Surrey School District. She ended her career as the Fine Arts Helping Teacher in Surrey responsible for music, dance, art, and drama in Kindergarten to Grade 12.  She was honored to receive the BC Music Educators Elementary Music Teacher of the Year Award in 2011.

A highlight of Cathy’s working career was a teaching exchange to the Gold Coast in Australia. Music has played an important part in Cathy’s life and she is currently the president of, and singing with the Vancouver EnChor Choir.  Cathy has also served as president at the provincial and national level in Carl Orff Canada, an organization of over 1000 music educators across Canada.  She also volunteers as a Greencoat at the Vancouver International Airport. Nowadays Cathy and her husband love to travel and visit their children and grandchildren in Penticton and Ontario.

Cathy joined the Delta Hospital Auxiliary in 2017 and was honored to be the president of the organization for 4 years. Currently she can be found volunteering at the Delta Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store in downtown Ladner and the DHAS Gift Shop in the Delta Hospital. In 2024 Cathy was appointed to the BCAHA board as Secretary.

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Cheryl lives in Revelstoke and has been a member of the Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary Society since 2008, starting as Secretary,  and finishing as President twice over. Cheryl is proudly a member of the Shuswap Lake Hospital Auxiliary and does their Facebook page for them, as well as keeping them on track for other social media. For 16 years, Cheryl has volunteered with the Canadian Cancer Society, coordinating many fundraising initiatives such as the Relay For Life, the Daffodil Campaign and Slopes for Hope. Cheryl is a people person and is always eager to learn new skills. She enjoys a variety of activities including interior decorating, scrapbooking and spending time with her husband, two children and four grandchildren. Cheryl brings valuable experience to the Board as OMA Area Director for 3 years, BCAHA secretary for 1 year, and currently  BCAHA Communications Director for the past 6 years. Cheryl looks forward to sharing her skills to help maintain the best healthcare possible for all our communities, as well as maintaining great communication skills on the board.

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Catherine Poje grew up in Vancouver and, at 25, moved to Port Hardy in 1977 to open a day care centre for the town. She met her husband, had two daughters, taught in the elementary and high school and volunteered for numerous organizations and societies. Girl Guides Commissioner & Camp Advisor, the Japanese Twinning Society, High School Graduation coordinator, Parks and Recreation Chair,  Zonta Club President and coordinating hundreds of toys for the Christmas Hamper Fund occupied most of her free time. 

In 2013, after 37 years in Port Hardy, Cathie and her husband relocated to Union Bay in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.  Cathie volunteers with the UB Community Club, the UB Historical Society, Music Fest, Filberg Festival and Sharing the Christmas Spirit Hamper Program. A chance visit to the CV Hospital to visit a relative enticed Catherine to join the Auxiliary Society for Comox Valley Healthcare. She spent time volunteering in the hospital Gift Shop until Covid hit the world.

When things opened after covid theThrift Shop was short of volunteers so Cathie started helping there also. She took on the scheduling task for thrift shop staff and is currently serving her 4th year as President of the Auxiliary.  Cathie loves her 2 little grandsons (and one on the way!) her book club and quilting group, even if there is little time to do either!

Catherine feels the position of Area Director for Vancouver Island is going to be a challenge, a huge learning curve and a great opportunity to meet and learn from all the Island Auxiliary members.

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Amanda grew up in Williams Lake, where she was a competitive figure skater and completed her Canadian Cord through Girl Guides. She later moved to North Vancouver to attend Simon Fraser University, where she met her husband, Carlos. After graduation, she worked as a counsellor for the Ministry of Children and Families and ICBC and later managed a vocational program for individuals living with diversabilities. Amanda and Carlos have three adult children and live on a small acreage outside Vernon. When they aren’t travelling, they enjoy outdoor activities, pickleball and spending time with family, friends, and their dogs. Amanda is an active member of the Vernon Auxiliary and is excited to learn more about BCAHA and be involved with other Auxiliaries.

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 I was born in Wadena, Sask. We moved to Flin Flon, a small mining town
in northern Manitoba when I was 4.
The Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Company was the town’s main employer and sponsored many activities. Flin Flon was surrounded by lakes; in the summer we swam, fished and water skied. Winter was hockey,skating and keeping warm. IBM did get cold!
I met and married my high school sweetheart Jim. We moved 3 times during
our first year and eventually landed in Vernon. I joined the service club that
Jim belonged to Kelowna and transferred to it when we moved.
I held all executive positions, including President and was also the Zone
Coordinator for the Okanagan Zone which had clubs from Penticton to
Salmon Arm.

Eight years later we moved to Port Coquitlam where again I
was on the Executive and then District Co-ordinator for B.C.
I have held various secretarial positions throughout our moves. The last being an Insurance broker for 25 years, before retiring and moving to Mission.
Jim passed away 2 years ago and I became restless trying to keep busy. I
stopped into our thrift shop, “The Cottage” and filled out an application and
have found an outlet for my restlessness. I have 2 grown children Todd and Tara. Todd has 2 grown daughters Megan and Kennady. They all have “fur
babies” but I’m hoping for a great-grandchild soon.

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Fern was born in Southern Ontario and was raised by wonderful parents on a small mixed farm with her siblings. After completing high school Fern was thrilled to join the work force and start her “real” life.

Fern married her husband Alex of 49 years in 1969 and moved to Dawson Creek B.C. in 1971 where they raised their 3 children, Mandy, Jason, and Quinton in a lovely little “hippy” farming community.

Later they moved into town to change professions, in the course of time Fern owned a seasonal greenhouse, a concession at a little town ski hill, then opened the Baby Store in the mall.

Fern retired from the baby store when she turned 69 and focused her time into volunteering, Fern had an instrumental role in setting up the Dawson Creek Recycling Association, the Farmers Market, and currently works at the Community Gardens Society and the Hospital Auxiliary as well as Fern spent 3 consecutive terms of 3 years on the Board of the Dawson Co-op of Federated Co-op (F.C.L). Fern greatly enjoys spending time with her fabulous grandchildren, Fern is looking forward to being the N.E Area Director and serving on the BCAHA Provincial Board.