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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Candidates vie for Tourism Whistler board positions
Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - March 19, 2013
Candidates vie for Tourism Whistler board positions
Whistler, B.C. – Eight candidates will vie for three positions on the Tourism Whistler Board of Directors.
Tourism Whistler members will elect board representatives this year in the positions of: Multi-Managed Lodging – Benchlands, Single-Managed Lodging – Small, and Commercial.
In the category of Multi-managed Lodging – Benchlands, the candidates are incumbent Brenda Baker, of Stoney Creek Resort Properties, Sue Chappel, of Allura Direct and Mark Blasak, of Whistler Premier.
In the category of Single-Managed Lodging – Small, the candidates are incumbent Saad Hasan, of Lodging Ovations, Peter Humig of the Four Seasons Resort Whistler and Robert Simpson of the Adara Hotel.
In the Commercial category, the candidates include incumbent Duane Hepditch of Guestfolio, and Corinne Allison of Whistler Core Climbing and Fitness Centre.
Tourism Whistler is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors – five appointed and seven elected. Elected director positions include Commercial, Single-Managed Lodging – Large, Single-Managed Lodging – Small, Multi-Managed Lodging – Village, Multi-Managed Lodging – Benchlands, Multi-Managed Lodging – Other and Director-At-Large. Appointed director positions include two representatives from the Resort Municipality of Whistler, two representatives from Whistler Blackcomb and the President & CEO of Tourism Whistler.
Board nominees do not have to be members of Tourism Whistler however they must be nominated by at least two members in good standing. All elected directors serve a two-year term. The term served by the appointed directors is determined by the organizations they represent.
Voting will be available online prior to the Annual General Meeting, or at the AGM (in person or by proxy). The AGM is scheduled for May 23 at the Whistler Conference Centre. Online voting will be available April 18 – May 15; members eligible to vote will receive a voting package (including login and password information for online voting) for the category of their membership. Eligibility is determined based on current standing of the account. Election results will be announced at the AGM.
The current Tourism Whistler Board of Directors:
Multi-Managed Lodging – Other
Roger Soane (Chair)
Single-Managed Lodging – Large
Norman Mastalir
Single-Managed Lodging – Small
Saad Hasan
Multi-Managed Lodging – Benchlands
Brenda Baker
Multi-Managed Lodging – Village
Jim Allard
Director-at-Large
Tony Cary-Barnard
Commercial:
Duane Hepditch
Whistler Blackcomb (appointed)
David Brownlie
Stuart Rempel
Resort Municipality of Whistler (appointed)
Roger McCarthy
Mike Furey
Tourism Whistler President & CEO (appointed)
Barrett Fisher
Tourism Whistler Members can access additional information about the AGM and election of directors on the Tourism Whistler Member website at http://tourismwhistlermedia.cmail5.com/t/r-i-ofykul-l-y/
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Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100 restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.
Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.WHISTLER and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.
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