President and Corporate Finance Manager:
Mr. Allan Stronach, B.Sc, CA
700 – 2695 Granville St.
Vancouver BC
V6H 3H4
Allan Stronach of Loewen Stronach and Co, has over 35 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant. He is truly a master of his field and brings an enormous amount of knowledge and experience to the foundation. Mr. Stronach has recently travelled to Kenya, Egypt and Rwanda to learn about the African culture and has committed himself to continuing to learn about the needs of people abroad and how he can be a part of improving the quality and self- sustainability of those people. Including SFF, he is a donor to many charities and foundations and believes strongly in community, equality, and team work.
Petra Anaya, MCS
Director
Hands-On Development Initiatives International Society
8947 214 B Street
Langley, BC
V1M1Z2
Tel: 604.760.7541
Email: panayas@mac.com
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Petra was born and raised in a rural community of western Kenya. He completed his B.A. in Nairobi and his graduate work in Vancouver, Canada (MCS from Regent College, UBC). He works as a Financial Planner with a major investment firm.
Since 2004, he has returned to Kenya every summer to work in various areas of development in his home region of Muhanda. Annually, as one of three leaders, he has led university travel study programs that give students experience in field research and involvement in applied projects.
Petra has continued working with the Muhanda community that has now benefited from the successful completion of two projects: the Mulele Heath Centre and the Muhanda Water Project. Both projects demonstrated successful project completion and cooperation at all levels of government in a public-private partnership.
As the Director of Hands-On Development Initiatives International Society, Petra brings to the Stronach Family Foundation a direct link to the Muhanda community and the projects the Foundation supports.
Current projects Petra oversees include: (1) upgrading the Mulele Health Centre to a maternity facility and eventually a proposed Women’s and Children’s Hospital; (2) building a Community Centre that meets the needs of pre-school children identified as vulnerable and orphaned; and (3) providing micro-loans enabling families to start or expand small-scale businesses.
