Chris McBride
Since 2010, Chris has served as the executive director of Spinal Cord Injury BC, where he brings a passion for making a difference for people with disabilities and their families. He also brings 30 years of experience as a researcher and research-community network builder. After completing a PhD in Neuroscience from UBC, Chris has been the managing director of UBC ‘s ICORD spinal cord injury research centre, managing director of the Rick Hansen Institute (now Praxis Spinal Cord Institute), and co-leader of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research-funded Disabilities Health Research Network. He recently served as co-chair of the province of British Columbia’s COVID-19 Disability Working Group/Accessibility Legislation and COVID-19 Advisory Committee. Presently, he chairs Spinal Cord Injury Canada’s Executive Director’s Council and is on the executive of the SSHRC-funded Canadian Disability Participation Project.
Executive Director
Chris respectfully acknowledges that he lives, works, and plays on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular, the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. He is grateful to be living, learning, and working on this land, and is committed to advancing reconciliation through his work and personal actions. In addition, he acknowledges that SCI BC’s provincial work takes place on the territories of Indigenous peoples who have lived on and cared for the land for time immemorial. SCI BC’s head office, GF Strong resource centre, and shared Victoria office are located on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, and Lekwungen Nations. SCI BC’s Prince George regional office is on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation.
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Spinal Cord Injury BC
With Chris’ soccer playing and coaching days behind him, hiking and gardening have taken top spots on his favourite ways to move.
