Board of Directors

CREAN’s board of directors are experienced educators, researchers, and administrators with a long track record of success. Our staff work with clients, local organizations, community leaders, and policy makers to help vulnerable youth build a brighter future.

We are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) led. Racialized individuals make up the majority of our staff, board, and volunteers.

In addition to speaking English, our team is also fluent in French, Mandarin, Creole, Hindi, Tibetan, and Punjabi.

Nikki Page

Nikki Page currently works as a shelter manager in Victoria. Prior to this, Nikki was pursuing education in the medical field, but found her passion using her indigenous background to guide her work in the social services sector with vulnerable individuals experiencing a range of challenges including homelessness, substance use and mental health challenges.

PriyankaKrishna HARIOM

Nawang Yanga

Priya Sian

PriyankaKrishna HARIOM (Pronoun: Whole) holds a Masters of Global Management from Royal Roads University (RRU), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Whole has a Divine Purpose of fostering Spirituality, Sustainable Climate Action, Mental Health, Social Justice, and Peace in Love for Mother Earth and Humanity for Current and Future Generations. Both PriyankaKrishna’s Work and Volunteering experiences at different positions are a medium to take Aligned Action for Divine Purpose contributing to a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful Community and the World.

Nawang is a PhD student in York University’s Health Policy and Equity Program and recently completed her MA in the same program. Her research interests are in using a critical social science lens to examine tuberculosis in Tibetan refugee settlements in India and in Indigenous communities in Canada.

Priya Sian works with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) on a variety of health and research initiatives. Her work spans prison health research, clinical property management, and collaborations with unhoused populations. She is currently applying to medical school and hopes to become a physician focused on advancing equitable healthcare.