Jindy Bains is Vancity credit union's vice president of Operations and Compliance, focused on member experience and community engagement. She has been with Vancity for more than 25 years, and has held many roles including Branch Manager, Change Management Lead, and Director of Community Member Services. Jindy is known for driving results through innovation and creativity, leading people through change, and being an advocate for community. Jindy is also an alumni of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values Leadership Academy, where she has had the benefit of hearing a diversity of perspectives, learning from others, and sharing best practices. Jindy's intrinsic values of inclusion, sustainability and respect have guided her throughout her life and career, and kept her at Vancity.

In her free time, Jindy loves to run outdoors, explore the city, and spend time with her husband and three daughters.

Heather brings over 15 years of leadership experience in non-profit, social enterprise and social innovation to her role as Executive Director at BC Farmers’ Markets, representing 145+ member farmers’ markets and 6,000+ small business vendors across all corners of BC. A creative thinker and doer, Heather is passionate about all things farm and food, entrepreneurship, community economic development and empowering all people and communities to prosper. Heather also believes in reconciling relationships with our food systems, land, water, sky and its diverse inhabitants, embracing Indigenous ways of knowing and leveraging the untapped potential of regenerative agriculture as solutions to the impacts of climate change.

Heather is an innovative leader and elevator who brings organizations and initiatives to the next level. Prior to joining BC Association of Farmers’ Markets, Heather served as Executive Director with the award winning social enterprise Potluck Café & Catering, which creates jobs and provides healthy, fresh food for people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. In addition, Heather was the founding Board Chair of the Hastings Crossing BIA and for a brief period served as Executive Producer at CityStudio. Along the way, Heather has mentored and supported dozens of social entrepreneurs, non-profits and social enterprises.

After completing the KPU Tsawwassen First Nation Farm School program, Heather founded Filly Farm, an organic, small scale farm demonstration project, horse powered by manure compost and growing epic vegetables. An avid horse lover and owner, Heather is privileged to live, work and play in Delta on the traditional territory of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam people.

A transplanted prairie girl from Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba, Heather acquired her MBA, along with Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies, all from the University of Manitoba.

Joe has worked in the Wealth Management industry for over 29 years and is committed to seeing the industry change away from a focus solely on profit to one that reduces barriers to access of advice. Joe is a board member of the Langley Hospice Society and Foundation and previously sat on the board of Vancity Community Foundation. Joe has participated in the BC Cooperatives Association mentorship program which connects students interested in better understanding the values of cooperatives with a leader in the coop space and was a mentor with Bringing Women Together Mentorship program which connects women and allies across the BWT network. Joe is Vice Executive Sponsor of the Vancity 2SLGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group. Joe is a "reluctant" rather than avid runner who has completed 5 half marathons, in his spare time he and his wife enjoy hiking, snowshoeing and travel. Joe has two grown daughters, his oldest is a doctor and the youngest is a dental assistant.