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Speakers Bureau

Are you looking for an interesting, knowledgeable speaker for your non-profit group, organization or institution?  Want to hold a seminar or workshop in your workplace, or at an upcoming event?

At the BC Council for Families, our team of experts are passionate about strengthening family relationships, about parenting and parent education, child development, family advocacy, and more.  And they’re eager to share what they know with the community.

Here’s a sample of just some of the educational, informative and engaging topics available to you through our Speakers Bureau.  For more information on presentations, speaker availability, and rates, contact us at speakersbureau@bccf.ca.

David Sheftel

An experienced and engaging speaker, David is the provincial coordinator of BC's Father Involvement Network, as well as the provincial trainer for the Home Visiting Training Initiative.

Speaking Topics

  • Raising Resilient, Responsible Boys
  • Strategies to Support Father Involvement
  • 
Best Practices in Strength-Based Family Support
  • Helping Parents Build Attachment



Pilar Onatra

Pilar is a trainer in the My Tween and Me Parenting Program for parents of children 7-12. She is a firm believer in the value of communication to strengthen family relationships.   

Speaking Topics

  • Risk and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood

Ruby Banga

Ruby has been working with parents and families for over fifteen years, in a variety of roles and settings.  As the trainer and coordinator for both the Nobody's Perfect and My Tween and Me parenting programs, she's an expert on parenting relationships.

Speaking Topics

  • Tweens and Parents – Making the Relationship Work

Beth Hutchinson

As the provincial coordinator for the Parent-Child Mother Goose program for over 10 years, Beth has had the opportunity to share many, many stories.  And she's seen firsthand the difference it can make in the lives of both parents and children.

Speaking Topics

  • Storytelling for Young Children

For more information on presentations, speaker availability, and rates, contact us at speakersbureau@bccf.ca.

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