– The Victoria Chamber is funded by businesses to support business, and works to strengthen the region’s business community through advocacy, networking events, professional development activities and other unique programming.
GREATER VICTORIA – The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) is pleased to announce its 2017 Board of Directors and committees.
Comprised of established business and community leaders, The Chamber’s board and committees work to improve business conditions in Greater Victoria and maximize the value of membership with The Chamber.
“Our board and committee volunteers allow The Chamber to tap into the business community’s influence and expertise to get what we need done, done,” said Chamber Chair, Al Hasham. “We look forward to 2017 being another great year for business in Greater Victoria.”
Board of Directors:
- Chair: Al Hasham, Owner of Maximum Express Courier, Freight and Logistics and Max Furniture.
- Vice Chair: Dan Dagg, President, Hot House Marketing.
- Past Chair: Frank Bourree, CEO/Owner of Chemistry Consulting Group Inc. and GT Hiring Solutions.
- Treasurer: Kris Wirk, Partner, Dickson Dusanj & Wirk.
- Secretary: John Wilson, CEO, Wilson’s Group of Companies.
- Executive Member-at-Large: Patricia Jelinski, CEO, United Way of Greater Victoria.
- Executive Member-at-Large: Mark Mawhinney, Investment Advisor, Odlum Brown Ltd.
- Carmen Charette, Vice-President External Relations, University of Victoria.
- Lise Gyorkos, President/Co-owner, Page One Publishing Inc.
- Gary Kinar, Lawyer/Co-owner, Kinar Curry Lawyers.
- Natasha Reger, Owner, The Reger Group.
- Mark Smith, Chief Experience Officer, Query Technologies Corp.
- Captain (Navy) Steve Waddell, Base Commander, CFB Esquimalt.
Ex-officio members: Prodigy Group Chair, Shaun Cerisano, and Chamber CEO, Catherine Holt.
