Gordon Denford
Board Chair
Board Nominee

Mr. Denford is the President and CEO of the Victoria based Denford Group of companies which include Berwick Retirement Communities Ltd. that own and operate large retirement and assisted living complexes in Victoria, Nanaimo, Comox and Kamloops, BC.

Mr. Denford has extensive experience in land planning, development and large scale construction. He is a past president of Tourism Victoria and the Urban Development Institute and a past Chairman of the Advisory Planning Commissions of both the City of Victoria and the Municpality of Saanich.

He was one of the founders of the Western and Pacific Bank of Canada which subsequently merged with the Bank of Alberta to form the highly successful Canadian Western Bank and Trust.

Mr. Denford has been involved in many community activities over the years and is currently a member of the Medical Services Commission of the Province of British Columbia representing the beneficiaries (public) of the Medical Services Plan. He is a member of the Board and Chairman of the Planning and Development Committee of the Peninsula Co-Op and Consumer Services.

Matthew G. Watson
Board Vice-Chair / Chair, Airport Consultative Committee
Board Nominee

Matthew Watson is President and CEO of ESI Environmental Sensors Inc., a Victoria based world leader in water monitoring and management systems for soil and oil. Prior to that, Matthew was COO of Carmanah Technologies Corp., a Victoria based technology company supplying solar powered lighting and systems for the aviation, marine, telecommunication, transit and traffic markets. Before entering business, Matthew practised law for 10 years in his own law firm and in the Vancouver office of a leading national law firm doing corporate/commercial work in the transportation, real estate, banking and technology sectors.

Matthew has a BA and LLB from UBC and has guest lectured on business and legal issues for UVIC's MBA program and UBC's Commerce Faculty.

Christine Stoneman
Nominated by the Province of British Columbia
Board Secretary / Chair, Governance Committee

Christine Stoneman (CMC, RPR) as a Principal with Chemistry Consulting Group has been a valuable member of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry for more then 26 years. Active in the community, she serves on the Board of Canadian Tourism Human Resouce Council, the Victoria Airport Authority and is the Past Chair of Tourism Victoria.

Previously Christine was a Principal with Grant Thornton LLP, as a Consultant and Provincial Manager of GT Hiring Solutions. She has lived and worked in Europe, Canada and the Caribbean and is bilingual in German and English. Her management positions in the Hospitality Industry have been with Four Seasons Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Trusthouse Forte, Keg Restaurants and included hotel operations ranging from 250-950 guest rooms and restuarants seating 80 to 120. Her work in the industry has taken her to Victoria and Toronto and contract positions with Wardair Holidays in the Caribbean. Christine specializes in industry specific training customized to individual hotels or restaurants, as well as consulting services relating to operational and human resources issues. Christine was a BC Representative on the National committee for the validation and development of National Occupational Standards for the Hospitality Industry, specifically for Reservations Sales Agent, Front Desk Agent and Tourism Trainer and is a Nationally certified Tourism Trainer, Reservation Sales Agent and Front Desk Agent by the Canadian Tourism Resource Council.

Christine is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and a Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR).

Peter Dolezal
Nominated by the District of North Saanich
Chair, Audit and Finance Committee

Peter Dolezal has more than 30 years senior executive experience in the automobile, oil sands, mining, property development and real estate sectors, in both the private sector and in government. Among several positions in British Columbia, he assisted in the start up of B.C. Buildings Corporation as a replacement for the Ministry of Public Works and served as the Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer for seven years. Several of his past positions have involved extensive business development initiatives in Asia, Europe and in South America.

In addition to being Chair of the Victoria Airport Authority Audit and Finance Committee, Mr. Dolezal recently served on the board of Municipal Solutions Group, and is on the boards of various volunteer organizations, including Victoria Habitat for Humanity and Mount Newton Centre Society on the Saanich Peninsula. Mr. Dolezal operates his own company, Dolezal Consultants Ltd., through which he has provided consulting services to both the private sector and to government.

Mervyn Lougher-Goodey
Nominated by the Town of Sidney
Chair, Planning and Development Committee

Mervyn Lougher-Goodey has held senior appointments in the Canadian Forces; including Chief Engineer for Canadian Forces Europe, Chief Engineer for the Army, and Director General Infrastructure Management for the Canadian Forces. Among his community activities he presently chairs the Saanich Peninsula Water Commission and Waste Water Management Committee. He is a governor on the board of the Vancouver Island and Yukon Branch of the Corps of Commissionaires, and Secretary for the Sidney Ratepayers Association. He previously served as Chair of CRD Water Advisory Committee, Secretary/Treasurer for the Saanich Peninsula Health Association, Vice Chair of the Advisory Planning Commission, and Chair of the Environmental Heritage Commission for the Town of Sidney; as well he served as a volunteer with the Beacon Community Services.

Victoria Kuhl
Nominated by the Capital Regional District

Victoria Kuhl is the principal of The Kuhl Consulting Group, a communications and public policy government relations practice. The firm has a particular focus on community relations and communications for successful business partnerships with the public sector. They have a wide range of public and private sector clients in Canada and from the US.

Ms. Kuhl served as the founding member and Vice Chair of a provincial administrative tribunal charged with establishing a regulatory framework. She also served two terms each as a Saanich Councillor, a Victoria school trustee and lived and worked as a health care professional in Europe and the US.

Active in the Victoria community and the Vancouver market she serves on several boards including the Saanich Police Board, the Victoria Foundation Board of Governors and is the Provincial public representative on the Certified General Board of Governors of BC.

Ms. Kuhl was recently awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for community service.

M.B. (Mel) Couvelier
Nominated by the Town of Sidney

Mel Couvelier is a past B.C. Minister of Finance. Mr. Couvelier is currently Board Chairman of Municpal Solutions Group, a public software company. Mr. Couvelier sits on the Board of the Lodge at Broadmead, and is a patron of the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific. Mr. Couvelier served as President of the Union of B.C. Municipalities and Mayor of Saanich Municipality, and served on numerous Boards including: BC Bancorp (assisting in its wind-up), Vancouver Stock Exchange, and Capital Regional District. Mr. Couvelier was a founding Director and Chairman of Islands 86, Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association, Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission, and Victoria Technology Association. Mr. Couvelier has operated and owned numerous private businesses.

Peter D. Bray, M.B.A., C.G.A.
Nominated by the City of Victoria

Peter Bray recently worked in excess of 30 years with various ministries of the Province of British Columbia in a number of senior financial and auditing management positions. His final position was Legislative Comptroller. Prior experience involved banking and the Canadian Armed Forces. Mr. Bray is a Certified General Accountant.

Mr. Bray has held a number of board positions with national and local non-profit organisations, including the Financial Management Institute of Canada, the Victoria Jazz Society, and the Literary Arts Festival Society of Victoria.

Glen Crawford, CA, CFP, CLU
Nominated by the Corporatation of the District of Saanich

Glen was born and raised in Victoria BC. He graduated from the University of Victoria with a BSc. He then entered articles and received his CA in 1968 with what is now known as KPMG. He was a partner from 1975-1999 when he retired. He received his CFP in 1988 and CLU in 2005. For the last seven years he has delivered high end specialized, insurance and estate planning and charitable solutions for individuals and corporate clients. He is currently an estate planning specialist with CIBC Wood Gundy.

He has been active in community matters with participation on a number of local charitable and other boards. He is currently a director of the Victoria Open Golf Society (sponsors the annual Canadian Tour event in Victoria), the Victoria Airport Authority, Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, a past director of the Victoria Golf Club, was a founding director of the Vancouver Island chapter of CAFE (Canadian Association of Financial Enterprises) and a life member of the Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association.

Lindalee Brougham, CA. CGA, CFP, MA
Nominated by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Lindalee Broughman is the President of LL Broughman Inc., Chartered Accountant, a company that works with business owners to help them achieve their goals. Services provided include general compliance work (year ends and tax) as well as consulting and coaching allowing clients to become informed decision makers.

Mrs. Broughman is the Chair of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and Past Chair of the Canadian Home Builders Association - Victoria. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC, the Certified General Accountants of BC and the Financial Planner Standards Council. She also volunteers her time doing tax returns for the elderly each year through a CRA program.

She has won numerous awards from the Canadian Home Builders Association including the top non-builder award for BC for the year 2006. Other awards include one of the Fastest 25 growing businesses in Victoria for 2006 and Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.

R. Chad Rintoul
Nominated by the District of North Saanich

Chad Rintoul is General Manager & Partner of Intercontinental Resource Management Ltd. a project management consulting company specializing in the resource sector. His family settled in North Saanich following a decade living overseas with positions in Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and most recently in the United Kingdom as a Vice President of the Arctic Construction International Group.

Mr. Rintoul has a BA from the University of Windsor and Honours Standing in Political Economy from the University of Western Ontario. Past associations include membership in the Canadian Business Association of Almaty, and founding member status in the Vladivostok International Business Association. He recently completed a five year term as a Director of the Canada Pacific Russia Trade Centre in Vancouver, an organization aimed at increasing trade links between Pacific Canada and Pacific Russia.  Currently, Chad is a member of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Chairman of the District of North Saanich Resident Liason Committee for a major infrastructure project, and he is Vice Chair of the Victoria Airport Authority Planning & Development Committee.

Bruce Knott, CMA
Nominated by the Federal Government of Canada

Mr. Bruce Knott has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and is a Certified Managment Accountant (CMA). He operates as an independent consultant through his company BKMS Limited.

Mr. Knott provides consulting services related to large scale aboriginal economic development initiatives, land claim implementation matters, business planning and acquisitions in the private sector, and program design in the public sector.

Mr. Knott's background includes support for Canada's system of northern airports and assisting regional air carriers in commercial matters.

Bob Coulter
Nominated by the Federal Government of Canada

Bob Coulter has 26 years flying experience in military and commercial flight operations. He is currently an Airbus A340 Senior Captain with Cathay Pacific Airways, based in Vancouver.

Bob is a graduate of Royal Roads Military College, with a BSc in Physics and Physical Oceanography. During his military career, he was involved in both maritime patrol and global transport aircraft operations. He commanded numerous overseas flights involving Canadian Heads of State and participated in air to air refueling operations in the 1991 Gulf War.

After leaving the military in 1992, he joined Cathay Pacific Airways and moved his family to Hong Kong. His flying duties have taken him to major airports throughout Asia, the Middle East and Australia. In 1996, Bob and his family returned to Canada and settled in North Saanich. Currently, he is predominately flying the Trans Pacifc routes.

Bob is an active volunteer in his children's school and their sports activities. Currently, he chairs the board that oversees the pension plan for Cathay Pacific pilots, based in Canada.

Richard Paquette
President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Paquette has over 30 years experience in airport management and operations and is currently President and CEO of Victoria Airport Authority.

Mr. Paquette held the position of President and CEO of Airport Performance Group Ltd., a subsidiary of the Calgary Airport Authority. Before that he worked for the Calgary Airport Authority as Vice-President, Airport Development.

Over the past 30 years Mr. Paquette's airport background included a number of progressively senior positions in Transport Canada, General Manager of Calgary and Edmonton International Airports, and Director Airport Operations - Pacific Region.