Westside board shakeup
Okanagan Edge Staff - Jan 15, 2018 - Biz Releases

Image: Greater Westside Board of Trade

The Greater Westside Board of Trade’s new board of directors features several familiar faces, many returning in new positions.

The 2018 board, which was decided at the organization’s annual general meeting Jan. 11, will be chaired by Bobby Gidda, the president of Volcanic Hills Winery.

Craig Garries, the owner of PostNet, will act as the board’s vice chair; BDO Canada’s Brett Wike was named second vice chair; Aries Accounting owner Sarah Sabo will act as treasurer; and Gord Milsom, a certified financial planner, was named secretary.

Gidda says his tenure will be marked by a push to attract more members to the board, and encourage more trade between members.

“We will continue to build better member connection to encourage members to go to other members first when they are looking for products or services. We also want to communicate the value of being a member of the Board of Trade in more meaningful ways to the membership,” he said.

“We want to be the go-to resource for Westside businesses so they can connect with the right people and make their businesses better in more ways than just improving their bottom line,” adds Garries.

The remaining members of the 2018 board include:

-Calvin Barr, owner of Ever-Clear Window Cleaning;
-Nelson Derickson, chair of the Westbank First Nation Economic Development Commission;
-Alex Draper, director of business operations with the West Kelowna Warriors;
-Debbie Dupasquier, owner of Distinctly Kelowna Tours;
-Amber Hall, senior regional market manager at Telus;
-Ray Kandola, Owner of City Furniture and Appliance;
-Sara Lussier, realtor with Royal LePage;
-Ed Stephens, senior manager of airport development at Kelowna International Airport.


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