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 |
|
Kevin Acton |
Chair |
North Okanagan Regional District |
|
Dan Ashton |
MLA |
Penticton |
|
James Baker |
Mayor |
District of Lake Country |
|
Colin Basran |
Mayor |
City of Kelowna |
|
Manfred Bauer |
Mayor |
Village of Keremeos |
|
Merlin Blackwell |
Mayor |
District of Clearwater |
|
Toni Boot |
Mayor |
District of Summerland |
|
Linda Brown, (SIDIT Board Director) |
Mayor |
City of Merritt |
|
Ken Christian |
Mayor |
City of Kamloops |
|
Spencer Coyne |
Mayor |
Town of Princeton |
|
Rod Crowe |
Mayor |
Village of Chase |
|
Victor Cumming |
Mayor |
City of Vernon |
|
Cindy Fortin |
Mayor |
District of Peachland |
|
Harwinder Sandhu |
MLA |
Vernon-Monashee |
|
Christine Fraser |
Mayor |
Township of Spallumcheen |
|
Jim Garlick |
Mayor |
District of Coldstream |
|
Ken Gillis |
Chair |
Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
|
Gail Given |
Chair |
Regional District of Central Okanagan |
|
Alan Harrison |
Mayor |
City of Salmon Arm |
|
Martin Johansen |
Mayor |
Town of Oliver |
|
Karla Kozakevich |
Chair |
Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen |
|
Greg Kyllo |
MLA |
Shuswap |
|
Roly Russell |
MLA |
Boundary-Similkameen |
|
Norm Letnick |
MLA |
Kelowna-Lake Country |
|
Jason Lum |
Chair |
Fraser Valley Regional District |
Kevin Flynn |
Chair |
Columbia Shuswap Regional District |
|
Greg McCune |
Mayor |
City of Enderby |
Sue McKortoff, (SIDIT Board Director) |
Mayor | Town of Osoyoos |
Renee Merryfield |
MLA | Kamloops-North Thompson |
Gord Milsom |
Mayor | City of West Kelowna |
|
Chris Pieper, (SIDIT Board Chair) |
Mayor |
City of Armstrong |
|
Al Raine |
Mayor |
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality |
|
Peter Robb |
Mayor |
District of Hope |
|
Terry Rysz, (SIDIT Board Director) |
Mayor |
District of Sicamous |
|
Ward Stamer |
Mayor |
District of Barriere |
Ben Stewart |
MLA |
Kelowna West |
|
Todd Stone |
MLA |
Kamloops-South Thompson |
|
Jackie Tegart |
MLA |
Fraser-Nicola |
|
Steve Thomson |
MLA |
Kelowna-Mission |
|
John Vassilaki |
Mayor |
City of Penticton |
|
|
Columbia-Kootenay Regional Advisory Committee Members:
Name | Title | Location |
| David Brooks-Hill | Director | Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Area B |
Karen Cathcart | Director | Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Area 'A' Rural Golden |
Diana Lockwood | Mayor | Regional District Central Kootenay, Village of Salmo |
Walter Popoff | Director | Regional District Central Kootenay, Area H |
Tanya Wall | Director | Regional District Central Kootenay, Area B |
Vacant | Regional District of East Kootenay | |
Susan Clovechok | Director | Regional District of East Kootenay, Electoral Area F |
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 |