Chair, Community Futures Cowichan
CFs Represented:
- Alberni-Clayoquot
- Cowichan Region
- Howe Sound
- Mount Waddington
- Powell River
- Strathcona
- Sunshine Coast
Our Board
The Community Futures British Columbia Board of Directors is comprised of 6 volunteer, 3 General Manager Representatives and an Indigenous advisor.
Each year during the Community Futures Annual General Meeting Board positions come up for election. In order to qualify for one of the volunteer positions, prospective candidates are required to be chair, vice chair or past member of the executive of the board of directors of an Active Member or act as general manager of an Active Member.
The Corporation shall, in nominating candidates for election as Directors or in filling vacancies, strive to ensure, to the extent practicable and subject always to the right of the Members to elect the Directors that, at any given time, a maximum of three (3) Directors have the qualification or function of general manager of an Active Member. The term of office for Directors with the qualification or function of general manager of an Active Member shall be two (2) years, with a maximum of two (2) terms (total four (4) years). The term of office for all other Directors shall be three (3) years, with a maximum of two (2) terms (total of six (6) years). The Community Futures Aboriginal Advisor is a volunteer board member from an Aboriginal exclusive Community Futures, and is of Aboriginal descent, including First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Volunteer Board
Robert Annis
Chair
Mike Guarnery
Vice-Chair
Past Chair, Community Futures East Kootenay
CFs Represented:
- Boundary
- Central Kootenay
- East Kootenay
- Greater Trail
- Revelstoke
Wendy Prystay
Secretary/Treasurer
Chair, Community Futures Pacific Northwest
CFs Represented:
- 16/37
- Haida Gwaii
- Nadina
- Pacific Northwest
- Stuart Nechako
Wendy Smitka
Past-Chair
Past- Chair, Community Futures Central Island
Advisory position on CFBC Board
Russ Beerling
Director
Community Futures Peace Liard
CFs Represented:
- Central Island
- North Fraser
- Peace Liard
- South Fraser
Troy Dungate
Director
Chair, Community Futures Fraser Fort George
CFs Represented:
- Cariboo Chilcotin
- Fraser Fort George
- North Cariboo
- Sun Country
- Thompson Country
Brenda Gould
Director
Director, Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen
CF's Represented:
- Central Okanagan
- North Okanagan
- Okanagan Similkameen
- Nicola Valley
- Shuswap
Andrea Wilkey
Director / Managers' Representative
Executive Director, Community Futures Central Kootenay
Kevin Dorrius
Director / Managers' Representatives
General Manager, Community Futures Revelstoke
Susan Stearns
Director / Managers' Representative
General Manager, Community Futures Fraser Fort George
Larry Casper
Indigenous Advisor
Larry Casper has a background in Leisure and Business Administration and worked for the Lillooet Tribal Council for 16.5 years, before assuming his new role with the Seton Lake Band Council in January 2008. He is the Seton Lake Band Past Chief.
Larry is the current chair, Community Futures Central Interior First Nations as well as a Trustee with School District 74. He is a Certified Professional Aboriginal Economic Developer. Larry is very dedicated to the future of Aboriginal People and to the provision of appropriate programs and services to foster their development.
Larry has been the ex-officio Aboriginal Representative on the Community Futures British Columbia Board since 1998. He was been instrumental in the development of the Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit. In the past he has served with the Aboriginal Business Service Network,
CFs Represented
- Central Interior First Nations
- Nuu Chah Nulth
- Sto:lo
