In the City of Kamloops I have been involved with:
1) Community Futures Thompson Country (board member for 9 years with 6 years as Treasurer and 1 year as Vice-Chair) - Community Futures has and continues to provide business loans, business support, and economic development support in Kamloops and area. It also manages the employment services in the Merritt area. It has played a key role in many business successes in the region.
2)Venture Kamloops (VK) Business Care Program (board member for 5 years) - Originally started by the North Shore BIA, this program worked continuously in supporting business facing specific challenges and new business start-ups across the City. Over the life of the program many local businesses where provide advice or guidance that helped them survive or expand. While the program has changed, VK along with its partners continues to support business development and retention in the City.
3) Aberdeen Neigbhourhood Association (ANA) (board member 7 years, current President) - ANA focuses on connecting and supporting resident in Aberdeen. Current projects include the Bee Friendly garden development, Adopt-a-Road program, and establishment of a community Forest - all in the West Highlands Park. Past projects include the Winter Carnivals, Coffee Houses, Fire Smart workshop, community garden development, lighting walkways for safety, spring flower give-away, and the odd Neighbourhood Garage Sales. In addition, the ANA has spoken and continues to speak on neighbourhood issues such as ground water, street safety, emergency fire exits, major project development, new residential development and OCP updates.
4) City of Kamloops Revitalization Tax Exemption (RTE) Committee (Community representative, 1 year) - working with business representatives and City staff updated the RTE bylaw which brought in changes for the North Shore and Downtown along with a new hotel revitalization. Key outcomes are efforts to support new daycare development and foster new affordable housing units in the City.
5) Kamloops Voters Society (Board member 9 years, President for 2 years) - this organization speaks to issues of good governance, local government transparency and building community through resident engagement. Recent work includes dialogue with the City on establishing a new heavy industrial, investigating and advocating for change to TNRD spending and governance approaches, and undertaking larger community resident surveys on the implication of street issues in the City and TNRD spending concerns.
5) Kamloops Area Preservation Association (Board member 5 years) - this organizations speaks to issues associated with the Kamloops area environment.
6) Kamloops Kiwanis Club (member 3 years) - this organization raises funding for residents undergoing hardship and children's programming. Involved in fund raising for the NorKam Key Club, A Way Home Kamloops and many others.
7) Kamloops Chamber of Commerce ( member 3 years) - A key business support organization in Kamloops that does advocacy and research on many City issues impact business locally.

Outside the City I have been involved in:
8) BC Economic Development Association (Board member for 5 years of which 3 years as Treasurer) - this organization focused on supporting economic development officers across the province and advocated for local economic development approaches.
9) FORREX's (Forest Research Extension Partnership), socio-economic advisory committee (Committee member 3 years) - this committee focused on ensuring research of major industries, better understood Indigenous values in land management, and rural communities involvement in land use decisions was recognized in FORREX research.
10) BC Government's Inland Port Steering Committee (served as interior economic development representative for Ministry (2 years) - This project has led to one of the development of the Inland Port in Ashcroft which is now one of the largest employers in the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area.