Mary Parsons
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mary Parsons is a co-founder and President & Chief Executive Officer of the CH.I.L.D. Foundation. She is a former school teacher and administrative assistant, earning degrees from Notre Dame University and Simon Fraser University.Mary is presently a director of two commercial development companies as well as being an accomplished commissioned artist. She has three adult children- one of whom has Crohn’s Disease- five granddaughters and one grandson.
Gary Collins
Director
Gary Collins was recently President of Coastal Contacts. He served as Senior Vice-President of Belkorp Industries Inc. and President and CEO of Harmony Airways and prior to that served 14 years in the BC Provincial Goverment as Minister of Finance and Government House Leader among other portfolios.Having Crohn’s Disease in his family, Gary knows first-hand how important the mission of the CH.I.L.D. Foundation is – to find a cure.
Scott Harrold
Director
Scott Harrold, until recently, was the Regional Account Director Canada, Hawaii, Anchorage, Asia Pacific and Pacific USA – Key Accounts for Signature Flight Support (a BBA Aviation Company) and is a licensed pilot. He now has his own consulting firm, Sky Aviation. He served as Chairman of the Board for the BC Aviation in 2000 – 2002, Chairman of Canadian Business Aviation Association Pacific Chapter & convention in Vancouver for over 15 years and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Business Aviation Association and Executive NBAA IOC. .Scott is proud to work with Canadian Forces Snowbirds air demonstration team as show Coordinator and VP Operations for the CH.I.L.D. Foundation. Other endeavours have included working with BC Children’s Hospital, BCNF Foundation and the Richmond Christmas Fund.
George C. Magnus, O.B.E., BBS, MS
Director
George C. Magnus is chairman of Hongkong Electric. George is also Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Cheung Kong Limited; and Non-Executive Director, Hutchison Whampoa Limited, an international corporation whose activities are focused on five core businesses: ports and related services; property and hotels; retail; energy, infrastructure, finance and investments and others, and telecommunications.
Carol Moldowan
Director
A volunteer with the CH.I.L.D. Foundation for many years, Carol Moldowan was appointed a Director in 2012. Carol divides her time between Vancouver and Palm Springs and has two adult daughters and three grandchildren. Her husband, Steve, was a Crohn’s Disease patient and a Founding Director of the CH.I.L.D. Foundation.
Shannon Parsons, RN, BSN, MN.
Director
Volunteering with the CH.I.L.D. Foundation since its inception in 1995, Shannon was appointed a Director in 2012. Currently employed by Providence Hospitals as a Clinical Nurse Leader, Shannon’s experience working in ICU and Emergency is extensive. Shannon has had Crohn’s Disease since a child and, along with Andrew Gordon, was the impetus in beginning the CH.I.L.D. Foundation.
Red Robinson, D.Litt.
Director
Red Robinson has been in the entertainment business since 1953 as the first deejay in Canada to play Rock & Roll on a regular basis on radio. In 1957 he was Emcee for the Elvis Presley show at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC. From 1962-1997 Red was program director at C-Fun Radio and served as the main host of CBC TV’s “Timmy’s Christmas Telethon” from 1976 to 2000 and has hosted numerous television shows.Red has also been in the advertising business, forming two advertising agencies in 1969 and 1987. He is the author of “Rockbound” a history of Rock & Roll in Canada and during the Expo ’86 festivities was promoter of The Legends of Rock & Roll concert series. In 1995 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame that same year. In 1997 he was elected into the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame and in 2000 elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee. In his honour, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation opened the 1100 seat Red Robinson Show Theatre in Coquitlam, BC. Both Red and his late wife Carole are dedicated supporters of the CH.I.L.D. Foundation with Red emceeing many fund-raising events. After enduring countless surgeries, their son Jeff sadly passed away from complications of Crohn’s Disease at the age of 33.
Jeffrey A. Narod
Director
Jeffrey A. Narod is the owner of Narod Property Corporation. He was born and raised in Vancouver, graduating from University of British Columbia, and is the father of two children. He has served as a board member for many health related non-profits, including the British Columbia Paraplegic Association and Osteoporosis Canada. He has brought experience and dedication to the CH.I.L.D. Foundation since he became a Director in 2020.