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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 | Carol Suhan, Founding Director & Chair
Carol is the Waste Reduction Manager for the Central Okanagan Regional District. She has an MBA in public relations and communications, and is certified in public consultation through the International Association of Public Participation. Carol has extensive experience conceptualizing, developing, overseeing, and evaluating community-based social marketing projects. |
 | Daren Wride, Founding Director & Vice-Chair
Daren is a pastor and award-winning marathon canoe racer and motivational speaker who has decades of experience educating specific groups of people about social sustainability issues. He is eager to help develop educational programs targeted specifically to church congregations. |
 | Don Dobson, P.Eng, Founding Director
Don is a hydrologist who specializes in watershed management as it relates to natural resource industries such as forestry and mining. He has decades of experience in the public and private sectors related to environmental and economic sustainability issues. |
 | Tom Siddon, P.Eng, Founding Director
Tom earned a PhD in aeroacoustics and was involved in the aviation industry before entering federal politics. A former federal cabinet minister with a keen interest in sustainability issues, Tom is also chair of the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council and a director of the Okanagan Partnership. |
 | Patrick Ewings, CMA, Treasurer
Patrick has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC and Certified Management Accountant designation. He started practice in 1990, and concentrates on personal and corporate tax return preparation and planning, and the preparation of financial statements. |
 | Joanne de Vries, Founder & CEO
The foundation is the brainchild of Joanne de Vries, a communications consultant with 15 years experience in social marketing, risk communication, market research, and project design, development, delivery, and evaluation. She has worked closely with all levels of government throughout BC to help them educate and consult with their publics about sustainability issues such as strategic and community planning, water and wastewater management, solid waste management, transportation demand management, and energy efficiency. |
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