Current members of the Financial Services Tribunal are listed below, and are also listed on the website of the Crown Agencies and Boards Resourcing Office (CABRO).
The tribunal consists of members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council for terms of up to five years. One member of the tribunal may also be designated as Chair and another as Vice Chair. Members may be recommended for reappointment after their initial term.
Members are appointed, after a merit-based process, from across the province based on their knowledge and experience in administrative law, child care, elder care, and general health administration. All members must meet a high standard of conduct consistent with the General Conduct Principles for Public Appointees.
To learn more about how members are recruited, please see the Career Opportunities page.
To learn about how members are paid, please see the page for Annual Reports and Board Remuneration.
Tribunal Member Biographies
Tribunal member biographies are updated annually, in conjunction with the publication of the tribunal’s annual report.
Margret (Lynn) McBride (Chair)
Lynn McBride is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law (LL.B.) and Faculty of Arts (B.A.). She also holds a Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from Capilano College. Ms. McBride practiced law for 12 years, where she gained extensive litigation, research and writing experience. In the ECCE field, she worked in daycare, preschool, and out of school care settings, and as a Child Care Advisor for the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society. Ms. McBride also worked at Legal Aid BC for over 12 years in various roles including community engagement and strategic planning. Active in her community, she has been a member of the Community Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board since 2012, and has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the Early Childhood Educators of BC and other non-profit organizations.
Steve Perks (Vice Chair)
Mr. Perks is a retired lawyer and law professor at the University of Victoria law school. Mr. Perks has previously served as a part-time member of the BC Human Rights Tribunal. He is also a qualified mediator, designated an Associate Mediator by Mediate BC.
During his 28-year career at the University of Victoria, Mr. Perks held various positions within the Faculty of Law, including teaching administrative law, civil procedure, and social welfare law. Notably, from 2019 to 2023 he was the Director of the University’s Law Centre Clinical Program, which is a highly regarded full-time experiential learning course for law students who are assigned real clients to represent.
Involved in his community, Mr. Perks has provided legal supervision for law co-op students at the Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition, has been a member of the University of Victoria Educational Equity Advisory Committee, and has served as a board member of a number of organizations, including the Victoria Bar Association, Together Against Poverty Society, the Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education, Bays United Youth Soccer, the Oak Bay Tennis Club, and the South Island Tennis Association.
Karen Ameyaw
Karen Ameyaw is a practising lawyer with over 14 years of experience and currently is a Senior Prevention Advisor at the Workers’ Compensation Board of BC (WorkSafeBC). Karen also works part-time as an adjudicator for the Law Society of British Columbia Tribunal, Community Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board and Property Assessment Appeal Board. Karen holds a BA (Criminology) from Simon Fraser University and a LL.B from the University of Victoria. In 2010, as an articling student, she helped establish the BC chapter of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. In addition to her professional roles, Karen is actively involved in her community and sits on the board of governors for the Law Foundation of BC.
Shelene (Shelly) Christie
Shelly Christie is a retired Child Care Licensing Officer and Early Childhood Educator. She has worked in the field of early childhood education for over 34 years in a variety of settings including pre-school, daycare, family resource programs and Child Care Resource and Referral. Ms. Christie worked as a Licensing Officer with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and the Fraser Health Authority. Prior to that, Ms. Christie was an Instructor in the Early Childhood Education at Langley College and Pacific Rim Early Childhood Education Institute. Ms. Christie is active in her community with Victoria Grandmothers for Africa. She has been active in her community sitting on the board of directors for non-profit daycares and was instrumental in establishing on site childcare programs at the University of the Fraser Valley and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Ms. Christie holds a Bachelor of Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria and an Early Childhood Education certificate from Douglas College.
Harry Gray
Harry Gray has over 40 years of experience in the health care and post-secondary industries and has worked in a variety of senior administrative roles, advising employers in sectors including Community Care, Assisted Living, Long Term Care and Acute Care and post-secondary. Mr. Gray recently retired from the role of Executive Director of the Resident Doctors of BC. He was previously the Associate Vice President of Administration at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Prior to that he was the Director Consulting Services with the Health Employers Association of BC, worked with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and was the Regional Director, Human Resources for the North Shore Health Region. Mr. Gray holds a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Commerce, (Finance & HR) from the University of British Columbia.
Richard S. Margetts, KC
Richard Margetts is a retired lawyer having practiced during his career with Johns Southward and Co. in Victoria. He is a Life Bencher (Director) and past President of the Law Society of British Columbia. Mr. Margetts has been active in his community as chair of many Law Society Committees, Past President of CanLII, past Chair of the British Columbia Justice Review Task Force, and the past Secretary of the YM/YWCA (Victoria). Mr. Margetts was a past Governor of Camosun College. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has been a member of the CCALAB since 2010.
Tajdin (Taj) Mitha
Taj Mitha is a self-employed Barrister at Law (Lincoln’s Inn, England), currently working as an adjudicator. Mr. Mitha has over 40 years’ experience of working in developing countries in the fields of industrial development, microfinance banking, tourism, education, healthcare and social development through private enterprises, public private partnerships (PPP), and not-for-profit organizations. Active in his community, he has served as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a panel chair of the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal, a member of the Property Assessment Review Panel, and a member of the Health Care Practitioners Special Committee for Audit Hearings. Mr. Mitha has also served as a Director for Sunnybrook Hospital and Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and a Public Interest Member of the Council of the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and has completed the World Bank Group Executive Development Program at The Harvard Business School in the USA and a diplomatic training programme jointly conducted by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, The British Council, and The University of Birmingham.
Cynthia (Cindy) Page
Cindy Page is an Instructor at Northern Lights College (NLC) in the Early Childhood Education program. Previously, Ms. Page was a Program Chair at NLC and an Instructor of Early Childhood Education at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Ms. Page has also worked as a Licensing Officer responsible for child care (primary) and residential care settings for the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Active in her profession, she is a Board member of the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) and was on the Learning Outside Together Steering Committee. Ms. Page was the recipient of ECEBC’s Gayle Davies Award, as well as the Founder’s and Chancellor’s Awards from Royal Roads University. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Learning and Technology from Royal Roads University and a Diploma in Child and Youth Care from Vancouver Island University. In addition, Ms. Page also holds certificates in Early Childhood Education from NLC, a certificate in Family Child Care from VIU and a certificate in Long Term Care (Residential Care) Aide, also from VIU. She has experience in direct child care: Family and Group, as an owner/operator.