One Cowichan is facilitated by local residents and led by board members Parker Jefferson, Jane Kilthei, and Adrienne Brown.

Parker Jefferson

Parker was born and raised in Victoria and spent most of his working life in the Vancouver area in film production and marketing. His passion for fly fishing prompted him and his wife Cathi to build their home on the banks of the Cowichan river when Parker retired. In addition to being a One Cowichan Board member, Parker is co-chair of the Cowichan Watershed Roundtable and a member and former director of the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society. Cathi is a full-time ceramic artist. They both love this Cowichan community and want to preserve and protect it and its watersheds for future generations.

Jane Kilthei

Jane worked as a registered midwife and on integrating midwifery practice into the regulated health care system in Ontario and British Columbia over 32 years. Now semi-retired, she is part-time faculty and a core program assistant at the Haven on Gabriola Island. She is passionate about our Cowichan community and concerned about the intersecting climate and biodiversity crises we face. She works locally with non-profits One Cowichan, the Cowichan Climate Hub, and Transition Cowichan on community-based solutions to reduce fossil fuel emissions and build local resilience without leaving anyone behind, and recharges in her garden and in nature in Cowichan Bay.

Adrienne Brown

Adrienne was born and raised in Oakville Ontario and relocated to the Cowichan Valley after completing a bicycle trip across British Columbia. She worked as an early Childhood educator in the Valley for 20-years, living with her now grown daughter on a float home before moving to Chemainus. Her concern for maintaining a healthy planet for future generations is what prompted her to work on environmental & social justice issues. She is a member of Chemainus Climate Solutions, active with the Cowichan Climate Hub, as well as on the Board of One Cowichan.