The BC Green Party is governed by a Provincial Council, made up of executive councillors, regional councillors-at-large, and the Party Leader. Councillors are elected at each AGM on a rotating schedule.

All Provincial Council members are volunteers, with the exception of the Party Leader when the Leader is not an MLA.

Members of Provincial Council as of November 21, 2025:

• Chair – Walter Meyer zu Erpen
• Vice Chair – Farrukh Chishtie
• Secretary – Marie Ward
• Treasurer – Peter Mehling
• Councillor-at-Large (2 year term) – Lara McLachlan
• Councillor-at-Large (1 year term) – Maddy Kennedy-Parrott
• Regional Councillor, Okanagan-Kootenays – Bradley Bartsch
• Regional Councillor, North – Douglas Gook
• Regional Councillor, Fraser Valley-Surrey – Melissa Snazell
• Regional Councillor, Vancouver – Devyani Singh
• Regional Councillor, Lower Mainland – Nicola Spurling
• Regional Councillor, Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast – Severin Odland
• Party Leader – Emily Lowan
• Youth Councillor-at-Large – Rhys Walker-Shaw
• Ombuds
  • Archie Kaario
  • Kathy Porter

To contact Provincial Council, please email chair@bcgreens.ca.

Provincial Council eligibility and general requirements

• You are a member in good standing of the BC Green Party, which means your dues are current, you are a resident of British Columbia and either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• You are a member of only one provincial political party, the BC Green Party.
• You are considered eligible to run as per the 2022 Approved Bylaws, Section 6.4.
• If you are an applicant for a Regional Representative position your primary address is within the region for which you are applying to serve.
• As a Provincial Council member, you are willing to dedicate at least 3-5 hours per week of personal time and effort to council work, including:
  • Attending meetings by teleconference;
  • The time between meetings preparing materials and reading reports;
  • Time spent serving on Council sub-committees; and
  • Attendance at four in-person meetings per year (including the AGM).
• The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate in a team environment in which much of the work takes place virtually.
• Ideally, you have previous governance experience.
• Through previous volunteer or work experience, you have demonstrated excellent leadership skills.
• A strong belief in the purpose and six core principles of the BC Green Party and a commitment to applying them to the party’s management.
• A familiarity with and support for BC Green Party policy, 2024 platform and governance documents (Constitution and bylaws, Code of representative conduct and Code of ethics).
• Access to the Internet and familiarity with online collaboration tools, web-meeting platforms, word processors, spreadsheets, presentation programs, the ability to view such documents, and the ability to read and understand financial statements.
• A very high standard of personal ethics.

Values and principles

• Always act in good faith and in a manner which they believe is in the best interest of the party and membership as a whole, contribute to discussions as part of decision-making, and respect Provincial Council decisions on all issues.
• Respect the confidentiality of in-camera discussions and privileged information.
• Make certain the party has clear long, medium, and short-term plans that can be developed and measured realistically.
• Work to support and ensure the success of the Party’s Strategic Plan.
• To openly recognize and declare actual or potential conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves from those discussions.

Other skills and qualities

• Basic understanding of financial reports.
• Understanding of legal requirements and implications relevant to political parties, governing boards, and corporations.
• Governance experience – that is, a previous role in a non-profit, corporation, or political party’s board of directors.
• Well-connected in your community.
• An ability to collaborate and build an environment of trust, understanding and openness.