Meet Our Advisory Committee

The COEDC Advisory Committee is a conduit of information between business, community leaders and government. The committee meets monthly to share information and work together towards sustainable economic growth. It is made up of 45 influential members consisting of industry leaders, community shapers and elected officials.

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Executive Committee: Chair: Sharon Hughes-Geekie, JumpStart Communications & Business Development

Vice Chair: Paula Quinn, Consultant

Past Chair: Janice Larson, Muse&Effect Consulting

Angela Nagy, GreenStep Solutions Inc.

Ryan Malcolm, Emil Anderson Construction
Industry Sector Representatives: Carla Berrie, Vitalis

Mark Burleigh, Northside Industries

Alex Carnio, ProducKIDvity

Jeremy Dawn, SNFLWR Investment Corporation

Christina Ferreira, Impact Events and Brand Management

Alan Gatzke, Gatzke Orchards

Chantel Popoff, Consultant

Sepideh Rezania, Unrooz Solutions

Robert Selby, Tigercat Industries

Rich Threlfall, Empacta

Mike Wolf, Wolf Medical Clinic

Roger Wong, Intrigue Wines

Joanna Schlosser, Niche Wine Company

Garrett Jones, Delphi

David Metvedt, Swift Aerial Surveys
Local Government Appointees: Mayor Blair Ireland, District of Lake Country

Councillor Gord Lovegrove, City of Kelowna

Councillor Andrea Alexander, Westbank First Nation

Councillor Jason Friesen, City of West Kelowna

Councillor Dave Collins, District of Peachland

Mayor Tom Dyas, Regional District of Central Okanagan
Partner Organization Appointees: Brea Lake, Accelerate Okanagan

Rama Alluri, Business Development Bank of Canada

Larry Widmer, Community Futures of the Central Okanagan

Laurel Douglas, Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC)

Heather Robinson, Greater Westside Board of Trade

Maryse Harvey, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

George Greenwood, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

Geoff Ritchie, Kelowna International Airport

TBD, Lake Country Chamber of Commerce

Laura Thurnheer, Okanagan College

Jonathan Wall, Peachland Chamber of Commerce

Lisanne Ballantyne, Tourism Kelowna

Sandra Spencer, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Dale Mullings , University of British Columbia Okanagan

Shauna Harper, WeBC
Local Government Staff Liaison: Myles Bruns, BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Ruth Sulentich, District of Lake Country

Michelle Kam, City of Kelowna

Bill Wang, Westbank First Nation

Ron Bowles, City of West Kelowna

Cory Labrecque, District of Peachland