The BC CEAS Board of Directors has named Martha Jane Lewis as the new Executive Director of BC CEAS and the Elder Law Clinic.  Jane is a practicing lawyer, with a passion for social justice, who will start in the position in January 2012.

Jane was born in Winnipeg and attended schools in Toronto and Switzerland. She received a BA in Economics from the University of Victoria and worked in investments and then in international trade research in Canada, England and Thailand.

When her children were in high school, Jane received an LLB from the Law School at the University of British Columbia. After articling with BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, she received an LLM from the University of Bristol, England. Her Masters courses were in labour and welfare rights, and human rights.

After a few years in private practice, Jane took the position of Executive Director and supervising lawyer at TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre in Vancouver.

She is very pleased to join BCCEAS and the Elder Law Clinic as Executive Director and is looking forward to working hard with the BCCEAS team to provide legal information and assistance for vulnerable seniors.