Mary Trentadue
Mary Trentadue (she/her) is a parent, business owner, and book lover. New Westies will remember her eight years of service as a City Councillor, where she pushed on many fronts to increase daycare availability, recognizing how essential it is for working families. She’s just as well known among young families for her role in developing and launching New West’s first Neighbourhood House, where she now serves as interim executive director. Mary is a fierce advocate for others – whether it's by mentoring women running for public office, supporting parents navigating complex systems, or leading community projects like the Paint New West Beautiful murals.
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Michelle Hak Hepburn
Michelle Hak Hepburn (she/her) is a parent, postsecondary educator, and enthusiastic manager of an adult soccer team. In all of these roles, she’s skilled at finding common ground in seemingly opposite viewpoints and helping people recognize when they’re on the same team. Currently, Michelle works in postsecondary education, where she brings people together to advance sustainability teaching, learning and engagement . In the past, she delivered climate change workshops in high schools across nine BC school districts, as well as organizing community gardening classes, an extension of her lifelong interest in plants and urban biodiversity.
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Junior Chuang
When Junior Chuang (he/him) isn’t chasing his children, you’ll find him running with the Queen’s Park Running Club, or volunteering with one of the coastal long-distance trail races. Junior has spent 18 years in public service working with health data, at the national and provincial level. A lover of languages, he also excels at making technical information accessible to broader audiences so more people can take part in decision making. This helps him navigate government systems and advocate for funding that supports communities. As School Board Trustee, Junior wants to make it easier and safer for kids to get to school. It’s the reason he volunteers with the Walking School Bus for Qayqayt Elementary.
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Paul Romein
As a parent of three young children, Paul Romein (he/him) cares deeply about funding pressures on schools and families. It’s an issue that comes up at DPAC meetings, where he’s Skwo:wech’s representative, and in everyday conversations with other parents at the park. A third-generation New Westie, Paul has owned a small business for 23 years and taught at BCIT for 13 years. He has deep roots in community organizing as the former vice president of the Downtown NWBIA, current co-president of the Sapperton Business Collective, and a member of multiple city advisory committees over the last decade. He's also a founder of a social curling group of more than 30 local dads with kids in various schools across the city.
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Jeremy Perry
In his downtime, you’ll most likely find Jeremy Perry (they/them, he/him) exploring local trails with his dog, Sol, or sharing good food with friends and family. New Westies also know them as a longtime advocate for the queer community, for mental health, and for their skills at bringing people together to find solutions that work for everyone. Jeremy served on the board of the New West Pride Society for a decade, helping guide the organization through years of significant growth and evolution. Currently, Jeremy works for the Surrey School District, supporting staff during sick leaves and advocating for supportive returns that accommodate individual needs.
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