Nominations Report and Board Members 2013 -2014 - Manitoba ...

Nominations Committee Report for 2013-2014May 4, 2013Frank Sottana, ChairIn my role as immediate past Chair of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce I was pleased to chair the nomination committeecharged with preparing a list of nominees to the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Board of Directors for the 2013 – 2014year. Joining me on the nomination committee were Graham Starmer, Jack Wilson, Ken Thomas and Dale Lacombe.Take notice that in accordance with the by-laws of the Chamber Carol Paradine shall become Immediate Past Chairman atthe expiration of her term at the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber on May 4, 2013.We are pleased to propose the following individuals as Officers:Immediate Past ChairChairVice-ChairVice-ChairVice-ChairLegal CounselSecretaryTreasurerCarol ParadineJamie A. JurczakKen ThomasDale LacombeMichael SelciTodd AndresMerv GunterRegan WindsorTake notice that additional candidates for any of these Officers positions may be nominated from the floor of the AnnualGeneral Meeting and in the event that more than one candidate is nominated for any Officer position, an election shall takeplace. If only one candidate is nominated for a position, that candidate shall be deemed elected by acclamation.Further take notice that in the event that more than one candidate is nominated for a position, all candidates shall have theopportunity to speak to their candidacy at the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 4, 2013.The Nomination Committee is very pleased to see that many of the Directors whose terms were up for re-election haveconsented to remain on the Board for another term. I am very pleased with the quality of the board candidates that we areproposing to the membership for 2013-2014.We welcome the following new members to the board:Brian ScharfsteinNate AndrewsAndrew YorkeJohnathan FahrKevin KleinPaul McNeilWinnipeg Chamber of CommerceBrandon Chamber of CommerceManitoba Blue CrossFahr GroupSun Media ManitobaMMM GroupI would like to take this opportunity to thank the Nomination Committee members, Graham Starmer and the administrativestaff at the Chamber office for their assistance and support.Frank SottanaChair of the Nominating CommitteeManitoba Chambers of Commerce26

Officers ElectChair - Jamie Alyce Jurczak is a Partner with Taylor McCaffrey LLP, where shepractices in the areas of labour and employment law, occupational health and safety law,and general litigation. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with her LL.B. in 2003,and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2004. Her preferred area of practice is occupationalhealth and safety. Jamie is the vice-chair of the Canadian Association Counsel to EmployersOHS subcommittee, and is the author of the forthcoming OHS chapter of the CanadianEncyclopedic Digest (Western). In addition to her active involvement in the Canadian andManitoba Bar Associations, she owns her own dance studio, Maples Academy of Dance,where she is an actively continues to teach ballet, tap, jazz and musical theatre.Immediate Past Chair - Carol A. ParadineCarol is a Deloitte Canada Board member and the leader of Deloitte’s Winnipeg office. AChartered Accountant and CPA, she provides financial advisory, assurance, and relatedservices to clients in a variety of sectors. Carol has been a partner for 14 years andhas worked with Deloitte for 23 years. She has been highly active in the communityduring her career, including Board positions with the Alzheimer’s Society of Manitoba,National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA, Carleton University advisory Board to the Facultyof Business, Harmony House (a women’s shelter), Carleton University as a lecturer andcoach, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ task forces, the United Way, theOttawa Carleton Research Institute and as a girl’s soccer coach. Carol graduated from Carleton University with aBachelor of Commerce -Highest Honours in 1987.Vice Chair - Kenneth ThomasKen was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from Red River Collegewith a Business Administration Diploma and continues his education in leadership andstrategic planning. Ken is a senior financial manager with extensive experience in thetransportation and construction sectors and is currently Corporate Governance Officer ofBridge Road Developments Ltd. He is a respected community leader who contributes tothe community various capacities, which include an officer and director of the ManitobaChambers of Commerce and Skills Connect/Third Quarter, past-president of the Winkler &District Chamber of Commerce, and past church treasurer of The Meeting Place in Winnipeg.Vice Chair - Dale LacombeA graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Commerce, Mr. Lacombe has24 years experience in the technology and consulting sectors across Canada and theUnited States. He has led international sales and professional services teams servingclients in the discrete manufacturing, financial services and public sector marketsthroughout North America. He is currently the Executive Vice-President of OEM Salesfor DMT Development Systems Group Inc. He previously held senior management andexecutive roles at PwC LLP and Emerging Information Systems Inc. (EISI). Throughouthis career, he and his family have remained committed to Winnipeg and Manitoba andhave been active members of the local community.He and his wife have three children who all keep very busy with healthy living, sports and the performing artsbeing very important parts of their lives. In addition to his role as Chair of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce’sPresident’s Advisory Committee on Healthcare, Mr. Lacombe also serves on the Board of Directors for ManitobaStart (Employment Solutions for Immigrants-ESI Inc.).27

Vice Chair - Michael SelciMichael is the Vice-President Financing & Consulting for BDC responsible for the Manitobaand Saskatchewan markets (inclusive of Kenora, Ont.). In his 29 years expertise in financialservices helping business owners start, expand and grow their businesses into newmarkets, he has worked throughout the Manitoba and Saskatchewan marketplace. Michaelhas a degree in Business Administration, several industry designation designations CSC,CFP, RMA and most recently completed an Executive Leadership Development programat Queen’s. He has been involved in the community from Hospital to community boardsand the United Way. He is currently Vice-Chair of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerceand Vice-Chair of Skills Connect/ThirdQuarter. Michael has a passion for business and the community and can becalled up by the community anytime to assist.Treasurer - Regan WindsorRegan has been with Manitoba Hydro in several capacities since 2006. She has servedseveral departments within Hydro and currently is Manager, Agreements ManagementDepartment, overseeing the financial analysis, accounting and reporting servicesassociated with activities that alleviate Aboriginal concerns arising from the effects ofManitoba Hydro’s operations. Regan has an MBA from Laurentian University as wellas several professional designations including that of CGA. She is a past president ofCGA Manitoba and continues to play an active role with CGA serving on numerouscommittees both within Manitoba and Nationally. Regan also serves as treasurer ofSkills Connect /ThirdQuarter.Corporate Secretary - Merv GunterMerv is the co-owner of Frontiers North Adventures. Merv began his career with SearsCanada and London Life before joining the Royal Bank of Canada where he enjoyed asuccessful 27-year banking career. Retiring from the Royal Bank in 1999, Merv and hiswife Lynda committed themselves to growing Frontiers North into a major ecotourismoperation. Merv is a founding member of Continuity Care, an Advisory Board Memberfor Polar Bears International, a former President of the Churchill Chamber of Commerce.He has been actively involved on the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors since 2010, joined the Executive in 2011 and is currently the Chairperson forthe President’s Expert Committee on Northern Economic Development. Merv is also a member of the Board ofDirectors for Travel Manitoba and has served on its Executive Committee since 2011. Merv was the recipient ofthe Red River College Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.Legal Counsel - Todd AndresTodd is an associate at Pitblado Law where he practices in the areas of labour andemployment law. Todd received his law degree from the University of Manitobain 2006 and was called to the Bar in June 2007. Todd practices in the areas of labouremployment law and commercial and civil litigation. He acts on behalf of employersat various administrative tribunals and has appeared at all levels of court. His practiceareas include employment and labour law, human rights law and litigation as well asadministrative law and judicial review.28

New Board Members Elect 2013The Nomination Committee is very pleased to see that many of the Directors whose terms were up forre-election have consented to remain on the Board for another term. The nomination committee is pleasedwith the following board candidates that we are proposing to the membership for 2013-2014.We welcome the following new members to the board:Brian Scharfstein, Certified Pedorthist (Canada)Representing the Winnipeg Chamber of CommerceBrian is a Canadian Pedorthist specializing in care of the diabetic foot. He is theprincipal owner of Canadian Footwear and the FootHealth Centre in Winnipeg andCalgary. He has served as a board member and a volunteer of the Canadian DiabetesAssociation in Manitoba and is Chair of Winnipeg Chamber. Brian’s passion forfootwear and footcare dates to his childhood as he grew up in the family footwearbusiness. Brian subsequently pursued his education at Northwestern University inChicago in the prosthetics and orthotics department to further his training as anorthopedic shoe technician at Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) and undertookfurther training with Dennis Janisse at the Milwaukee General Hospital. Brian has been able to take his skill andcreate the FootHealth Centre, a centre of excellence for the management of lower extremity problems in personswith all types of orthopedic, rheumatologic, and diabetic complications. Brian is an active member of the HealthSciences Centre Diabetic Foot and Complicated Wound Clinic where he is an integral part of the healthcare team.Through this affiliation with the Health Sciences Centre, Brian is actively involved in the management of patientswith diabetic foot complications, and in the teaching of trainees in medicine, occupational and physiotherapy, aswell as, podiatry and Pedorthics. Brian is also actively involved in the teaching of nurses on these issues.Brian’s belief that everyone should have shoes led to the expansion of the SOS Footwear project in 2007 to includethe “Fit Feet on the Street” program. Most of the footwear given away is done so on an individual basis workingclosely with local charitable organizations like Siloam Mission and the Salvation Army. Brian has also served onthe President’s Expert Committee on Healthcare with Dale Lacombe.Nate Andrews, Representing The Brandon Chamber of CommerceNate graduated from Elton Collegiate and then from Mayville State University witha degree in Exercise Science. He returned to Brandon in 2000 after a stint playingbaseball in Australia and became an independent business owner in the city.and daughter,Taylor.After years in the construction and fitness industries he became a partner in thefamily business and is currently Sales Manager with Guild Insurance Brokers Inc.He has attained the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) designation andthe Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation. Nate and his wife Kristin, also apartner at Guild Insurance Brokers, live in Brandon with their two children, son, ParkerNate is strongly involved in the sporting and business community. He is a member of the UCT, manager/playerfor the Brandon Marlins Baseball Organization and Facility Manager of Andrews Field. Nate was also ProjectManager for the $300,000 of capital improvements that were generated from the Andrews Field FundraisingCampaign in honor of his late father. He sees the importance of community involvement and growth in thecommunity and looks forward to his opportunity with the Brandon Chamber of Commerce.”29

Paul McNeil, MMM GroupPaul McNeil is the Regional Vice President of MMM Group Limited. MMM is a nationalCanadian consulting engineering and planning firm of 2,000 people located in officescoast to coast. The firm specializes in transportation planning and engineering,infrastructure, urban planning and building technology. MMM is one of the leadingconsulting engineering firms in Canada with P3 projects focused on the deliveryof infrastructure. Paul has been with the firm for 22 years and is responsible for theManitoba operations of MMM and its staff of 70 people in their Winnipeg office locatedin the Exchange District.Paul is a city planner by profession and for the past 37 years has specialized in urban development. He hasa particular interest in complex projects involving the integration of land use planning and transportationplanning. He often leads the projects through the regulatory and municipal approval processes for rezoningand subdivision. This involves the preparation of various background studies and reports on transportationimpacts, infrastructure upgrades, environmental assessment, and supply and demand studies. Recent higherprofileprojects include functioning as project manager for the development of the Seasons of Tuxedo shoppingcentre (IKEA), Waverley West, CentrePort Canada’s master plan and the Red River Infrastructure Committee (RRIC)review of regional wastewater options in the municipalities along the corridor north of Winnipeg.Paul grew up in Regina, moved to Winnipeg to attend university, and has lived in Winnipeg for the past fortyyears. He is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, holding a Master’s Degree in City Planning. His currentpassion is learning how to sail.31

The Manitoba Chambers Of Commerce Board Of Directors:Draft Roster Of Officers 2013-2014ChairMs. Jamie Alyce JurczakTaylor McCaffrey LLP9th Floor, 400 St. Mary AvenueWinnipeg, MB R3C 4K5Telephone: [204] 988-0393Telephone: [204] 949-1312Cell: [204]226-7120Fax: [204] 957-0945E-mail: jjurczak@tmlawyers.comPast ChairMs. Carol A. ParadineDeloitte360 Main Street, Suite 2300Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Z3Telephone : [204] 944-3600Cell: N/AFax : [204] 947-9390E-mail: cparadine@deloitte.caVice ChairMr. Dale LacombeDMT Development Systems Group Inc.500 - One Research Road U of M CampusWinnipeg, MB R3T 6E3Telephone :[204] 927-1803Cell: [204] 293-1924Fax: [204] 257-3332E-mail: dlacombe@dmt.caVice ChairMr. Ken ThomasBridge Road Developments Ltd.Unit#2, 201 South Railway AvenueBox 160 Winkler, MB R6W 4A4Telephone: [204] 325-7496 Ext. 224Cell: [204] 332-0364Fax: [204] 325-8685E-mail: kethomas@mymts.netAlternate E-mail : kthomas@bridgeroad.caVice ChairMr. Michael SelciBDC1100-155 Carlton StreetWinnipeg, MB R3C 3H8Telephone: [204] 983-8923Cell: [204] 792 3934Fax:[204] 984-8706Email: Michael.selci@bdc.caCorporate SecretaryMr. Merv GunterFrontiers North Inc.P.O. Box 40063 RPO Lagimodiere1111 Munroe Avenue, Suite 204Winnipeg, MB R2C 4P3Telephone: [204] 949-2050 Ext-101Cell: N/AFax: [204] 663-6375E-mail: merv.gunter@frontiersnorth.comLegal CounselMr. Todd AndresPitblado LLP2500 – 360 Main StWinnipeg, MB R3C 4H6Telephone: [204]956-3575Cell: N/AFax: [204]957-0227E-mail: andres@pitblado.comTreasurerMs. Regan WindsorManitoba Hydro360 Portage Avenue (14)P.O. Box 815Winnipeg, MB R3C 0G8Telephone: [204]360-5272Cell: [204]981-3271Fax: N/AE-mail: rwindsor@hydro.mb.ca32

The Manitoba Chambers Of Commerce Board Of Directors:Chamber Representatives 2013-2014Assiniboia Chamber of CommerceMr. Gerry GlatzTeledisc Systems Ltd.1871 Portage Ave.Winnipeg, MB R3J 0H1Telephone : [204] 954-2013Cell: N/AFax: [204] 888-0805E-mail: gglatz@teledisc.comMorris & District Chamber of CommerceMs. Mabel MaximPrudential Riverbend RealtyBox 36Morris, MB R0G 1K0Telephone: [204] 325-7500Cell: [204] 712-5082Fax: N/AE-mail: mmrealty@mymts.netWinnipeg Chamber of CommerceMr. Brian ScharfsteinCanadian Footwear128 Adelaide St.Winnipeg, MB R3A 0W5Telephone# 204- 944-7460Cell: N/AFax :N/AE-mail: brian@canadianfootwear.comArborg & District Chamber of CommerceMr. Lorne FloydBox 415Arborg, MB R0C 0A0Telephone: [204] 376-2878Cell: N/AFax :N/AE-mail: lnlfloyd@mts.netDauphin Chamber of CommerceMr. Scott WhitmoreGrey Owl Wealth Strategies18 5th Ave NWDauphin, MB R7N 2V2Telephone: [204] 622-4526Cell :[204] 648-7043Fax :[204]622-4524E-mail: swhitmore@greyowlwealth.comBrandon Chamber of CommerceMr. Nate AndrewsGuild Insurance Brokers Inc.2830 Victoria AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 3X1Telephone: [204] 729-4949 ext 2232Cell: N/AFax :[204] 578-3384Email: nandrews@guildinsurance.caChambre de Commerce francophone deSaint- BonifaceMr. Laurent SoretRancho Realty Services (Manitoba)1, promenade Dr David FriesenWinnipeg, MB R3X 0G8Telephone: [204] 254-9272Cell: [204] 771-2024Fax:[204] 254-9288E-mail: lsoret@ranchogroup.comWinkler District Chamber of CommerceMr. Lloyd ThiessenSunset Express LtdBox 120Winkler, MB R6W 4A4Telephone: [204] 331 1346Cell: [204] 362 4637Fax:[204] 331 1367Email: lktman@mymts.net33

The Manitoba Chambers Of Commerce Board Of Directors:Directors 2013-2014Mr. Wadood IbrahimProtegra67 Scurfield Blvd.Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4Telephone: [204] 956-2727Cell: [204] 470-4340Fax: [204] 477-9421E-mail: wadood.ibrahim@protegra.comMr. Tom FrohlingerPullan Kammerloch Frohlinger300 – 240 Kennedy StreetWinnipeg, MB R3C 1T1Telephone : [204]956-0490 Ext. 313Cell: N/AFax : [204] 947-3747E-mail: tfrohlinger@pkflawyers.comMr. Dan BelhassenModern Earth Web Design449 Provencher Blvd.Winnipeg, MB R2J 0B8Telephone : [204] 885-2469Cell: [204] 955-8038Fax: [888] 205-3178E-mail: dcb@neovation.comMr. Kyle RomaniukClarkHuot/Cocoon167 Lombard Avenue, Unit 962Winnipeg, MB R3B 0V3Telephone : [204] 885-7742 Ext.14Cell: [204] 990-6667Fax: N/AEmail: kromaniuk@thechrgroup.comMr. Andrew YorkeManitoba Blue Cross599 Empress Street, Box 1046 Stn MainWinnipeg, MB R3C 2X7Telephone :[204] 788-6815Cell: N/AFax:[204] 774-1761E-mail: andrew.yorke@mb.bluecross.caMr. Johnathan FahrFahr Group101-179 McDermot AvenueWinnipeg MB R3B 0S1Telephone:[204] 272-2262 ext 250Cell: [204] 228-9478Fax:[204] 282-4740E-mail: jwf@fahrgroup.caMr. Kevin E. KleinWinnipeg Sun (Sun Media Manitoba)1700 Church AvenueWinnipeg, MB R2X 3A2Telephone :[204] 632-2752Cell: [204] 290-9305Fax;[204] 633-3912E-mail: Kevin@kevinklein.caMr. Paul McNeilMMM Group111 - 93 Lombard AvenueWinnipeg, MB, R3B 3B1Telephone:[204] 943-3178 Ext 3841Cell: N/AFax:[204] 943-4948E-mail : mcneilp@mmm.ca34

The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Board of Directors:Representatives Of The Past Chairman 2013-2014Mr. Brian KellyKelwin Management Consulting788 Cloutier DriveWinnipeg, MB R3V 1A8Telephone: [204] 261-0379Fax: [204] 275-5302Cell: [204] 981-5855E-mail: bkelly@kelwin.caMr. David NewmanPitblado LLP2500- 360 Main StreetWinnipeg, MB R3C 4H6Telephone: [204] 956-3521Fax: [204] 957-0227Cell: [204] 791-8273E-mail: newman@pitblado.comThe Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Board of Directors:Chair Appointments 2013-2014Mr. Jack Wilson69 Lannoo DriveWinnipeg MB, R3F 3T3Telephone: [204] 895-9217Cell: [204] 792-5346Fax: N/AE-mail: wjackwilson@gmail.comMr. Barry CullenKeywest Photo - image by design Inc.435 Rosser Avenue,Brandon, MB R7A 6S2Telephone : [204] 725-4949Cell : [204]729-5268Fax : [204] 726-0659E-mail : barry@keywestphoto.caCanadian Chamber RepresentativeMr. Wayne McWhirterMNP LLP2500 – 201 Portage AvenueWinnipeg, MB R3B 3K6Telephone : [204] 788-6050Cell: [204] 291-9990Fax : [204] 783-8329E-mail: wayne.mcwhirter@mnp.caSkill Connect RepresentativeMr. Frank SottanaCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce5th Floor – One Lombard PlaceWinnipeg, MB R3B 0X3Telephone : [204] 944-5237Cell: [204] 292-1832Fax: [204] 944-5826E-mail: frank.sottana@cibc.com35

The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Board of Directors:Ex Officio 2013-2014Aboriginal ChamberMr. Damon JohnstonThe Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg112 – 181 Higgins AvenueWinnipeg, MB R3B 3G1Telephone: [204] 989-6380Cell: N/AFax: [204] 942-5795E-mail: djohnston@abcentre.orgAlternateEducationDr. Digvir S. JayasUniversity of ManitobaRoom 207 Administration Building,66 Chancellors CircleWinnipeg, MB R3T 2N2Telephone: [204] 474-9404Cell: N/AFax: [204] 474-7568E-mail: digvir_jayas@umanitoba.caE-mail: gail_cornock@umanitoba.caMr.Réjean VermetteAvenue Four Communications Group1700 Ellice AvenueWinnipeg, MB R3H 0B1Telephone: [204] 946-5001 Ext.154Cell:[204] 371-6213Fax:[204] 946-5121E-mail: rej@avenue4.comPresident’s Advisory CommitteesPresident’s Advisory Committee onHealth Care 2012-2013Chair - Dale Lacombe, DMT Development Systems Group Inc.• Brian Scharfstein, Canadian Footwear• Chuck Davidson, incoming President, Manitoba Chambers ofCommerce.• Harold Just, Eli Lilly Canada• Jeff Hnatiuk, Sport Manitoba• Nicole Chammartin, Canadian Mental Health Association• Phil Cyrenne, University of Winnipeg• Tracey Maconachie, Life Science Association of Manitoba• Dr. Warren Froese , Pan Am Clinic• Greg Lamothe, MNP• Bill Toews,Great-West Life• Graham Starmer, MCC• Sue Barkman,MCC• Terry Hayes, MCCPresidents Advisory Committee onNorthern Economic DevelopmentChair, Merv Gunter, Frontiers NorthArctic Gateway Sub Committee• Diane Gray, CentrePort• Brad Chase, Omnitrax• Jeff McEachern, Churchill Gateway Development Corporation• Terry Duguid,University of Winnipeg• Pauline Gerrard, IISD• Rich Danis, MIT• Don Norquay, Deputy Minister - Strategic PartnershipsNorthern Communities Sub Committee• Oswald Sawh, Communities Economic Development Fund &Thompson Chamber• Doug Lauvstad, Northern Manitoba Sector Council , The Pas• Reece Tomlinson, M&L General Contracting• Marina James and Greg Dandewich ,EDW• Michelle Drylie , RePlan Planningalliance.ca• Christa Rust, CBCRA• Karl Zadnik , Chair, Aboriginal Chamber• Kory Eastman, Flin Flon Chamber• Jeremy Sinclair, OCN The Pas –• Don Norquay, Deputy Minister - Strategic Partnerships• Chief Ron Evans, Norway House Cree Nation• Colin Ferguson ,Travel Manitoba• Graham Starmer ,MCC• Sue Barkman, MCC• Terry Hayes, MCC36