New Appointments:
Terry Farmer
Terry Farmer is the founder and President/CEO of Accent Inns
Inc. and currently serves on Tourism Vancouver’s board of directors as well as
acting as Vice-chair of Hosting for the 2005 World Curling Championships. In
1998 he was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Tourism and
Hospitality (Pacific Region).
Donald Monsour
Don Monsour is immediate past-president of the Council of
Tourism Associations of B.C. (COTA) and currently chairs the Product
Development Committee of the Canadian Tourism Commission. In addition to being
past-president of the British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association,
he has been involved with several Victoria food services companies.
Re-appointments:
Michael Duggan
Michael Duggan was appointed to the Board in 1999 and became chair in April
2001. He is principal of Mike Duggan Management Services and served as general
manager of the Pan Pacific Lodge in Whistler from 2000 - 2003. He has also held
the position of marketing chair of the Canada West Ski Areas Association from
1999 - 2002.
Beth
Campbell
Beth Campbell was appointed to the Board in April 2000 and was appointed
vice-chair in April 2002. She is owner and president of Penticton's Best
Western Inn and a governor for Best Western International. She is a former
mayor of the City of Penticton and is a past president of the Penticton Hotel
Association and the Penticton Chamber of Commerce.
John
Korenic
John Korenic was appointed to the Board in March 2002. He is the aviation
marketing director for the Vancouver International Airport Authority. He was
also formerly a director of Pacific and Europe alliances for Canadian Airlines
International Ltd. and worked with Wardair Canada Inc.
Charles
McDiarmid
Charles McDiarmid was appointed to the Board in March 2002. He is the managing
director of the Wickaninnish Inn and Pointe Restaurant in Pacific Rim National
Park. He also served as Tourism Vancouver’s sales director after working for
the Four Seasons Hotel Group in management positions in Calgary, Newport,
Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Stuart
McLaughlin
Stuart McLaughlin was appointed to the Board in March 2002. He is the president
of Grouse Mountain Resorts and director of the Mountain Experience for the
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.
Stephen
Smith
Stephen Smith was appointed to the Board in April 2000. General manager of the
Crest Hotel in Prince Rupert, Mr. Smith is a long-time director of the B.C. and
Yukon Hotel Association and is a past president of the Northern B.C. Tourism
Association.
Allen Tozer
Allen Tozer was appointed to the Board in March 2002. He is with Lexlaur
Properties Inc. He was formerly president of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism
Association in 1998, and of its precursor – the Okanagan Similkameen Tourism
Association – from 1995 -1998, after serving five years as a director.
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