Our Team

The BC Balance and Dizziness Disorders Society (BADD) is mainly volunteer-driven. We are grateful to our team of dedicated volunteers and our new part-time administrative assistant for providing support behind the scenes and in the community.

Board of Directors

• President – Art Mallinson, PhD
• Vice President – Erica Zaia, MSc, RAUD
• Past President – John Smith
• Secretary – Joyce Pinsker
• Treasurer – Martin Pinsker
• Members-at-Large:
  • Susan Erb
  • Pauline Martin, MSc, BScPT
  • Setty Pendakur
  • Andrea Wilson

Advisory Committee

• Nicole Acerra, PT, PhD – Physiotherapist
• Mark Carpenter, PhD – Kinesiologist
• Neil Longridge, MD – Neurotologist
• J. Scott Stanley – Lawyer
• Brian Welwood – Accountant

Administrative Assistant

• Vinita Chand

Other Major Volunteers

• Information Chair – Erica Zaia
• Phone Response – Karen Patrick
• Email Response – Susan Erb
• Phone Reminders – Kristy McKinnon, Brenda Nagata, Wendy Noble, Brian Warner, Sollynd Weatherall & Betty Woods
• Webmaster – Andrea Wilson
• Newsletter Editor – Joyce Pinsker
• Financial Review – Sean Oliver & Andrew Wiese
• North Shore Support Group Facilitator – Susan Erb
• Vancouver Meetings Welcome Table – Sean Oliver & Andrew Wiese