Board of Directors, Friends and Patrons

Directors

Jade Bourelle

Entrepreneur; Chair, Board of Directors, Science World British Columbia

Jade Bourelle has a passion for entrepreneurship and building the next generation of leaders and has focused on building organizations and talent for over 30 years.  Jade lives in Surrey, British Columbia with his wife Tammy and their children, Cole and Morgan. 

Jade has recently joined the Board at Science World to support igniting the youth of British Columbia to follow careers in Science and Technology.

Jade and Tammy support youth related programs with their time and through The Bourelle Family Giving Fund including Camp Grafton, Options Community Services, La Jornada and various student scholarship programs. 

Prior, Jade served as the Chair of the YPO Edison Innovation Awards, Co-Founder of the Simon Fraser University Venture Connection program, Chair of the EO Global Student Entrepreneur awards, Co-Founder of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Awards and Executive Director of ACE (now Enactus), a national organization focused on encouraging student entrepreneurship.  

Jade is the founder of Inception Ventures, a private equity company focused on creating and operating original ventures.  He is currently the Co-Founder and Chairman of Visual CV an online career resource service that works with over three million members.  In addition, Jade is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Mindfield Group, a recruiting company that has placed over 100,000 job seekers with hourly employers throughout Canada.

In 1999 Jade founded Talemetry, a software company focused on marketing job opportunities for global companies. Over 20 years Talemetry has enabled leading companies attract and hire millions of employees.   In 2018, Talementry was sold to K1, a private equity company and Jade continues to serve as an advisor.

Jade is a long-standing member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Friends of Science World

To be named a Friend of Science World is an honour bestowed on an individual who personifies the goal and aspirations of the Science World Society. The recipient is characterized by a love of science, a dedication to community service and a commitment to the evolution of British Columbia as an international centre of science and technology. Either through their activities on behalf of the Society and/or by the example they provide by their life’s achievements, the Friend has contributed significantly to the development of a science culture in our province. Our Friends are:

2021: Dr. Bonnie Henry

2018: Bryan Tisdall

2017: Trudi Coblenz

2014: Gordon Campbell

2010: Dr. Ken Spencer

2009: Stan Hagen

2006: Dr. John Pitts

1994: Dr. Michael Smith

1992: Haig de B. Farris

1991: Barbara Brink

1990: Dr. Cecil H. Green

Patrons of Science World

To be named a Patron of Science World is an honour bestowed by the members of the Science World Society. These volunteers or former employees have contributed in a significant way to the development of the Society. Science World thrives because it receives the collective energy, wisdom, time, financial resources and goodwill from leaders in the community we serve. Science World gratefully acknowledges the following leaders:

2023: Chris O'Riley

2022: Walter Segsworth

2021: Pauline Finn

2021: Peter Brown

2021: Lily & Robert H. Lee

2021: John & Dana Montalbano

2018: Andrew Harries

2018: Nicole Geyer

2017: Bruce McLeod

2017: John Cairns

2015: Dr. Robin Louis

2015: Dr. Lindsay Machan

2015: Peter J O'Callaghan

2015: Jim Pickles

2015: Rich Simons

2014: Dr. Bruce Beairsto

2014: Paul Geyer

2012: Donna O'Neill

2012: Dr. Andrew Wright

2011: Bruce Drake

2011: Stewart Ladyman

2011: Morgan Sturdy

2011: Peggie Terry

2010: Ross Mitchell

2010: Garry Rasmussen

2009: Trudi Coblenz

2009: Caroline Jellinck

2009: Michael Lee

2009: Munro MacKenzie

2009: John Murphy

2009: Dr. Ken Spencer

2008: Jeff Devins

2008: Bob Weins

2007: Eileen Stewart

2006: Bill Bullis

2006: Don Young

2005: Stuart Culbertson

2005: Chris Kelly

2005: Dr. Ron Marteniuk

2005: Anne Sutherland

2004: Eric Kong

2004: Victoria Withers

2003: Dr. Lorne Whitehead

2001: Dr. Alan Pelman

2000: Drinda Scott

1999: Dr. Sid Katz

1999: Peter Lige

1999: Fei Wong

1998: George Battye

1998: Kevin O'Neill

1997: Anthony Barke

1997: Brian Canfield

1997: Robert Carlisle

1997: Robert A Dickinson

1997: Danny Gaw

1997: Dr. Colin Jones

1997: Dr. Maria Klawe

1996: Dr. Elmer Froese

1996: Nairn (Buz) Knott

1996: Ron Woznow

1995: Michael Francis

1995: David Ingram

1995: Lucille Pacey

1993: Larry Bell

1993: John Fraser

1993: Jane Hungerford

1993: Alex Klopfer

1993: Nurjehan Mawani

1993: Rudolph North

1993: Lynn Patterson

1993: Don Risk

1993: Ron Stern

1993: Milton Wong

1993: Dr. John Wormsbecker

1992: Dr. Harold Copp

1992: Don Graham

1992: John Pitts

1991: Dr. Erich Vogt

1988: Hon. David C Lam

1987: Dr. Gerhard Herzberg

1987: Dr. John Polyani

1987: Hon. Robert G. Rogers

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Survivors

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Egg BB

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Comet Crisp

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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T-Rex and Baby

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Buddy the T-Rex

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Geodessy

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Science Buddies

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Western Dinosaur

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.