Board of Directors
Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region is governed by 11 members from within our communities.
The current Board of Directors is made up of elected officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives that are appointed by their respective councils and organizations to represent their community on the Community Futures board. The current Board of Directors are:
City of Grande Prairie - Dan Wong
County of Grande Prairie - Leanne Beaupre
M.D. of Greenview No. 16 - Lesley Vandemark
Town of Wembley - Owen Smith
Town of Beaverlodge - Judy Kokotilo-Bekkerus
Village of Hythe - Judy Amendt
Town of Sexsmith - Barb Sparks
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce - Darlene Repka-Smith
Beaverlodge Chamber of Commerce - Ernie Beart
Hythe Chamber of Commerce - Arthur Amendt
Sexsmith Chamber of Commerce - Lucille Partington
Message From the Board Chair
What a year of firsts. New office space, amalgamation of staff from 3 offices, new name, new brand, new minister and new chairman and 2 new board members. Hats off to all the staff and board members. They have been a tremendous source of support. Amidst of all the turmoil the staff and management have been extremely busy. Projects continued to be implemented and completed seamlessly. Some of the initiatives staff has been working on this year are:
- Arctic Winter Games 2010 - Bid Commit
- RCED (Rural Community Economic Development)
- GPRTA Destination Marketing Fund Survey and Implementation
- Dinosaur RCED Project - River of Death and Discovery Dinosaur Centre Steering Committee
- Peace Region Computer Game Industry Development
- South Peace Centennial Museum Marketing & Education Strategy
- Skills Link Program
- NADC Pilot Project – Youth stay in school and graduate
- Centre For Research & Innovation
- Rural Community Economic Development Success Stories
- Professional Luncheon
- Fall Symposium - Economic Diversification - “Bust-proofing” Our Regional Economy
- NAYEC 2007 (Northern Alberta Youth Entrepreneur Camp)
- Branding the Peace Country Association
- Hosting of wide variety of training
- Strategic Planning of Nitehawk Ski Area
- Horse Lake Investment Management Board to provide business development and business after-care service
New Partnerships
- Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
- Alberta CED Network
- Horse Lake Investment Management Board
The Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region Board of Directors, as well as staff, have demonstrated their strengths and dedication to move these initiatives forward to achieve successes for their communities. Congratulations!