Meet the OSF Board

Joanna (she/her) joined the board of Our Social Fabric in January 2020 shortly after she retired from a 40+ year career in corporate communications. Joanna wanted to share some of the skills she developed during her working life to help a non-profit organization. She loves to sew and Our Social Fabric and its mission to keep perfectly usable fabric and notions out of the landfill made it a great fit. Joanna's mother taught her to sew when she was a teenager and she has loved looking at fabric and imagining what she could create ever since! Now, when she travels, fabric stores are high on the list of places she wishes to visit and explore. Her best days are spent in her sewing room creating clothes and bags for family and friends and herself of course!

MaryAn (she/her) is an educator and designer from Vancouver. She has a fashion design degree from KPU and an education degree from UBC. MaryAn’s passion for sustainability began as a young girl, inspired by her Baba (Grandma) who recycled old clothes into quilts and turned bedsheets into magical dresses. MaryAn takes great pride in using sustainable resources to create anti-fast fashion clothing and thoroughly enjoys teaching others how to do the same. She finds volunteering at OSF fulfilling and inspiring.

Teresa (she/her) is a Chartered Professional Accountant. As Treasurer, she supports Our Social Fabric with all the financial and compliance requirements.  Teresa is passionate about sustainability reporting and happy to support OSF's causes in diverting deadstock fabric from landfill. She has been a valued member of the volunteer team since 2020.

Jacquelyne (she/her) discovered Our Social Fabric shortly after moving to Vancouver from Alberta in 2017.  Inspired by the variety of fabrics, and endless possibilities to create with fabric, Jacquelyne has become an avid quilter. In her role as Donations Coordinator, Jacquelyne enjoys connecting with donors and supporting their efforts to keep fabric and sewing-related materials from the landfill. Prior to moving to BC, Jacquelyne owned and operated a Residential Interior Design business where she took great pleasure in working with her clients to help realize the full potential of their homes. Currently she and her partner run a Home Improvement Service where they take pride in helping property owners keep their properties in working order and up to date in their design.

Christa Clay (she/her) is a designer and circular economy professional based in Vancouver. Originally from Texas, Christa is grateful to have lived in the ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples since 2018. She is passionate about the principles of circularity and their linkages with decolonization: eliminating waste and pollution, circulating products and at their highest value for as long as possible, and regenerating natural systems. She is energized to be a part Our Social Fabric and our mission to divert textiles from landfill while fostering craft and community connection.

Bianca (she/her) currently serves as an Advocate for Circular Economy on the board of directors for Our Social Fabric. Bianca is a seasoned textile/apparel professional with over 15 years of experience in areas related to textile innovation and development, sourcing, product development, quality, vendor management and process improvement. She has a keen interest in sustainability and its application to the textile and apparel industries, especially on topics related to environmental sustainability, community impact, sustainable materials, and circularity. Bianca’s academic background is in textile and business supply chain. Most recently she completed a MBA in Sustainability with University of Victoria. She is pleased to be part of OSF’s board and contribute to OSF’s goals in textile circularity and community engagement.

Nancy (she/her) is pleased to bring to the OSF board her expertise as a lawyer in workplace health and safety, and her experience serving on many governmental and not for profit boards. She is enthusiastic about the exceptional work of OSF in bringing sustainability to the textile industry in BC and engaging with and providing unique services to the community. Growing up inspired by the many talented sewists, knitters and craft enthusiasts in her family, Nancy enjoys the camaraderie of the board, staff and volunteers of OSF who share a passion for textile arts, creativity and sustainability.