Theo J. Boere is one of the founding fathers of NMRC and has been our Executive Director since 2002 and is an experienced project manager, financial manager and facilitator.  Theo's passion for men's rights, resources for men, and programs that help people to be stronger and better equipped for life is why he remains the driving force behind NMRC.

Kate Parker is our Finance Coordinator and manages the payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and oversees the duties of the bookkeeper.  Kate is a single mom and understands the importance of a child's connection to his dad.  Kate played a huge role in the start of our Dads Make a Difference Program. 

John Westwood is our Programs and Communication Director and comes to us with a wealth of experience in counselling, media relations, and management.  John oversees all our programs and communications with the public.  John was an important part of the team that produced our Parental Alienation Awareness DVD.

Jonathon van der Goes is our Resource and Referral Program Coordinator and a long term volunteer and has worked directly with men and women dealing with various issues ranging from divorce/separation, parental alienation, and domestic violence.  Jonathon also provides mediation services and administers our DNA Testing Program.

Resource and Referral

Program Coordinator

Dads Make a Difference 

Program Coordinator

CM Justice is our Dads Make a Difference Coordinator and is currently employed by School District 79 in Cowichan working with an autistic boy and support learning assistance. He is involved with Mankind Project. The Dads Make a Difference program is a dream come true for CM; supporting men to become better fathers; learning and growing towards authentic masculine understanding; providing mentoring; and a place to be heard. This program provides support for the bond of men to their children and men to men. Being a father is likely the most important job you will ever have and it takes work, support and experience. 

Jim Pierce is our Wednesday Counsellor and is a graduate of Counselling from the Counsellor Training Institute of Canada with a background of counselling people with life threatening illness and people with addictions.  Jim offers his skills to anyone in need of support.

Ray Smith does Client Support on Thursdays and has dived deeply into the school-of-hard-knocks, has pushed him into a Spiritual Journey, which will continue to the end of his days.  Now, he has stepped into counselling, for it is a path which will offer (to him) opportunities to understand true compassion and allow him to share from some of his hard won experience and wisdom.

Nick Fast does Client Support on Thursdays and enjoys the challenge of assisting other men in navigating the sometimes treacherous shoals of life passages.  Nick delights in being a proactive Dad Guide in the Dads Make A Difference Program.  Click here to read Nick's Personal Statement Paper.

NMRC Structure of Accountability

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