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# ARC Foundation
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/arc-foundation/
- Published: 2026-02-22T18:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-22T18:33:52.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, Canada

The **ARC Foundation** is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The foundation is the creator of [SOGI 1 2 3](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/SOGI-1-2-3).

## Personnel

| Name                    | Position                                                 | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Reg Krake               | Executive Director[\[1\]](#fn1)                          | Vancouver Airport Authority, Destination BC, Vancouver School Board                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Brad Beattie            | Executive Director (former)[\[2\]](#fn2)                 | Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Canadian Cancer Society, Reconciliation Canada                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Kimberly Hollett        | Director, Finance and Administration                     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Maria Foo               | Director, Finance and Administration (former)            | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Heather Vause           | Director, Community Engagement                           | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Andrew Poon             | Director, Community Engagement (former)                  | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Abigail Shakespeare     | Director, Development                                    | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Scout Gray              | National Program Manager                                 | HUB Cycling, Canadian Cancer Society, [SOGI 1 2 3](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/SOGI-1-2-3)                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Daley Laing             | SOGI 1 2 3 Lead - Alberta (former)                       | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Justene Dion-Glowa      | SOGI 1 2 3 Lead - BC                                     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Amanda Guthrie          | SOGI 1 2 3 Lead - Saskatchewan                           | City of North Battleford, City of Saskatoon, Upstream Action, OUTSaskatoon, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), Ivy + Dean Consulting                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Simon                   | SOGI 1 2 3 Lead - French Initiatives                     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Emily Balzarini         | Fundraising & Communications Specialist                  | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Christina Clarke-Sprowl | Administrative Coordinator                               | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Marylou Rivard          | Administrative Coordinator (former)                      | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Scott Graham            | Board Chair[\[3\]](#fn3), Director (former)[\[4\]](#fn4) | Stollery Charitable Foundation, Edmonton Community Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, Loran Scholars Foundation, Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity, [TELUS Friendly Future Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/TELUS-Friendly-Future-Foundation), Peter Lougheed Leadership College |
| Richard Wadsworth       | Secretary & Treasurer                                    | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Jag Bilkhu              | Director                                                 | Health Initiative for Men (HIM), Vancouver Frontrunners                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Arleen Chuang           | Director                                                 | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Wayne Hartrick          | Director                                                 | Canadian Men's Health Foundation, Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada, Global Action on Men’s Health, Global Civic Policy Society, Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), Foundation of Hope                                                                                                        |
| Robert Quartermain      | Director and Founder                                     | Pretium Resources, Silver Standard Resources, 19 Wing Comox                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Brandi Rai              | Director                                                 | Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA), CASA Mental Health                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Elizabeth Rush          | Director                                                 | Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum Collective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Jill Gardiner           | Board Chair (former), Advisor                            | Ontario Energy Board, University of Victoria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Mark Prior              | Director (former), Advisor                               | Palm Springs Art Museum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Douglas Stollery        | Advisor                                                  | Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer, PCL Construction, Stollery Charitable Foundation, CARE Canada, University of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch, St. Stephen's College, Stephen Lewis Foundation, MacEwan University                                                                             |
| Dee Dee Sung            | Advisor                                                  | University of British Columbia (UBC), Saint James Music Academy, Minerva Foundation for BC Women, Beedie School of Business, International Coaching Federation (ICF), Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP)                                                                                               |

## Partners

Partners of the ARC Foundation include:[\[5\]](#fn5)[\[6\]](#fn6)

- Alberta School Boards Association
- Alberta School Councils' Association
- Alberta Teachers' Association
- BC Association of School Business Professionals (BCSBP)
- BC Confederation of School Advisory Councils
- BC Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association (BCPVPA)
- British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care
- British Columbia School Superintendents Association (BCSSA)
- British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA)
- British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF)
- Canadian Union of Public Employees British Columbia (CUPE BC)
- College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS)
- Federation of Independent School Associations British Columbia (FISA BC)
- First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
- Métis Nation British Columbia
- Out On Screen
- PeerNetBC
- Pride At Work Canada[\[7\]](#fn7)
- Public School Boards Association of Alberta
- Rethink Communications
- Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC)
- Trans Care BC
- University of British Columbia Faculty of Education

## Funding

Funding for the ARC Foundation has come from:[\[5:1\]](#fn5)[\[6:1\]](#fn6)

- 100 Gay Men for a Cause YVR
- Alberta Human Rights Commission
- altView Foundation
- British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care
- Conconi Family Foundation
- RBC Foundation
- Stollery Charitable Foundation
- TD Bank Group
- [TELUS Friendly Future Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/TELUS-Friendly-Future-Foundation)
- Vancouver Foundation
- Women and Gender Equality Canada

## External links

- [Website](https://www.arcfoundation.ca/)
- [Zoominfo](https://www.zoominfo.com/pic/arc-foundation/461631159)

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1. *About.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved June 27, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230627232828/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/about/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *About.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved June 30, 2020, from <http://archive.today/2020.06.30-173542/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/about> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Board of Directors Bios.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved June 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230628155102/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/board-of-directors-bios> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. *Board of Directors Bios.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved March 23, 2021, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20210323210738/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/board-of-directors-bios/> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *Working Together.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved June 27, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230627232901/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/working-together> [↩︎](#fnref5) [↩︎](#fnref5:1)
6. *Working Together.* ARC Foundation. Retrieved August 29, 2020, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20200829161111/https://www.arcfoundation.ca/working-together> [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1)
7. *ARC Foundation.* Pride at Work Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230628005037/https://prideatwork.ca/community-partner/arc-foundation/> [↩︎](#fnref7)