About SAM
Board of Directors
Stephen Anderson
Master's in Public Administration
Founder and director of FEG Consulting (formerly the Food Economy Group), Stephen specializes in capacity building combined with extensive technical experience in the operational and strategic management of large-scale food security programs, and disaster preparedness & recovery. Recently he has facilitated and coordinated the multi-agency Safety Nets process for poverty alleviation in Ethiopia which targets 8 million chronically food-insecure people. He continues to work at the policy level and has designed a global conflict and livelihoods tool kit for USAID. Stephen has worked as a food security and emergency preparedness specialist in Asia and primarily Africa for over twenty years, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Eritrea, Malawi and Kenya.
Philip Smethurst
Founder and director of Overland Missions, a Christian organization based in Florida, USA. Overland has a fully functional logistical base in Livingstone, Zambia that serves as a hub for all of Overland's activities in Southern Africa . Philip was an instructor for Camel Trophy, which mounted well publicized expeditions to Indonesia, Africa, Mongolia, Central America, South America from the Equator to Tierra del Fuego, Burma, Tonga and Fiji . These expeditions sparked the idea within Philip to found Overland Missions, as he saw the opportunity to build an infrastructure that utilizes advanced vehicles and technology to reach people who remain isolated by geography.
Colin Eves
Masters In Business Administration
Founder and director of Silvagro Nursery, a forest seedling company growing tree seedlings in two locations in British Columbia . Colin has been involved with a number of successful businesses in B.C.. He and his wife Sandra have operated a silvicultural contracting business for nearly twenty years . Their interest and involvement in tree growing has taken them to New Zealand, Uruguay, Cuba, and now, Zambia, where they have established and provided expertise on tree plantations..
Wendy Montgomery
BA in Political Science
Wendy is Office Manager and bookkeeper with extensive experience with several businesses and non-profits. She worked with the Guatemala Human Rights Commission from 1989-1995, and worked at an orphanage in Pando, Uruguay . As a student, Wendy volunteered with Tools for Peace and a Simon Fraser University based NGO.
Duncan Patterson
C.A.
Duncan Patterson qualified as a Chartered Accountant is Scotland in 1976 and came to Canada in 1982. Since then, Duncan has operated his own accounting practice in the Interior of British Columbia. In partnership with his spouse, Duncan also operates a successful retail business. Duncan has been involved with three non profit groups in various executive positions as well as acting as auditor or accountant for many others.
Alistair Samuel Eves
Sam Eves was an energetic and enthusiastic sixteen-year old Canadian boy who always made his own way through the world. He had a wild spirit and lion's heart, and was intensely passionate about all of his pursuits, whether they were sports, music, or just hanging out with his friends. The SAM Project was established to honour his young life. It is our hope that through our efforts and activities, others might know some of the same sense of abundance, love and happiness that Sam brought to his family and friends during his time with us.