John Lawson
Chair
John’s three loves in life are family, work and volunteering. John is a Senior Wealth Advisor with Assante Capital Management Ltd. serving businesses and families in the Lower Mainland, with offices in Surrey and Abbotsford. He has been a member of Assante’s Chairman’s Council since 2011 and has served on their Regional Advisory Council.
As a community volunteer he was instrumental in developing the Speakers’ Bureau for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Fraser Valley Region, for which he received the “Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership.” Following that, he served on the Board of Directors for Big Brother Big Sisters of Fraser Valley for eight years, playing a key role in fund development and executive strategy.
John and his wife Cara live in Ocean Park and their two boys Rhys and Graydon attend University of Victoria.
