Dr. Marjorie Moulton,  a 20-year resident of Victoria, BC, began her career in allopathic medicine and psychology in 1989.   A graduate of the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. Moulton, earned her doctorate in Oriental Medicine and ran a successful private acupuncture practice in Victoria for 12 years.  She also taught 2 years for Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology.  

After the loss of her father to Alzheimer’s in August of 1995 and following on the acclaim of her mother, June Fuller Moulton’s book We Rage, We Weep: A Rural Caregiver’s Experience Coping with Alzheimer’s Disease published in 2000 Dr. Moulton founded We Rage We Weep Alzheimer Foundation.  The Foundation received its charitable status in May 2006.  In January 2008, along with Co-founder and Director David Rittenhouse, she started Project Lifesaver of Greater Victoria.  

Other Highlights of Experience:

• During the years of her private practice Dr. Moulton was a seminar facilitator on health, healing and preventative medicine at various conferences and workshops
• Dr. Moulton served 4 years on the board executive of the Vancouver Island Women’s Business Network (WBN), her 4th year was spent as President of the organization
• During her time with WBN  Dr. Moulton gained experience in Membership, Public Relations, Marketing and Leadership
• Dr. Moulton has also practiced Yoga and been an Instructor for many years
• On a more personal level she enjoys teaching and dancing American style ballroom and Argentine Tango.

Current Board Members

Sue Coneys immigrated to Canada from England in 1974. She lived in Ottawa, where her two daughters were born, and moved to Victoria in 1984. Her three granddaughters and two grandsons are bringing constant joy to her life.

For the past four years Sue has been employed as the Administrator/General Manager for the Victoria Children’s Choir www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca.

Prior to this she worked as Personal Assistant to Louise Rose www.lrose.com for ten years. Sue works with and books performances for local musicians.

For the past twelve years Sue has volunteered as Administrator and served as President for the Victoria Good News Choir www.victoriagoodnewschoir.com.

Sue is an event coordinator and has produced numerous concerts, musicals, plays, fairs, community events and workshops. She has served on the Saanich Community Arts Council Board and produced several ‘Community Celebrations’ for the Victoria Community Council/Quality of Life Challenge.

She is delighted to have been asked to serve on the Board for the We Rage We Weep, Alzheimer Foundation and is looking forward to supporting the important work and vision of the organization.

Neill Dixon. Born and educated in elementary and secondary schools in New Zealand Neill attained a B.Ed. in secondary teaching with majors in Theatre and Physical Education at the University of BC and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration & Curriculum from Gonzaga U, Spokane, WA. He has taught in the public school systems of both New Zealand and Canada and for 20 years administered in public schools before retiring in 1995. During and since his time in the public education system Neill taught in education faculties of a number of universities in the areas of fine arts (drama/theatre/readers theatre/storytelling) and curriculum development.

After being awarded a fellowship for study at the University of Calgary in environmental and energy education Neill led the program and coordinated the Vancouver Island consultants of the Society, Energy Education Development Studies (SEEDS). Concurrently he was a member of the education committee for BC Hydro and co-wrote the Intermediate Energy Education Program for BC educators.

Since retiring from the public school system Neill has continued to act as, a consultant in reader's theatre & storytelling, a teacher at universities and administrative advisor for private post secondary institutions.

Sandy Caunce Hamel moved from Parksville to Victoria in 2001. Parksville was home for over 20 years where she raised her family.
Sandy’s career has included being a controller/accountant/systems designer for two companies covering a span of 18 years. She was dedicated to a school photography firm in Parksville BC for 15 years and prior to that she was controller for a Heavy Equipment Company involved in the logging industry.

Currently Sandy is president, and founder, of AOS Consulting, a local consulting firm that has been providing solutions, since 1996, to government and small to medium size corporations by way of customizing systems. Sandy believes in a strong work ethic which she takes to all aspects of her life.

She was a founding board member of the Vancouver Island Youth Dance Theatre, and is currently on the steering committee for the Victoria Good News Choir. Sandy has experience with Alzheimer Disease as a family member continues to suffer from the disease for over 16 years. She firmly states that her family comes first; her spare time is spent dedicated to her family, horses or working in her garden.

Alexandra Rickards moved to Victoria with her husband, Ron, from Toronto in August 2006 to enjoy retirement from a 25-year career as a successful real estate salesperson. While her formal education included primary teacher training at U.B.C. and French studies at Universite d’Aix-Marseilles in Aix-En-Provence, France, she found that selling homes for and to people the most satisfying of her many lives.

Alex’s volunteer work has included working with Big Brothers of Toronto and the Canadian Cancer Society. She is now enjoying the beauty of Vancouver Island, reading and the physical fitness part of her retirement lifestyle. Alex acquired a personal experience with Alzheimer’s disease when her Father became ill and died with the disease in 1999. Three female cousins also had dementia and died with the disease. Alex is fully aware of how exhausting giving care to a sufferer of A.D. can be and the need for care for the caregivers!

Norman Tashe is a relative newcomer to the Greater Victoria area, arriving in October 2007.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Norm obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Hon.) degree from the University of Winnipeg in 1996, and served as Executive Director of the Manitoba International Marketing Competition while there.  Following graduation, Norm headed west and began a career in the automotive finance industry, joining Ford Credit Canada – the finance arm of the Ford Motor Company – in Vancouver, British Columbia.  After 4 years in Vancouver, Norm returned to the prairies, spending 7 years in Edmonton, before returning west once again.  Thirteen years later, Norm is still with Ford Credit, currently working as a Business Development Manager serving Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.

Norm has been married to his wife Natalie for 13 years, and together they have 3 young children – aged 6, 2, and 1.  Together, the family enjoys music, movies, travel and sports.

Norm’s Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the young age of 58, and after suffering for 8 years, passed away in December, 2008.

Peet Vuur was originally born in Holland but spent most of his days in Toronto until moving to Victoria in 2001.  Peet’s background has been in sales and marketing, digital signage and the advertising industry for several years with local company Immediate Images, whose screens you may have seen at the Victoria Airport.

Peet serves on the board of the Victoria Sailing Foundation, a charitable organization, which gives youth the opportunity to enjoy the positive experience of sailing, where they may not otherwise have had the chance.

Peet’s passion is music and he has been performing professionally for over thirty years.  He has sung tenor in a mixed a cappella jazz quartet called Tongues In Groove and spent several years as the stage manager for the Summerfolk Music Festival in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Peet performed a main character role in a two episode pilot for Victoria-based, television show, Mile Zero and has also been a professional speaker and ‘edutainer’ who incorporates live performed music into his presentations.

“My first experience with Alzheimer’s was seeing my grandfather not knowing who my mom was - his own daughter - and how hard that was for her.  Now I have family that is losing their memory and I have lost family to this disease too”, says Peet.

Previous Directors

Bob Russell (B.A. Hons, M.A., M.P.A.). A 17 year resident of Victoria, Bob is familiar with the challenges families face as care givers having provided care for both parents and a grand parent.

Prior to coming to Victoria, Bob held a variety of positions in the public services of the Alberta and Federal governments following which he became actively involved in both provincial and federal politics. After moving to the Island, he founded two successful telecommunications companies and continues as President of one of them. Throughout both his public and private sector careers he has tended to be involved in start-ups and thus hopes to bring his experiences and expertise in that regard to the Foundation during its formative stages.

Bob provides regular radio commentary on politics and can be heard every Sunday morning on CFAX.

Sadly Bob has had to step down from the board of directors effective October 5, 2011. We thank him for his substantial contributions or time, expertise, leadership and commitment to our cause and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours.

David Greenshields (M.A, CQSW, RSW) started his career as a care aide in a long-term care facility for seniors in Scotland. Upon completing his professional social work training in Glasgow, Scotland, he worked with a variety of client groups in various settings before specializing in working with older people. David managed services for seniors in the community, day care and residential sector, with a particular focus upon those people suffering from some form of dementia.

David was a caregiver to his father and other family members for several years while still in Scotland. He worked at the Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion as the Social Worker and Director of Resident Services for 9 years. It is a 121-bed multi-level care facility specializing in the care of people suffering from Alzheimer disease and other related dementias.

David was the Vice President of the Capital Region Alzheimer Society, Vice President of the Vancouver Island branch of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers and a board member of the Advocates for Care Reform. David is a strong advocate for the small homelike model of care for seniors and especially those with dementia.

Currently, David has a private practice working with people with Chronic Fatigue and related conditions, using a mind-body approach.

Honourary Founding Board Members

June Moulton was born, raised and received a formal education in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Mrs. Moulton has taught children and adults dancing and piano for over 40 years in two countries. Her writing career began in high school but her first book length - a juvenile novel - was published in 1995 with seven more books following. This will grow to ten in 2006. "We Rage, We Weep: A Rural Caregiver's Experiences Coping with Alzheimer Disease" was published in 2000.

When Mrs. Moulton’s former husband was first diagnosed with AD, she knew nothing about this disease, nor could she find any advice or guidance about being a caregiver on a farm in a very rural location in BC, in any book, video, or pamphlet. After struggling with Rusty in his journey, Mrs. Moulton determined to write about her experiences, hoping her words might help others in similar situations. Using nine of the symptoms from the clinical diagnoses of Alzheimer Disease as a basis for the book, she shared their traumatic life through those years.

Mrs. Moulton’s book, "We Rage, We Weep", is now in all Provincial Alzheimer Society libraries across Canada, listed in the top four picks of our own British Columbia Society, and used as a text in several courses at the University of Northern British Columbia. She has a file full of letters from individuals who have benefited from her words.

In addition to the book and her own personal experience Mrs. Moulton has been a facilitator for Alzheimer Support groups, attended many Conferences (both Provincial and National), presented workshops at Conferences, spoken to community groups about this disease, and is now involved in writing an Alzheimer Awareness newspaper column.

Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, Mrs. Moulton has had to step down from the board effective through her formal resignation as of February 6, 2007 and accepted by the board at the AGM February 8, 2007. We thank her for her contributions to the establishment of this Foundation and wish her much success in future endeavours.

Stan Dubas was the administrator for James Bay Lodge in Victoria, had a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics, a Masters Degree in Public Administration (Health) and was a doctoral candidate in Health Care Management.

He had considerable experience in government operations at the provincial and federal levels. As a former Deputy Minister of Health he possessed an excellent understanding of policy and its legislative and financial implications.

He had worked as an administrator in chronic care facilities and had taught health care in various countries and institutions of learning. He also had extensive private sector experience in management operations.

Within the Central Park Lodges (CPL) organization Stan provided corporate leadership on policy and planning as well as marketing.

Within the Capital Health Region, Stan was a member of several committees
including the Funding Working Group that provides advice to the CHR on matters of facility funding in the Long Term Care sector.

Sadly Stan lost his battle with Cancer on December 14, 2006. His presence on the Board of Directors as well as his experience, expertise, positive attitude and passion for the We Rage, We Weep Alzheimer Foundation will be greatly missed. Thank you, Stan. God bless and God speed.