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Michael Macaulay is the new Accelerate Okanagan board chair.
The new Accelerate Okanagan board of directors is a who’s who of movers and shakers in the valley.
The tech organization held its annual general meeting in late October, during which time it welcomed new board members, said goodbye to others and brought back several more.
The board also welcomed Michael Macaulay as its new chair, taking over for Corie Griffiths, who has shifted to the treasurer’s role.
Macaulay is a partner at Lawson Lundell LLP, whose Kelowna office he helped open. He focuses on corporate, securities and technology law, but he has extensive experience working with and advising entrepreneurs, startups, emerging companies, angel investors and venture capital funds.
Tanja Halsall, who is the chief people officer at Potentia Human Resources, is the board vice-chair.
Other board members include Ashley Ramsay (Yeti Farm Creative), Buffy Mills (First Nations Group Benefits and Pension), Chris Pinkerton (Clearco), Doug Gilchrist (City of Kelowna), Harry Singh, Jennifer Kilback (Hyper Hippo), Mark Betteridge (Mark Betteridge and Associates), Nicole Rusted (Vortovia), Phil Ashman (Okanagan College), Phil Barker (UBC Okanagan), Sally Powell (PAI Health) and Shayne Dyrdal (City of Kelowna).
Blair Forrest, Josh Fraser and Quinton Pullen all departed the board.
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