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            • Our organizational committees work hard to support the strategic vision of the Kamloops Chamber.  

            • The Board of Directors currently has five active committees: 

              • Business Advocacy Committee 
              • Organizational Sustainability Committee 
              • Governance Committee 
              • Awards Committee 
              • Board Development Committee 

            • Staff currently has the following active task forces and councils: 

              • Events Committee 
              • Membership Council

            • BUSINESS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

              Mandate:
              To represent the interests of our membership to government through the development of official positions and/or policies

              Co-Chairs:
              Brant Hasanen & Joshua Knaak

              Participants:
              Tyson Andrykew, Dennis Clare, Bob Dieno, Alicia Glaicar, Mike Henry, Bryce Herman, Colin O’Leary, Cindy Piva, Tim Shoults, Kate Stebbings, Acacia Pangilinan, Donna Gibson

              Completed Goals in 2019:

              • Interviewed federal by-election candidates and posted the videos on the chamber website
              • Advanced 2 policies/positions impacting various levels of government
              • Conducted business walks in Downtown Kamloops, North Kamloops, Valleyview and Sahali
              • Provided letters of support for review and adoption by the board of directors
              • Provided ongoing advocacy on behalf of our membership to various levels of government
                 

              ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

              Mandate:
              To identify, assess and provide proposals to the Board for addressing threats to the longer-term sustainability in membership, financial and other aspects, including threats from changing demographics, business climate and competing interests

              Co-Chairs:
              Dennis Clare

              Participants:
              Dan Carroll, Alicia Glaicar, Brant Hasanen, Acacia Pangilinan, Nic Zdunich

              Completed Goals in 2019:

               

              GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE 

              Mandate:
              To annually monitor the board’s duties in compliance with the Modified Policy Governance Model

              Chair:
              Vivek Sharma

              Vice-Chair:
              Tyson Andrykew

              Participants:
              Dan Carroll, Bryce Herman, Donna Gibson, Joshua Knaak, Tim Shoults, Acacia Pangilinan 

              Completed Goals in 2019:

              • Provided ongoing review and recommended updates to bylaws and policies
              • Led the board’s annual performance evaluation of the Executive Director
              • Oversee strategic planning process
                 

              AWARDS COMMITTEE

              Mandate:
              To annually review and enhance the Chamber’s awards programs.

              Co-Chairs:
              Cindy Piva

              Participants:
              Denis Clare, Dan Carroll, Donna Gibson, Tim Shoults, Colin O’Leary, Acacia Pangilinan Comments:

              The Awards Committee is tasked with reviewing and elevating the awards process for our Business Excellence gala and other events where we honour businesses, projects, and people with awards of excellence. The awards in general represent business excellence in Kamloops, thus it is imperative for our organization to develop an awards selection process that is transparent, fair, well communicated, and open. Our Chamber staff do an incredible job developing the events, sponsorship packages, and more to ensure these awards events are sustainable, profitable, and well attended. 

              Completed Goals in 2019:

              • Reviewed the 2019 nominees
              • Fine tuned all award criteria 
              • Further developed strategies to increase engagement of the Awards Selection team 
                 

              BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

              Mandate:
              To ensure the organizational effectiveness of the Board of Directors

              Chair:
              Tyson Andrykew

              Participants:
              Bryce Herman, Joshua Knaak, Vivek Sharma, Acacia Pangilinan 

              Completed Goals in 2019:

              • Updated competency and experience matrix according to strategic plan