Articles tagged "Board of Governors"
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Welcomes New Board of Governors
August 14, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is pleased to announce new members who will be joining the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Board of Governors as of July 31, 2024.Sheri Hamilton and Gurjit Chand have been appointed to the board for a one-year term.A mother of two, Hamilton has already contributed significantly to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, serving as a Foundation Director and Chair of the Finance Committee from 2018 to 2024, and as the past Chair of the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Regional Advisory Committee (Shuswap Region). In 2024, she began her term as a Board member of CPHR BC & Yu...
Read more...ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē welcomes new member to Board of Governors
October 18, 2022
A local business leader has been appointed to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors. Dustyn Baulkham, a Kelowna-based entrepreneur, has been appointed for a one-year term to the Board. āĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is pleased to welcome Dustyn to our Board of Governors,ā says Juliette Cunningham, board chair. āHe brings experience and skills to the table that will be valuable as we continue in our ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Mission to transform lives and communities.ā Baulkham is the founder and CEO of Rebellious Unicorns, an events, broadcasting, and media production co...
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Success brewing for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student with bursary award
January 31, 2022
Mother, volunteer, former brewer, Business student and now, award-winner. Annika Kirk has many titles and is used to juggling work, life and every other curveball that comes her way, which helped her shine when she applied for the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Paul and Gerri Charette Bursary Award. Kirk received the news in a unique way: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President Neil Fassina announced she won the bursary during a meeting of the Board of Governors, of which she is a student representative. āIt was a complete shock and I crie...
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New Chair, Vice Chair for College Board
November 30, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors has a new Chair and Vice Chair. Juliette Cunningham, who has served as Vice Chair since November 2019, has been elected Chair. She succeeds Gloria Morgan whose two-year term has now completed. āIt has been very inspiring working alongside Gloria and I am deeply honoured to be succeeding her in the role,ā said Cunningham. āGloria is an incredible champion for her community and for the College. Iām proud of the work weāve accomplished at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, and with a new strategic plan to be finalized e...
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Our deepest sympathies go out to the TkāemlĆŗps te SecwĆ©pemc
May 31, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē respectfully acknowledges that our Salmon Arm campus is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwepemc and our Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon campuses are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people. On Thursday, May 27, the TkāemlĆŗps te SecwĆ©pemc confirmed the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was once the largest in Canadaās residential school system. On behalf of Okana...
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New members of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Board
September 28, 2020
Two new area residents have been appointed to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors. Andrea Alexander, a Councillor with the Westbank First Nation, and JoAnn Fowler, an Enderby resident who is a mentor for new social workers with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, have been appointed for one-year terms to the Board. āIām looking forward to working with Andrea and JoAnn, who bring a tremendous depth of experience working with and serving communities in the region,ā notes Gloria Morgan, the Chair of the Board of Governors, who...
Read more...ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē passes 2020-2021 budget ā virtually
March 31, 2020
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors has passed a $126.8 million budget for the coming year, but the board also recognized that circumstances associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic will prompt change over the coming months. It was passed Tuesday by the Board which gathered virtually through an online meeting platform, an indication of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations at the institution. āThe very nature of the meeting drove home the fact that circumstances are changing rapidly. We fully recognize the budget was p...
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