The board behind a women’s recovery house in Burnaby has appointed a new executive director.
Valerie MacLean, a former RCMP officer, will now lead the board of directors for the Charlford House Society for Women.
After police work, MacLean moved to the non-profit world, starting with the Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C. She spent 12 years there and became accustomed to being in the limelight, as she developed a reputation for exposing illegal and unethical businesses.
MacLean then moved to the B.C. Crime Prevention Association, the Vancouver Police Foundation and the Rental Housing Council of B.C.
Charlford House runs a 15-bed supportive housing operation in Burnaby but helps women from all over the province.
