A member of the Kwikwetlem First Nation (KFN) now holds a seat on the board of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.
Dakota Giesbrecht, son of the Chief Ron Giesbrecht, was recently appointed to the board for the rest of 2018, replacing another board member who stepped down. It is the first time the KFN has had representation on the regional business organization, which serves nearly 1,000 members.
Meanwhile, at last November’s annual general meeting at the Executive Plaza Hotel, Catherine Ackerman of Express Employment Professionals was elected chair, taking over from Carlo Zarrillo of snap’d Tri-Cities.
Also on the 2018 executive are: Randy Webster of MedRay Imaging (vice-chair) and Cecilia de Roca Chan of KH Coquitlam Chartered Professional Accountants (treasurer).
Besides Giesbrecht, the chamber’s board members are: Celia Chiang (Port Moody Flowers); Rick Duff (Hard Rock Casino Vancouver); Graeme Hankey (Dominion Lending Centre Producers West Financial); Lisa Landry (fresh ink Communications); Trish Mandewo (SensaBus Society of BC and Women’s Collaborative Hub); Jennifer McKinnon (Pacific Coast Terminals); Shannon Mitchell (The Tri-City News); Daniel Richardson (BTM Lawyers); and Mary Vellani (TD Canada Trust).
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