About Atira Property Management
Welcome to Atira Property Management Inc. I thank you on behalf of the entire Atira staff for taking the time to view our website. Please spend a little time. Review what we have to offer and see what we’re doing in your community. Our pages will be updated monthly, so please send your feedback and tell us what kinds of information and resources you need. Contact us anytime.
-- Janice Abbott, CEO
Atira Property Management offers personalized, client-focused management solutions for strata corporations, building owners, housing cooperatives, not-for-profit societies, and developers in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Our belief: an unwavering commitment to excellence in customer service and progressive property management. This commitment means we carefully monitor the quality, safety, and environmental impact of everything we do.
A choice our clients can feel good about
As a socially responsible firm, we offer quality property management services and an opportunity for clients to give back to the community.
As a social enterprise, Atira Property Management Inc. is owned wholly by Atira Women's Resource Society – a well-known and established not-for-profit charitable organization serving the Vancouver / White Rock / South Surrey community since 1983.
All of Atira Property Management’s profits are donated to the Atira Women's Resource Society and used to fund transition housing and support services for women and children who are recovering from the effects of violence and abuse within their families. The Society operate s three first-stage transition houses, a second-stage transition house program, a women’s emergency shelter, and long-term supportive housing for “hard-to-house” women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Our goal is to offer excellent service to the community while reducing reliance on government funding. The success of Atira Property Management Inc. will improve the long-term sustainability of the Society.
Janice Abbott, CEO of Atira Property Management Inc. and Executive Director of Atira Women's Resource Society
Janice conceived of and launched Atira Property Management Inc. in 2002.
As the Executive Director of Atira Women's Resource Society, Janice is described by the Vancouver Sun as one of Canada’s leading social
entrepreneurs. She took the Executive Director position in 1992, and since then she has led the organization from a single transition house to a large, multi-service agency with more than 20 programs and 11 sites in the Lower Mainland.
Janice develops new programs for the Society, raises capital through property management, and works with and supports staff from both organizations. She says all her work is driven by her passion to eliminate violence against women.
Tyler Johnson, General Manager
Tyler took the role of General Manager of Atira Property Management in 2007, bringing 16 years of experience in property management. He earned
a Managing Broker Licence from the Real Estate Council of B.C. along with licences for Rental Property Management, Trading Services, and Strata Management. Tyler is experienced at managing strata, rental, commercial, and retail properties.
“Property management is an exciting, high-paced environment that brings new and interesting challenges every day,” says Tyler, who enjoys working with a diversity of clients in single-room accommodations to large strata corporations.
Tyler says it is rewarding to manage a social enterprise with more than
80 employees who contribute to the common good, bring excellent value to
the community, and make a positive difference in the lives of owners and tenants. He says his own personal values are in full alignment with Atira’s mission statement: “Caring management for your community.”
Ann Fehr, Controller
Ann first came to Atira part-time as a Controller in January, 2008 and became a staff member on March 2, 2009. She brings more than 16 years of
accounting experience to Atira, which includes eight years in real estate.
Ann says she enjoys working with other accountants who share her passion and she finds it rewarding to work with staff who are so dedicated to women and children in need.
Ann welcomes Atira’s clients to ask the accounting staff for information
when they need it.
“There is no such thing as a ‘silly’ question. A little discussion can sometimes bring a lot of clarity,” says Ann, who in 1996 received her designation as a Certified General Accountant. “Accounting reports and financial information can be overwhelming, confusing, and even ‘scary’ for some people – and it’s very common for people outside the accounting profession to have these feelings.”
“An efficiently run accounting system is really wonderful to feel and be a part of,” Ann says. “Atira is a high volume office with a team I’m proud to belong to.”
Niki Antonopoulou, Director Human Resources
Niki has been responsible for Human Resources at Atira since September, 2004. She brings an incredible breadth of knowledge to her position and understands the needs of clients, residents, our staff, and programs. She first started at Atira Women's Resource Society in 1992 as a front line support worker.
Niki, a licensed property manager, became a program manager responsible for all aspects of property management at the sites she supervised. Niki was the on-site property manager of Bridge Housing for Women (a seven-floor not-for-profit housing development in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside) from May, 2001 to September, 2004.
Karmel Aberly, Strata Manager 
Karmel is a licenced property manager who has been with Atira since 2006. She works from Atira’s downtown office and manages a portfolio of strata properties in Vancouver and Surrey. Previously Karmel managed housing cooperatives in Vancouver: five years with Wits End Housing Co-op, one year at Rivermist Housing Co-op, and one year at Lakewood Housing Co-op.
Karmel is aware of the value of living cooperatively, after living at the H.W. Flesher Housing Co-op for more than 10 years. She lives with her daughter Jullin and two shih tzus named Einstein and Mushu. Her hobbies include gardening, soap making, reading, knitting, card making. and crafts.
Joan Cantwell, Property Manager 
Joan is a licensed property manager who joined the Atira team in 2007 and is concentrating her efforts managing non-profit and cooperative housing. She enjoys a professional and caring relationship with the tenants and the board members of the properties in her portfolio.
Joan has been responsible for all of the diverse aspects of property management for the non-profit, cooperative, rental and commercial projects she has managed since 2002. She has a financial background and has worked closely with B.C. Housing and CMHC to ensure compliance with regulations and standards. In her spare time, Joan enjoys reading, hiking, camping and salsa dancing. She enjoys traveling and spent two years in the Middle East working and studying.
Peter Fairchild, Property Manager 
Peter is a licensed property manager who brings a wealth of experience in policy analysis and development to his postion with Atira. He’s been in the property management business since 1998 and once belonged to one of the first Condominium Associations (now called “Strata Corporations”) in Ontario as treasurer and president.
Peter has extensive practical experience in all facets of building management, maintenance, and renovations as well as client and tenant relations. He is also very active in his community, serving as chair, treasurer, secretary and board member to a variety of not-for-profit organizations including the Carnegie Community Centre Association and the Community Gaming Management Association. Prior to joining Atira, Peter was general manager at Columbia Group, which operated a number of resident-occupied hotels in Vancouver. Peter operated his own business as a communications consultant in Ottawa.
Cathy Maxwell, Property Manager 
Cathy has been in property management – working with co-op housing – for approximately 21 years, including working with Mayflower Cooperative for 10 years and Arboretum for 6 years. She has a working relationship with various departments of CMHC for ensuring that appropriate funding is in place for the needs of the co-op and its members, including RRAP funding, AFC funding, and building envelope repair.
Cathy is experienced in working with co-op members and their boards of directors and she cares genuinely about what happens to the members and their homes. She has two teen children, who live with her in Surrey.
Amanda Periard, Facilities Manager 
Amanda first joined Atira Property Management in January 2006 and became a Facilitites Manager in March, 2009. She graduated from Walnut Grove Secondary School in 2000, and spent a year traveling through Europe, staying in Greece, Germany, and Holland. Amanda also has six years of experience as a cash manager at a local retail store.
Oxana Soliar, Property Management Assistant
Oxana is a property assistant at Atira’s Vancouver office. She holds Property Management Certificate from Langara College and an Accounting Diploma from Seneca College. She is very delighted to work for Atira Property Management and enjoys all aspects of property management.
Catherine O'Brien, Property Management Assistant
Catherine joined Atira in September of 2006 as the front desk person at the downtown office. She brings years of experience in customer service and is well acquainted with co-operative living as she has lived in a coopertive since 1989.
Catherine is a practicing artist with a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. She has a wide range of interests, which include art, reading, hiking, gardening and spending quality time with her new grandson.
Tracy Ellis, Property Accountant
Tracy started with Atira Property Management in 2004 in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, then and worked her way up to becoming a Property Accountant. Tracy completed the American Sign Language program at Vancouver Community College as well as a number of bookkeeping and financial management programs at local colleges. Tracy lives with her husband Thad, daughter Cheyenne and cat 'Kitty'. Her hobbies include: reading, card making and scrap-booking.
Megan MacDonald, Accounts Payable Clerk
Megan started at ATIRA in September 2005 as the office receptionist and worked her way into Accounts Payable. Megan graduated from Burnaby North Secondary in 1997. In the few years after graduation she traveled far and wide, staying to live in Jakarta, Indonesia and Edinbourgh, Scotland. Once back from her travels, she worked at Blenz Coffee as a barista for four years. She lives in Vancouver with her son and is a member of the Super Mom Club.
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