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Corporate President and Board Chair
David Cadman
City Councilor, Vancouver, BC Canada
Councilor David Cadman was elected to Vancouver City Council in 2002.
David was born in Montreal and grew up in Toronto. He attended the
University of the South in Tennessee and then moved on to Geneva where
he achieved an MA in Interdisciplinary and International Development.
He studied adult education at the Sorbonne in Paris and is fluent in
French. David lives in the Grandview-Woodland area with his partner,
Marisa. They have one son who attends SFU.
David spent several years in Tanzania and Kenya developing literacy
programs. In 1976 David came back to Canada and settled in British
Columbia. He worked for the Social Planning and Research Council in
establishing a community development institute. In 1978 he began
working for the GVRD and spent the better part of the next 20 years
with them working in public consultation, communications and education.
Prior to his election success, David was working as a private
consultant.
David Cadman has been a social and environmental activist for over 30
years. He has served as the President of the Society Promoting
Environmental Conservation (SPEC). He served at the national and
international level of the United Nations Association, and was awarded
the UN Peace medal and UN 50th Anniversary medal.
Councilor Cadman's current Local and Regional Appointments include:
- Member, Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
- Member, Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic
- Member, Standing Committee on Planning and Environment
- Alternate Director, Greater Vancouver Regional District
- Vice-Chair, Peace and Justice Committee
