Karyn French

Karyn French is the Executive Director of Pacifica Housing Advisory and also Board Chair for the BC Non-Profit Housing Association. She has worked and volunteered in the public and non-profit sectors in both BC and Washington State. Her career has focused on services and housing for seniors, people with disabilities, families, and homeless individuals. Prior to working in the not-for-profit sector, Karyn worked in library science, conference planning, and banking.  Karyn holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Alberta. She is proud to be a fourth-generation Victorian with strong community roots.  

"If you raise the bar, people will tend to strive to reach that bar.  I think the challenge for us is to raise it just high enough so that people can meet it no matter where they are in their life. For people to not expect that because they are low-income, they will stay low income, or be made to feel low- income. ” ~ Karyn French