Adrianne Dartnall - President/K.I.D.S Co-Founder

Adrianne Dartnall has worked in the Human Services field for over 35 years. During this time she has been a Counselor, Child and Youth Care Worker, Trainer, Program Developer and Practicum Coordinator. Adrianne has worked in Schools, Non-profit Organizations and at Vancouver Island University, formerly Malaspina University College, in the Faculty of Health and Human Services. Through her career she has served on a variety of Boards of Directors. For the past ten years Adrianne and her husband Rick have dedicated three moths a year to assisting children and families living in poverty in S.E.Asia. At present Adrianne is the Executive Director for Nanaimo Family Life Association, a non-profit organization that provides support for children youth and families in her home community of Nanaimo, B.C.

Rick Lennert - Vice President/K.I.D.S. Co-Founder

Rick Lennert works for himself as a contractor and renovator. Rick has spent the past 30 years working as an builder, fisherman and a boat builder. Rick volunteers three months every year to assist children and families living in poverty in S.E.Asia. Rick also volunteers in his home community and is on the Board of Directors for Stung Treng Women’s Development Society (link) in Cambodia, an International Non-profit Organization.

Pam Botterill

Pam Botterill works at Vancouver Island University as the Operations Manager for the Centre for Continuing Studies. She joined the KIDS Board of Directors in 2008. Pam is completing her Masters in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University.

Tasha Dreger

Tasha Dreger brings professional experience from the business sector, most recently employed with the largest financial institution in Canada. She has been involved with K.I.D.S. from the begnning. In 2008 Tasha joined the organization’s founders as a volunteer to work with children and families on the Thai-Burma border and in Cambodia. Tasha is currently completing a Master’s in Leadership studies through Royal Roads University where she is researching the development and sustainability of cross-sector partnerships between Non-profit and For-profit organizations.

Bio - Coming Soon

Robyn Kemp is a retired teacher/counsellor from the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district. She has served as a board director with the Nanaimo Child Development Centre and the Moorecroft Camp Society. Over the past 6 years she has focused on creating awareness of the educational needs of children in South East Asia and encouraging partnerships with youth, teachers and schools in our community. She has worked in the field on behalf of KIDS and has been a key-volunteer in the annual fundraising events

David Raithby

David Raithby is a personal development consultant who works internationally with individuals, groups and businesses. He and partner Sandey McCartney are long-standing faculty of The Haven Institute, and have co-authored the book ‘Living With Passion’. Together with friends from BC, and from Taiwan, they were honored to visit many of the KIDS projects in Cambodia in 2010, and look forward to continuing to support the exceptional work that Rick and Adrianne have undertaken.