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Foundation Directors
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Alex Coffey - President. Alex is a retired lawyer who practiced for 34 years. Alex was involved in the Rotary Club of Quesnel for over 30 years, and was its President in 1984-85. He was Assistant Governor of Rotary District 5040 (Cariboo) for 3 years. He also served as President of the Quesnel Curling Club, the BC Interior Curling Association, and Friends of Barkerville. He is an honorary life member of Curl BC, and has a BA in Economics and an LLB. He is married and has two children. |
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Kevin McKelvie - Treasurer. He was born and raised in Quesnel and has been an agent for 26 years with Sun Life Financial (formerly Clarica), and holds his Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, and Certified Financial Planner designations. Mr. McKelvie was a member of the Canada Pension Plan Advisory Board for 5 years. He has been involved with many voluntary and industry organizations. He is married and has three children. |
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Simon Turner - Vice President and Grants Chair. Simon is a Financial Planner with the Royal Bank of Canada. He has lived in Quesnel since 2002, after emigrating from England in 1990. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Quesnel, and served as President from 2006 to 2007. A former Board member and volunteer for the Quesnel Youth Soccer Association, Simon is married and has two sons. |
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Lorna Townsend - Secretary. Lorna is a historian who was Chair of the Quesnel and District Museum & Heritage Commission and has been involved with the West Fraser Timber Park Advisory Committee, the University of Northern British Columbia’s Senate Committee on Regional Policy and Inter-Institutional Relations. She has held numerous positions with the Quesnel Festival of Performing Arts and other organizations. She has six children, eight grandchildren, and two more on the way. |
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Doug Service is a retired teacher and administrator who served for 34 years in Quesnel. He has a Masters in Education from the University of Victoria. He currently works for the University of British Columbia. Doug is a Director of the Quesnel Seniors Center and is married with two children and two fabulous grandchildren. |
| Roy Josephy was born and raised in Quesnel and received a diploma in landscape horticulture in 1982. He is a co-owner and manager of Richbar Nursery/Golf and a partner in Icon Homes. Roy has worked with Quesnel Youth soccer and is a past President of the Quesnel Construction Association and Past Chair of the Northern BC Construction Association. He has three children aged 15- 19 and is again saving for university. | |
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Shirley Keen is a Certified General Accountant who moved to Quesnel in 1980. She worked for Rigsby Lea Barr and the City of Quesnel prior to becoming self-employed in 1990. She has three children and is originally from Vancouver. Shirley is looking forward to spending time with the Foundation as a volunteer. |
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Sheri Coles is the Branch Manager for Integris Credit Union. She has been employed with Credit Union's in various parts of the Province for just over 30 years. She is the treasurer for the Quesnel Women's Fall Challenge and has been an active volunteer in Quesnel since she arrived. She moved to Quesnel in 2005 with her husband and both sons soon followed. |
