Board Elections and Appointments, Chamber AGM, November 13, 2024
As part of our proceedings at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, our members elect candidates to join our Board of Directors.
Incorporated under Canada’s Boards of Trade Act, the Chamber could not exist without dedicated and passionate volunteers, giving their time and expertise to serve on our Board of Directors. For more than half a century, scores of local business leaders, non-profit executives, and community champions have skillfully guided our organization to grow and thrive. The board is responsible for strategic, governance, and fiduciary leadership, oversees the Chief Executive Officer, and is accountable to our members.
Past Chairs of our Board of Directors join our Board of Governors, who remain involved and connected with the Chamber in meaningful ways. In 2025, we will welcome Daniel Richardson to this esteemed group. Our sincere thanks as well to Governor Jenifer Wright, stepping down from the Board of Directors, having served as immediate Past Chair for 2024.
The Board consists of the Chair, Vice-Chair and 10 Directors. In addition, the immediate Past Chair, Chief Executive Officer and the Treasurer of the Chamber are ex-officio members of the Board.
2025 Board Executive: Motion to Appoint
Jennifer McKinnon
Chair
Director of HR
Manhas Health Co.
Vivien Symington
Vice Chair
Owner
Club Aviva
Daniel Richardson
Past Chair
Managing Partner
BTM Lawyers
Eric Salvador, CPA
Treasurer
Partner
Rise CPA Inc.
2025 Director Candidates: Five to be Elected / Re-elected
Chris Chong
Owner
Butter Studios
Pulkit Sharma
Project Manager
Peter Kiewit Sons ULC
Mohammad Darwish
President & CEO
Aplicata Technologies Inc.
Harvey Su
President
CINEC Education Group (Canada)
Mike Forrest
Vice President
Forrest Marine Ltd.
Noemi Victorino
Director, Fund Development
Low Entropy Foundation
Reihaneh Mirjani
Vice President / CEO
Immigrant Link Centre Society / Soul Bite Food
2025 Continuing Board Directors: 2nd Year of Term
Adel Gamar
CEO & Co-Founder
GLG Ltd.
Justin Levine
Lawyer
Golbey Levine, Lawyers + Advisors
Ryan Jamieson
Deputy Executive Director
Coquitlam Public Library
Devin Sharma
Principal Consultant
Swanky HR
Katherine Kim
Senior Account Manager
Business Development Bank of Canada