2012 COEDC Advisory Board of Directors
Executive:
Mike Gilmore, Past Chair BDO Dunwoody LLP
Renee Wasylyk, Chair Troika Development Inc.,
Alison Yesilcimen, Vice Chair MediaCooler Innovations Inc
Jim Paterson City of Kelowna
Paul Maarschalk Solomon Resources Ltd.
Larry Widmer Community Futures Central Okanagan
Heather Schneider Okanagan College
Directors appointed from local government:
City of Kelowna Jim Paterson, GM Community Sustainability
City of Kelowna Gail Given, Councillor
District of Lake Country Alberto De Feo, CAO
District of Lake Country Jamie McEwan, Councillor
District of Lake Country Mark Koch, Development Services Manager
District of Peachland Elsie Lemke, Administrator
District of Peachland Peter Schierbeck, Councillor
District of West Kelowna John Perrott, Business Development Officer
District of West Kelowna Gord Milsom, Councillor
Regional District of Central Okanagan Patty Hanson, Director
Westbank First Nation Jayne Fosbery, Economic Development
Directors appointed from partner organizations:
Accelerate Okanagan Jeff Keen
Business Development Bank of Canada Martine Hickman
Community Futures Development Corp Bill Morrison
Chamber of Commerce - Kelowna David Bond
Chamber of Commerce - Lake Country William Clark
Chamber of Commerce - Peachland Rob Campbell
Chamber Commerce-Westbank & District Al Davies
Kelowna International Airport Sam Samaddar
Okanagan College Heather Schneider
Tourism Kelowna Brad Sieben
UBC-Okanagan TBD
Women’s Enterprise Centre Laurel Douglas
Directors representing the local business community:
Martin Cronin Helios Global Tracking
Bradley Cronquist Pushor Mitchell LLP
Ched Gaglardi Beelineweb.com
Doug Gallagher Peller Estates
Sheldon Gardiner Entrepreneur
Mike Gilmore BDO Dunwoody LLP
Ron Labossiere Labossiere & Company
Tony Lewis Vibrant Vines Vineyard
Paul Maarschalk Solomon Resources Limited
Sharen Marteny Seniors Consulting
Victor Narynskyyi Centro Consulting Inc
Dustin Sargent Davara Enterprises Ltd
Roger Sellick InterVISTAS Consulting Inc
Sara Shaak Arrowleaf Entertainment Properties
Domenic Vinci Interior Savings Credit Union
Renee Wasylyk Troika Development Inc
Peter Withers Withers Development Associates
Alison Yesilcimen MediaCooler Innovations Inc