Our Staff
Jag Sangha:
Executive Director
ed@southgranvilleseniors.ca
Jag was the Executive Director of Chalmers Lodge. He has also served as President at Mountain West Studios, Kirk Integrated Marketing Services, and Teldon Print Media. He has a background in operations management and mechanical engineering.
Danna Garcia Wigueras
Community Service Worker
dannag@southgranvilleseniors.ca
At first, Danna was a volunteer with the Spanish Program before taking up the position of Community Service Worker. Her background in Mexico was excellent preparation, even though it was not focused on seniors. “I was a preschool teacher, I ran an educational business that helped children with special needs, I mentored students at all levels, and I ran a children’s summer camp.” All this taught her to organize and run programs, and developed her gift for engaging with people and helping them use their minds and bodies to the full. “Here at the Centre,” she says, “we’re re-creating a little bit of ‘back-home’ — a place to relax and talk and laugh and dance and reminisce. I want people to be eager to come here, every day of the week.”
Jennifer Nordquist
Program and Volunteer Coordinator
jennifern@southgranvilleseniors.ca
Jenn is one of the newest members of the SGSC staff. For the past 12 years she has worked in the medical field, first as a Certified Nursing Assistant and then as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She provided hospice and nursing care for those that were unable to care for themselves in a home setting. Jenn is passionate about one’s physical and mental health. She is a believer in “everything in moderation” and is a “mover and groover”. Jenn enjoys running, yoga, hiking and camping. Her favorite sport is soccer and she is very excited for the World Cup to start! This past July, she and her husband and three dogs left New York and traveled across the United States to start their adventure here in Vancouver. They left their home of 25 years, their three adult children and their community, in hopes of finding a place that they can call home. Jenn needed to find her sense of purpose.
“Seeing the volunteer flyer in our local library led me to this facility. I started as a kitchen volunteer and when Cindy asked me to apply for the ‘Volunteer Coordinator Program Director’ position, I jumped at the chance. Working along side the staff and volunteers has filled a void that I had felt since leaving my own community. I have always been very passionate about my job working with seniors. Being able to meet and interact with many of you has inspired me to do what I can to help the staff create a place where we all can find refuge in. I am thrilled to be part of a community that is striving to make such a place. I encourage all of you to please come down to the Centre, not only to help us build a better Centre but to give me guidance on the, “must see and do’s ” of Vancouver!”
Gina Chaves
Manager, Office
officemanager@southgranvilleseniors.ca
Gina joined our team last November but she was already familiar with the Centre having been a volunteer here in 2019 and 2021. Gina studied Accounting in Colombia and Business Management with an emphasis on Human Resources here in Vancouver. She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of accounting. Gina has lived in Vancouver with her husband and daughter for the last 7 years. She enjoys outdoor activities and because of this says her favourite season is Summer. She also loves to cook and prepares a variety of recipes for her family. She is happy to be part of this community, loves working and sharing with Seniors, and feels strongly committed to the Center.