JSA Snider Foundation Empowerment Series 2022: Care for the Caregiver
Monday, February 14th at 11:00 a.m. on Zoom
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Royce Shook and Leah Deslauriers will present on the topics of caregiving, as well as the importance of community caregiver respite to prevent caregiver burnout.
Cosponsored by COSCO and L’Chaim Adult Day Centre.
Royce Shook has been honoured to serve in many capacities as an educator of over 40 years. He has been a teacher, Department Head, District Curriculum, Specialist, Program Coordinator, and Provincial Curriculum Coordinator. In addition, he was the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, and a professor both online and in-person at the University of Phoenix in Burnaby, from 2000-2010. Since retiring he has served on many other non-profit organizations including:
- Tri-Cities Seniors’ Action Society Planning Committee as Vice-Chair 2021
- The Wilson Seniors Advisory Board, 2020-2021 as President 2019- present
- The Mayors Citizen Advisor Committee for Port Coquitlam 2019 present. Member
- The Council of Advisors to the Senior Advocate 2019-present Member
- COSCO Health and Wellness Institute, 2015-present Workshop Designer, Facilitator, Trainer and workshop creator and editor
- Port Coquitlam Vital Issue Project Concept Team for Seniors (Isolation & Belonging), 2018-2020 Member
- SHARE Family Services, 2007-2015 Board member and Executive Member
- SHARE Housing 43 Board (2007-2015) Member
- Society for the Promotion and Advancement of Career Education, 1979-1990 Board and Executive.
- Seniors First BC 2016-2017 Workshop Presenter
Leah Deslauriers is the administrator of the L’Chaim Adult Day Care Centre. Leah is also the former Seniors Program Coordinator of the JCCGV, a job she had from 2007-2017. Leah received her Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, a Counseling Families in an Aging Population certificate from the University of British Columbia and a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Gerontology from Simon Fraser University. She completed the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute Program, an online and in-person leadership program specifically designed for Jewish professionals.
Leah has been serving on various boards for Jewish senior’s subsidized housing for more than 20 years. She also serves on the Haro Park Centre Board, a campus of care, and is a past president. She works with several Vancouver Agencies, collaborating on a variety of projects and programs for seniors.
She is the mother of three adult children, and is the main caregiver for her parents.
