Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission Announces 2018 Advisory Board

A service provided by the Regional District of Central Okanagan, the COEDC has a 40+ member advisory body including key industry leaders representing various sectors including: Aerospace, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Professional Services, Development, Technology and Tourism. The Advisory Board acts as a conduit of community and business information; this information provides staff the ability to identify tactics and partnerships in order to facilitate a healthy, dynamic and sustainable community economy.

New to the Advisory Board:

Jeremy Burgess
Pushor Mitchell LLP
Lawyer
Sector: Professional Services

Terry Edwards
Decisive Dividend Corp
COO & Director
Sector: Professional Services and Manufacturing

Aura Rose
House of Rose Winery
Owner/Winemaker
Sector: Agriculture

Michael Zuk
SVG Capital Corp
Business Development
Sector – Professional Services and Financial Services

Directors Representing Industry Sectors:

Jeremy Burgess
Pushor Mitchell LLP
Professional Services

James Calissi
Calissi Farms, Owner
Agriculture

Mike Checkley
QHR Technologies, President & CEO
Health Care/Technology

Terry Edwards
Decisive Dividend Corporation
Professional Services/Manufacturing

Matt Gomez
Soil Mate, CEO & Founder
Agriculture

Alex Greer
Adaptive Ventures Inc., Founder and Principal
Technology/Manufacturing

Lynn Heinrich
Sun-Rype Products Ltd, Marketing and Business Development Manager USA
Manufacturing/Food Processing

Peter Jeffrey
Okanagan Peer Mentoring Group, President
Manufacturing

Brad Klassen
Troika Group, Partner
Construction/Development

Chris Lapointe
Flair Airlines Ltd, VP Commercial Operations
Aerospace

Janice Larson
Muse&Effect Consulting
Professional Services

Chris Mazurkewich
Interior Health Authority, President & CEO
Healthcare

David McDougall
Blenz Coffee, Founder and Principal
Small Business & Manufacturing

Karen Olsson
BlockAble, CEO
Technology

Local Government Appointees

District of Lake Country
Councillor Jeanette Lambert

City of Kelowna
Councillor Brad Sieben (Alternate Tracey Gray)

Westbank First Nation
Councillor Fernanda Alexander (Alternate Tom Konek)

City of West Kelowna
Councillor Bryden Winsby

District of Peachland
Councillor Peter Schierbeck

Regional District of Central Okanagan
Chair Gail Given

Ex-Officio Directors Representing Local Government

BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development Regional Manager
Thompson Okanagan Region
Myles Bruns

District of Lake Country
Community Development Manage
Jamie McEwan

City of Kelowna Director of Business & Entrepreneurial Development
Robert Fine

Westbank First Nation
Manager of Economic Development
Mandi Carroll

City of West Kelowna
Economic Development Officer
John Perrott

District of Peachland
Planning/Economic Development Technician
Matt Faucher

Ex-Officio Directors Representing Partner Organizations

Accelerate Okanagan
Raghwa Gopal, CEO (Alternate Brea Retzlaff, Operations Manager)
Business Development Bank of Canada
Martine Hickman, Business Centre Manager
Community Futures of the Central Okanagan
Larry Widmer, Manager
Greater Westside Board of Trade
Craig Garries, Board of Directors
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
Tom Dyas, President
Kelowna International Airport
Sam Samaddar, Airport Director
Lake Country Chamber of Commerce
Camae Thompson, Director
Okanagan Centre for Innovation
Kelsey Helm, Director at Wheelhouse
Okanagan College
Phil Ashman, Central Okanagan Regional Dean
Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board
Lynette Keyowski, Executive Director
Peachland Chamber of Commerce
Debra Kelly (Alt Murray Wood), Board of Directors
Tourism Kelowna
Thom Killingsworth, Board of Directors
University of British Columbia-Okanagan
Phil Barker, Vice-Principal Research Okanagan
University of British Columbia-Okanagan
Nicole Udzenija, Director – Campus Initiatives
Women’s Enterprise Centre
Laurel Douglas, CEO

The Economic Development Commission Executive:

David McDougall, Chair Small Business/Manufacturing
Lynn Heinrich, Vice Chair Manufacturing/Food Processing
Dominic Vinci, Past Chair Financial Services
Mike Checkley Healthcare/Technology
Alex Greer Technology/Manufacturing
Brad Klassen Construction/Development
Raghwa Gopal Technology/Entrepreneurship

Further information about the COEDC and its programs can be found on the COEDC website at www.investkelowna.com.

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