ASSOCIATIONS/TRUSTS
BC Aviation Council
Dave Frank, Executive Director
info@bcaviationcouncil.org
306 – 8300 Bennett Road, Richmond,
BC, V6Y 1N5
bcaviationcouncil.org
BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI)
Travis Joern, Director of Communications
Joern@cofi.org
585 Howe St, Suite 1220, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T5
cofi.org
BC Centre for Agritech Innovation, a Simon
Fraser University initiative
bc_cai@sfu.ca
13450 - 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0A3
sfu.ca/agritech-innovation.html
Cando
Ray Wanuch, Executive Director
cando@edo.ca
9635 – 45 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6E 5Z8
edo.ca
Economic Developers Association
of Canada
Penny Gardiner, Executive Director
gardiner@edac.ca
edac.ca
ETSI-BC (Economic Trust of the Southern
Interior)
Laurel Douglas, Chief Executive Officer
laurel@etsi-bc.ca
201 – 460 Doyle Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 0C2
etsi-bc.ca
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
David Munro, Manufacturing Consortium
Manager, British Columbia
dmunro@emccanada.org
Box 396, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5P7
emccanada.org
Hydrogen British Columbia
Todd Romaine, Executive Director
info@canadaH2.ca
canadah2.ca
International Economic Development
Council
Nathan Ohle, President & CEO
1275 K Street, Suite 300, Washington, DC USA,
20005-4083
iedconline.org
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
TJ Schur, CEO
info@iafbc.ca
PO Box 8248, Victoria, BC, V8W 3R9
iafbc.ca
Island Coastal Economic Trust
Brodie Guy, Chief Executive Officer
brodie@islandcoastaltrust.ca
#108 – 501 4th Street, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1H3
islandcoastaltrust.ca
Northern Development Initiative Trust
Felicia McGee, Senior Director, Economic
Development and Programming
info@northerndevelopment.bc.ca
301-1268 Fifth Avenue, Prince George,
BC, V2L 3L2
northerndevelopment.bc.ca
PNWER
Matt Morrison, CEO/Executive Director
matt.morrison@pnwer.org
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 460, Seattle, WA USA,
98121
pnwer.org
Technology Professionals BC
John Leech, CEO
info@techprobc.org
techprobc.org
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
Ellen Walker-Matthews, CEO
info@totabc.com
101–1865 Dilworth Drive, Suite #329, Kelowna,
BC, V1Y 9T1
totabc.org
WeBC
Shauna Harper, CEO
hello@we-bc.ca
Suite 201, 1726 Dolphin Avenue, Kelowna, BC,
V1Y 9R9
we-bc.ca
CARIBOO
Cariboo Regional District
Beth Holden, Regional Economic & Community
Development Officer
bholden@cariboord.ca
Suite D, 180 North Third Avenue, Williams Lake,
BC, V2G 2A4
cariboord.ca
City of Prince George
Deklan Corstanje, Manager, Economic
Development
deklan.corstanje@princegeorge.ca
1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC,
V2L 3V9
princegeorge.ca
City of Quesnel
Amy Reid, Manager of Economic Development
& Tourism
areid@quesnel.ca
410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, V2J 7J5
quesnel.ca
City of Williams Lake
Beth Veenkamp, Economic Development Officer
bveenkamp@williamslake.ca
450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC, VG 1N3
williamslake.ca
District of 100 Mile House
Joanne Doddridge, Director of Economic
Development & Planning
jdoddridge@100milehouse.com
PO Box 340, 100 Mile House, BC, V0K 2E0
100milehouse.com
District of Mackenzie
Rachelle Richman, Economic Development Clerk
rrichman@districtofmackenzie.ca
1 Mackenzie Blvd, Bag 340, Mackenzie, BC,
V0J 2C0
districtofmackenzie.ca
Sasuchan Development Corporation
Michael Robert, CEO
mrobert@sasuchan.ca
510 Carney St, Prince George, BC, V2M 2K6
sasuchan.ca
Tsilqot'in National Government
Dolly Kershaw, Economic Opportunities
Coordinator
dkershaw@tsilhqotin.ca
253 4th Ave N, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 4T4
tsilhqotin.ca
Village of McBride
Karen Dube, Community Economic Development
Coordinator
karen@mcbride.ca
100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., PO Box
519, McBride, BC, V0J 2E0
mcbride.ca
Williams Lake First Nation
Kirk Dressler, Director of Legal and Corporate
Services
kirk.dressler@wlfn.ca
315 Yorston Street, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1H1
wlfn.ca
Xatsull First Nation
Chylane Diablo, CAO
cao@xatsull.com
3474A Mountain House Rd., Williams Lake, BC,
V2G 5L5
xatsull.com
CORPORATE
468 Communications
468insider.com
Tim Fry, President
tim@468communications.com
468insider.com
AFC Services
Dr. Alireza Farahani, Business & Urban/Regional
Economic Development Expert
alirezaffarahani@outlook.com
Port Moody, BC, V3H 3A5
Airbnb
airbnb.ca
BC Hydro
bizdev@bchydro.com
333 Dunsmuir St, 15th floor, Vancouver, BC,
V6B 5R3
choose.bchydro.com
BC Infrastructure Benefits
Greg Johnson, Executive Director, Stakeholder &
Community Relations
gjohnson@bcib.ca
bcib.ca
Borrow Enterprises Ltd.
Doug Borrow, President
dborrow@beltd.ca
Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2
beltd.ca
Business Development Bank of Canada
info@bdc.ca
bdc.ca
Cityviz
Sasha Bogdanovic, Chief Technical Officer
info@cityviz.ca
cityviz.ca
Deloitte
Jamie Vann Struth
jvannstruth@deloitte.ca
Vancouver, BC
deloitte.com
Destination BC
Spencer Toth, Senior Program Advisor,
Destination Development
spencer.toth@destinationbc.ca
12th Floor – 510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC,
V6C 3A8
destinationbc.ca
Empowell Enterprises Inc.
Michelle Wu, Project Coordinator
michelle.wu@sunshinecoastbc.org
204 - 7385 Duncan St, Powell River, BC, V8A 1W6
ExecutivePulse
Laith Wardi, President
lwardi@e-pulse.net
executivepulse.com
FortisBC
Surrey, BC,
fortisbc.com
Gafka, Valerie
ProjectsByVal@gmail.com
Langley, BC,
Indigenous Tourism BC
Paula Amos, Chief Marketing and Development
Officer
paula@indigenousbc.com
707-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver,
BC, V7T 1A2
www.indigenousbc.com
John Watson Consulting
John Watson, Economic Development
john@johnwatsonconsulting.com
Courtenay, BC, V9J 1W4
Localintel
Dave Parsell, Co-Founder & CEO
dave@localintel.co
Suite 1680; 401 W Georgia St, Vancouver,
BC, V6B 5A1
ecdev.org
Meet in Penticton
Karen Davy, Convention Bureau Manager
ask@meetinpenticton.com
Penticton, BC
meetinpenticton.com
O'Leary & Associates Ltd.
Colin O'Leary, Principal
colin@olearyandassociates.ca
Kamloops, BC
olearyandassociates.ca
ResearchFDI
Amber Hunter, EVP, North America
info@researchfdi.com
2075 Blvd Robert-Bourassa, Suite 1202, Montreal,
QC, H3A 2L1
researchfdi.com
Sklar Consulting
Alissa Sklar, Ph.D.
alissa@sklar-consulting.com
Montreal, QC
sklar-consulting.com
SuccessionReady
James Grieve, Co-Founder
james@catalyst-strategies.com
Kelowna, BC
successionready.ca
GOVERNMENT
Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth
Provincial programs and supports for economic
development:
economicdevelopment@gov.bc.ca
Investment, business expansion and trade:
International@gov.bc.ca
Small business supports:
Business.Advisors@gov.bc.ca
gov.bc.ca
Procurement Assistance Canada
questions@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement.
html
Provincial Nominee Program
PNPConcierge@gov.bc.ca
welcomebc.ca
KOOTENAY
Castlegar and District Chamber of
Commerce
Tammy Verigin-Burk, Executive Director
cdcoced@castlegar.com
1810 8th Avenue Unit A, Castlegar, BC, V1N 2Y2
chamber.castlegar.com
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