The Coquitlam Foundation has four new board members to guide the philanthropic group.
Coquitlam Coun. Chris Wilson, the executive director of KidSport Tri-Cities and an organizer with Operation Red Nose in the Tri-Cities, will be the mayor’s representative at the table.
He will be joined by Jennifer McKinnon, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) representative.
The past president of the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise, McKinnon owns Creating Culture, a human resources and community relations consulting company, and is the executive director of the Downtown Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association.
Trustee Jennifer Blatherwick will represent on behalf of School District 43 (SD43).
A former member of parent advisory councils, the Maillardville resident has volunteered for the Breakfast Club, coached the Odyssey of the Mind team and was a 2018 recipient of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.
And lawyer Marko Pokrajac, a Port Moody Secondary and SFU graduate, is also new to the foundation board.
He works with senior counsel in the areas of construction, civil litigation, commercial litigation and personal injury.
To donate to the Coquitlam Foundation or learn more about its causes, visit coquitlamfoundation.com.
