Christine Stoneman
Board Chair
Nominated by the Province of British Columbia

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

Christine has lived and worked in Europe, Canada and the Caribbean and is bilingual in German and English.  Prior to entering the consulting field, she held management positions with Four Seasons Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Trusthouse Forte, and Keg Restaurants. 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 overses GT Hiring Solutions services, the provincially funded BC Employment Program, delivered in 15 offices across BC and with a team of 65 staff.

She was a BC Representative on the National Committee for the Validation and Development of National Occupational Standards for Reservations Sales Agent, Front Desk Agent and Tourism Trainer.  She is nationally-certified as a Tourism Trainer, Reservation Sales Agent and Front Desk Agent by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council.

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

Peter D. Bray, M.B.A., C.G.A.
Board Vice Chair, Chair, Airport Consultative Committee
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 organizations, including the Financial Management Institute of Canada, the Victoria Jazz Society, and the Literary Arts Festival Society of Victoria.

R. Chad Rintoul
Chair, Planning and Development Committee
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.  He was also Chair of the District of North Saanich Resident Liaison Committee for a major infrastructure construction project until conclusion in November, 2008.  Currently, Chad is a member of Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, and he is Chair of the Victoria Airport Authority Planning & Development Committee.

Glen Crawford, CA, CFP, CLU
Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
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
Board Secretary, Chair, Governance Committee
Nominated by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Lindalee Brougham is the President of LL Brougham 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.

Active in the community Lindalee sits on the Greater Victoria Police Board and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia Board. She is the Past 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. Lindalee is currently in the Institute of Corporate Directors course to enrich her knowledge.

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.

Bob Coulter
Appointed by the Federal Government of Canada

Bob Coulter has 29 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 Pacific 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.

James P. Crowley
Nominated by the District of North Saanich

James (Jim) Crowley brings over fifty years of business, educational and flying experience to the VAA Board. His early professional career was as a faculty member first at Selkirk College and at the University of Calgary from 1969 through 1980. At Selkirk College, he was a co-founder of the Selkirk Aviation Technology program, the first college-based pilot training program in Canada and he supervised the first inter-disciplinary Ph.D. ever granted at the University of Calgary in 1974 which focused on the economic and environmental advantages of STOL (short take-off and landing) aircraft in Canadian “short-haul” air corridors. He has also logged several thousand hours in military and civilian flying, the latter as a corporate pilot for a Calgary-based environmental research company.

From the mid-1980s on, Jim’s primary focus has been on various forms of alternate energy development and he was employed for many years by one of Canada’s largest engineering firms as a project manager and corporate director in that field. Prior to settling permanently in North Saanich in October 2009, his efforts in the preceding ten years were devoted to the development of unconventional natural gas reserves in central Alberta. In various business related capacities, he has travelled extensively throughout all of North America, Central America, SE Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

In stepping out of his roles as an inveterate commuter and exploration geologist in Calgary, Jim finally joined his wife, Gillian, a resident of North Saanich since early 2007.

Bruce Knott, CMA
Appointed by the Federal Government of Canada

Mr. Bruce Knott has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and is a Certified Management 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.

Mel Rinald
Nominated by the Town of Sidney

Mel Rinald is currently retired and living in the Town of Sidney. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and worked 30 years in Canadian industry including 10 years at MacMillan Bloedel and 20 years at Xerox Canada Inc.

Mel moved to Victoria in 1993 to assume ownership of Red Apple Foods Inc. He operated nine A&W franchise restaurants in greater Victoria as a family enterprise until selling the businesses in 2007.

Mel has been an active participant in the communities, serving in numerous capacities in sports related activities while his family was young. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Manitoba Theatre Centre, the Vancouver Playhouse and the Board of Advisors to the University of Victoria School of Business. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Canada GardenWorks Limited.

Since moving to the Town of Sidney in 1999 Mel has served on the Economic Development Committee, three terms on the Advisory Planning Commission and was Chair of the Steering Committee for the Town’s Downtown and Waterfront, and Local Area Plan 2007-2008.

Graeme Roberts
Nominated by the District of Central Saanich

Graeme Roberts was born and raised in Victoria, B.C. and completed his education in the U.K.  He has served in management capacities for major automobile manufacturers in Vancouver and Toronto, and is a retired automobile dealer having developed, owned and operated two successful new vehicle dealerships.

He was a charter member of the Board of Directors of the BC Ferry Corporation, is a past president of the BC Motor Dealer Association, past District Governor Gyro International, and served for 20 years as a member of the Board of Directors Air BC, Air Canada Regional and Air Canada Jazz airlines.  He is a former Mayor of Nanaimo and is past Chairman of the British Columbia Public Service Commission.

Since 1988 Graeme has been a dedicated volunteer and enthusiastic supporter of amateur athletics in British Columbia.  In this role he has attended events in 40 communities throughout the province that have hosted the BC Summer and Winter Games, Northern Games, Senior's Games and Games for the Disabled.  For his efforts, time and commitment he has been named as an Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of the BC Games Society.

Mel Satok, MRAIC
Nominated by the Town of Sidney

Mel Satok has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto and has over 40 years of diversified experience as an Architect.  He was principal of his own firm for 26 years in Toronto specializing in land planning, recreational, industrial, residential and institutional projects including a number of award winning fire halls.

He then joined the Zeidler Partnership as a senior associate, managing large residential, commercial and institutional projects.  In 1993, he and his wife moved to Hong Kong where he became vice-president of Asian Operations for Zeidler Partnership International with projects in Hong Kong and China.  He later joined Parsons International of Pasadena California in their Manila office as Director of the Architectural and Engineering Department which was involved in the design and contract drawings for a military air and naval base in Saudia Arabia.

In 1999 he returned to Canada, locating in Sidney.  He has been very active in the community serving on the Advisory Planning Commission from 2000-2006, 2008 to present with 2 years as chair, Vision 2000 Committee 2000-2007 and Local Area Plan 2007-2008 as vice-chair.

Mel is an active volunteer on a number of societies and boards as well as maintaining a Consulting Design Practice.

Matthew G. Watson
Board Nominee

Matthew Watson has over two decades of corporate and legal experience including senior executive positions with Carmanah Technologies (Chief Operating Officer) and ACD Systems (Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs).  Matthew also served as CEO of our Province's Innovation Council.  Currently, Matthew works as a consultant to a Private Equity Fund focused on the renewable energy sector, is an active board member of Chudleigh Ventures Inc., a Toronto based Venture Fund Company, and serves as a mentor, board member and advisor to a number of companies on behalf of his private investment company.  Before entering business, Matthew practiced law for 10 years in the Vancouver office of a leading national law firm and his own law firm focusing on corporate/commercial work in the transportation and technology sectors.

Matthew also serves the community as a member of the Board of Advisors of the UVIC School of Business and the Power to Be Charity, and guest lectures on business and legal issues for UVIC's MBA program and UBC's Commerce Faculty. 

Matthew has a BA and LLB. 

Joan Young
Nominated by the Capital Regional District

Joan Young is Associate Counsel with the international law firm Lang Michener LLP.  She has been in both public and private practice during the last two decades focusing primarily in the areas of employment law, civil & commercial litigation and government law.

As one of British Columbia's most experienced Fairness Advisors for public sector procurements, Joan has been appointed in several high profile procurements to provide advice and oversight on the entire procurement process from the initial development of the bid opportunity through to selection of preferred proponent.  She most recently has been advising the City of Calgary on their multi-million dollar light rapid transit line expansion and the Fraser Health Authority on their Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion project.

Joan is a former Legal Advisor to the Office of the Premier, and Special Advisor to the Attorney General.  She has significant public sector experience serving on both the policy and legal sides of the Ministry of Attorney General for eight years.  Joan previously held an appointment as a Director of the Vancouver Island Multiple Sclerosis Society, as a member of the Environmental Appeal Board and as Corporate Secretary to the Motor Carrier Commission.  She is currently the elected representative of the County of Vancouver to the Canadian Bar Association's Provincial Council. 

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.