Learn about our amazing volunteer directors at SRC!
BRIDGET MARTIN - PRESIDENT
As a long-time member of the Southlands Riding Club, Bridget is an avid dressage rider and spends much of her spare time in the flats riding, keeping up with friends and sweeping the tack room of Straight Up Stables.
Bridget holds a CPA designation and works as Vice President, Financial Operations for the Noverra Group of Companies. In her role, Bridget advises the senior management teams of a successful group of construction and industrial services businesses across Western Canada and the US.
WHITNEY SANTOS - VICE-PRESIDENT
Whitney has been a member of SRC since 2000, a member of the Board of Directors and past club president. She has been a horse lover and rider her entire life. Throughout her 20+ years, Whitney has been a big part of the Southlands community and involved with many community initiatives and SRC committees.
In her non-horse life, Whitney has over 15 years of experience as a paralegal in corporate law and commercial transactions. She is currently the practice manager of Klein Lawyers, a class action firm which has a very successful social justice practice and personal injury practice.
bRI GLAZIER - DIRECTOR
Bri has been riding in Southlands since she was six years old and has been a member of the Southlands Riding Club since 2007. Her horse Cash lives across the street from the club, and they regularly compete at SRC shows in dressage, jumping, and eventing. Bri completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology at UBC in 2021 and currently works in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
MARK DAMM - DIRECTOR
Mark is the Founder and CEO of FuseForward Group and a certified management consultant. A long time director at Vancouver United FC, Mark has a passion for helping amateur and youth sports organizations reach their potential. Mark's daughter is learning to ride at Rosewood Stables, and they are both looking forward to riding and enjoying the SRC facilities throughout the year. Mark brings his business, facilities, and technology expertise to improve its facilities, build partnerships and generate new revenue for the club
MARY BUTTERY - DIRECTOR
Mary is a partner in the national law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, where she practices litigation and commercial restructuring. Mary was called to the bar more than 30 years ago and has appeared in all levels of court across the country, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Mary regularly advises boards of directors regarding financial responsibility and fiduciary obligations.
Mary has previously served on other not-for-profit boards, including Vancouver Aquarium and BC Cancer, and is currently on the board of the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Practitioners. Mary is a homeowner and resident in the Southlands neighborhood and can often been seen riding at the Club on her pony, Peanut, or with her daughter Mia, who is an avid equestrian and former Vancouver Pony Club member and instructor.
ROBIN FERGUSON - DIRECTOR
Robin was born and raised in BC and enjoyed riding horses as a child. After a long sabbatical, she re-discovered her love of riding in 2017 and became a passionate member of the Southlands community. She has a soft spot for SRC’s horse rescue program and was proud to be on the sponsorship team for Toledo who has since graduated from the program and found his forever happy home. Robin is currently training her new young horse, Stevie Nyx, and is focused on honing her dressage skills. Robin has a strong business background and has worked in the wealth management industry for over 20 years.
SHELBY HARVEY - DIRECTOR
Shelby is a Commercial Property Manager working at QuadReal Property Group on the downtown office portfolio. Shelby began her career as a Property Administrative Assistant and has achieved her current role by acquiring progressive responsibilities.
Growing up in New Westminster, Shelby began horseback riding in South Surrey 17 years ago and was an avid eventer until attending post-secondary university. Now living in Vancouver, she began horseback riding in Southlands in 2019 and currently focusing on the Hunter discipline.
STEVEN THIBAULT - DIRECTOR
Steven is the Chief Operating Officer and Partner at BRON Media Corp. and plays an active role within all the company’s divisions, overseeing corporate operations, management, and production finance for the group of companies.
In his spare time, he is part of a farm-to-table farm cooperative in Glen Valley where he is a beekeeper. He also spends his time glassblowing, making misshapen glasses and bowls and small paper weights for all his friends and family, whether they like it or not.
In 2019 he took up riding lessons with Robyn Hunt at Pinecrest Stables in the Southlands. His goals now are to stay on River’s back while cantering and spending less in air-vest cylinders, all the while honing his skills to do local SRC Hunter Jumper shows.