Our Leadership

Meet the Team Behind Your Place Victoria: our skilled professionals, visionary leaders, and technicians committed to creating meaningful change in our community and on your property.

General Manager

Paul Latour is a social entrepreneur and changemaker dedicated to building businesses that create lasting impact. As General Manager of Your Place Victoria, he leads a thriving social enterprise that delivers exceptional property services while providing life-changing employment to individuals overcoming homelessness, addiction, and other barriers.

With deep experience in social enterprise development, Paul has helped make Your Place a vital piece of Our Place Society’s Healing Pathway, bridging the gap between recovery and financial independence. He works alongside industry professionals, community leaders, and purpose-driven clients to create sustainable employment opportunities that strengthen both lives and communities.

Operations Manager

James was born and raised in the Lower Mainland in a family that had a business in gardening and light landscaping. After living in various parts of B.C., he now calls Vancouver Island his home. He comes into this role with over 20 years of experience in landscaping and other adjacent roles, such as irrigation, hardscape, tree farming, and heavy machine operation. James also brings with him 10 years of working in senior management, with a focus on safety, team building, community involvement, and volunteer work.

He has always had a place in his heart for the unhoused and otherwise stigmatized populations. One of his greatest passions lies in helping others achieve things they didn't know they could do. He is excited for the opportunity to play an active role in changing the perception around what recovery can look like. We will walk a path of victory together, supporting each other and impacting the communities that surround us. James comes into Your Place with an understanding of the impact that having someone in your corner can provide.

Julian Daly

Born in Ireland, Julian has over 35 years experience working in non-profit, government and private sectors in Canada, the UK, Indonesia and his country of birth. The vast majority of his working life has been spent at the margins of society — in particular in the inner city communities of London, UK, and Edmonton, Alberta — seeking to achieve some degree of social justice for those served through a combination of practical, needs-based programming and advocacy. He has been a frontline worker and a manager in a wide range of programs and projects over the years, which have included housing, poverty reduction, community engagement, HIV/AIDS, harm reduction, the differently abled, employment, youth services, social enterprises, health, education, and children and family services.

Joshua Bixby

Joshua Bixby is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and social impact leader with a proven track record in scaling successful companies and driving meaningful change. As a key early supporter of Your Place, he has provided strategic insight, financial modelling, and corporate structuring expertise, helping lay the foundation for its long-term success.

Over his career, Joshua has raised over $1.5 billion in capital, led teams of 1,200+ employees, and taken companies like Fastly public on the NYSE. He is also the co-founder of KOHO, a fair banking platform, and Alavida, a tech-driven addiction recovery service.

Beyond business, Joshua is a dedicated philanthropist, supporting organizations like Anawim Society and Seachange, and remains committed to using entrepreneurship as a tool for economic empowerment and social change.

Glenn Cheater

Glenn is a veteran journalist and editor. He sits on the board of Our Place Society and is one of the organization’s two representatives on the Your Place board. He is a strong supporter of Our Place’s goal of providing a continuum of support for those moving from homelessness and deep poverty to independence, of which meaningful employment is often a key component. Glenn is a former director and chair of the Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba and has been a resident of Victoria since 2016.

They are the inspirational people who have transformed their lives and work hard to transform and maintain your landscapes.

Kyle Rines

Field technician

Dan Wright

Field technician

Caden Thingvold

FIeld technician