Regional Advisory Committees
In addition to the Board of Directors, there are two Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) consisting of local government officials and MLAs. The regions represented by the RACs are as follows:
Thompson-Okanagan Committee: electoral districts in region from Hope to Kamloops, to Salmon Arm and the Okanagan Valley.
Columbia-Kootenay Committee: electoral districts from Columbia-Revelstoke, East Kootenay, to the West Kootenay-Boundary area. .
The role of the RACs are to:
- Appoint/elect members as Directors to the Trust Board
- Provide advice to the Board on projects suitable for Trust funding
- Establish the terms of office for its members
- Provide opportunities for communities and regional district areas with populations under 500 to be represented on the RAC.
Thompson Okanagan Regional Advisory Committee Members:
|
Name |
Title |
Location |
|
Kevin Acton |
Mayor |
Village of Lumby |
|
Frank Armitage |
Mayor |
Town of Princeton |
|
Dan Ashton |
MLA |
Penticton |
|
James Baker |
Mayor |
District of Lake Country |
|
Colin Basran |
Mayor |
City of Kelowna |
|
Manfred Bauer |
Mayor |
Village of Keremeos |
|
Rick Berrigan |
Mayor |
Village of Chase |
|
Janice Brown |
Mayor |
Township of Spallumcheen |
|
Ben Stewart |
MLA |
Kelowna West |
|
Nancy Cooper |
Mayor |
City of Salmon Arm |
|
Bob Flemming |
Chair |
North Okanagan Regional District |
|
Doug Findlater |
Mayor |
City of West Kelowna |
|
Cindy Fortin |
Mayor |
District of Peachland |
|
Eric Foster |
MLA |
Vernon-Monashee |
|
Jason Lum |
Chair |
Fraser Valley Regional District |
|
Jim Garlick |
Mayor |
District of Coldstream |
|
Gail Given |
Chair |
Regional District of Central Okanagan |
|
John Harwood |
Mayor |
District of Clearwater |
|
Ronald Hovanes |
Mayor |
Town of Oliver |
|
Andrew Jakubeit |
Mayor |
City of Penticton |
|
Greg Kyllo |
MLA |
Shuswap |
|
Peter Milobar |
MLA |
Kamloops-North Thompson |
|
Linda Larson |
MLA |
Boundary-Similkameen |
|
Norm Letnick |
MLA |
Kelowna-Lake Country |
|
Rhona Martin |
Chair |
Columbia Shuswap Regional District |
|
Greg McCune |
Mayor |
City of Enderby |
|
Sue Mckortoff |
Mayor |
Town of Osoyoos |
|
Neil Menard |
Mayor |
City of Merritt |
|
Ken Christian |
Mayor |
City of Kamloops |
|
Akbal Mund |
Mayor |
City of Vernon |
|
Karla Kozakevich |
Chair |
Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen |
|
Chris Pieper |
Mayor |
City of Armstrong |
|
Al Raine |
Mayor |
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality |
|
John Ranta |
Chair |
Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
|
Terry Rysz |
Mayor |
District of Sicamous |
|
Virginia Smith |
Mayor |
District of Barriere |
|
Todd Stone |
MLA |
Kamloops-South Thompson |
|
Jackie Tegart |
MLA |
Fraser-Nicola |
|
Steve Thomson |
MLA |
Kelowna-Mission |
|
Wilfried Vicktor |
Mayor |
District of Hope |
|
Peter Waterman |
Mayor |
District of Summerland |
|
|
Columbia-Kootenay Regional Advisory Committee Members:
Name | Title | Location |
Loni Parker | Director | Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Area 'B' Revelstoke |
Karen Cathcart | Director | Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Area 'A' Rural Golden |
Ramona Faust | Director | Regional District Central Kootenay, Area E |
Deb Kozak | Mayor | Regional District Central Kootenay, Town of Nelson |
Tanya Wall | Director | Regional District Central Kootenay, Area B |
Mary Giuliano | Mayor | Regional District of East Kootenay, City of Fernie |
Clara Reinhardt | Mayor | Regional District of East Kootenay, Village of Radium Hotsprings |
Lee Pratt | Mayor | Regional District of East Kootenay, City of Cranbrook |
Linda Worley | Vice Chair | Regional District Kootenay Boundary, Area B |
Neil Krog | Councillor | Regional District Kootenay Boundary, City of Grand Forks |
Grace McGregor | Director | Regional District Kootenay Boundary, Area C |
Katrine Conroy | MLA | West Kootenay |
Tom Shypitka | MLA | East Kootenay |