British Columbia Provincial Capital Commission

Linda Annis

Linda Annis is Principal, Sirius Marketing Communications in Vancouver and serves as Executive Director of the non-profit organization, Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers. Previously she served as Director of Marketing Development, Public Relations and Membership for the BC Paraplegic Association of BC. Active in the community, she served as a Trustee on the Board of the BC Museum and Sports Hall of Fame and Chair of the Zajac Ranch for Children Society Board of Directors.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2014.

Birgit Bennett

Birgit Bennett is a Director and Past President on the Ballet Kelowna Board of Directors, and has recently completed her term as Director on the Kelowna Art Gallery Board. With an international business education, her career focused on marketing and public relations with the BC Ministry of Tourism. Along with her husband, she was honorary co-chair for fundraising galas for the Rotary Center for the Arts, Ballet Kelowna and the Daffodil Ball, as well as the capital campaign to establish Kelowna’s Hospice House.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2015.

Pam Copley

Pam Copley has worked as a Community Heritage Planner with the provincial government since 2008, and is the Heritage Branch’s principal contact for sustainability and rehabilitation. She works with a range of community organizations and public sector agencies to encourage retention, adaptation, retrofit and re-use of existing and heritage buildings.

Pam is a graduate of University of Victoria’s Cultural Resource Management Program, specializing in heritage conservation and planning. Her experience in the heritage world began in the early 1990s as a community volunteer, then as a heritage planning consultant, and finally joining the Branch in her current capacity.

She combines an expertise in preservation policy and planning with over six years of zoning and land use experience at the local government and regional district levels in her role as a third-term municipal councillor in Greater Victoria.

By Order: Oak Bay Council. Appointment Expires December 2013

Shellie Gudgeon

Victoria City Councillor Shellie Gudgeon has deep roots in the Capital city. Living in a designated heritage house, she appreciates local history while working in the community to promote tourism and business, both economic drivers in the region. Partnering with her husband, they have owned and operated several restaurants in Victoria and currently own Il Terrazzo Ristorante and Fifth Street Bar and Grill. A strong neighbourhood advocate and community builder, Shellie has also served on a number of regional committees including CRD Water Supply Commission, Tourism Victoria Board of Directors and its Destination Marketing Commission; Victoria Parks and Recreation Foundation; and the city’s Corporate Services Standing Committee.

By Order: Victoria City Council. Appointment Expires December 2013

Lynda Hundleby

A fourth-term councilor for the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt, Lynda Hundleby was appointed to represent her municipality on the Provincial Capital Commission Board of Directors in January, 2009. Currently an Alternate Director on the Capital Regional District Board, she has served on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees including three years on the Regional Water Supply Commission and five years as Trustee on the Greater Victoria Public Library Board. Prior to being elected to Esquimalt Council, Lynda served on the Esquimalt Parks and Recreation Commission for six years, the last three as Chair and two years as Chair of the Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. Lynda had a successful career as a pharmacist and retired as a program manager for the Ministry of Health Services.

By Order: Esquimalt Council. Appointment Expires December 31, 2013

Ben Isitt

Ben Isitt was elected to Victoria City Council and the Capital Regional District Board in 2011. He holds a PhD and an LLB, has taught history at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, and currently holds a research fellowship with the UVic Faculty of Law. An award-winning historian, author and community advocate, Ben has written two books that challenge thinking regarding BC politics and Canadian history.

Ben’s involvement in civic politics builds from his long-standing commitment to social justice and environmental protection. He has volunteered with residents and organizations on grassroots campaigns for worker rights, peace, the abolition of poverty and racism, and protecting our region’s forests and farmlands from urban sprawl.

He combines professional and volunteer expertise with hands-on experience working with Victoria’s street community as a Housing Support Worker with the Victoria Cool Aid Society.

By Order: Victoria City Council. Appointment Expires December 2013

K. Wayne Lippert

Wayne Lippert is the former Mayor for the City of Vernon. Previously, he was the proprietor of Courtesy Motors. Active in the community, he served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust; Vice-Chair of North Okanagan Columbia Shuswap Regional Hospital Board; Chair of Greater Vernon Commission/Advisory Committee Parks and Water; and VIce-Chair of the Regional District of North Okanagan. In addition, he is a member of the Vernon Lions Club and the Miriam Masonic Lodge. He holds his Motor Vehicle Mechanic certificate from Centennial College.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2014.

Dennis T.R. Murray, QC

Dennis Murray is a semi-retired sole practitioner in Victoria. Previously he served as the Deputy Minister in the Ministry of the Solicitor General and as Assistant Deputy Minister in the Criminal Justice Branch in the Ministry of the Attorney General. Active in his community, he has volunteered on several boards including Glenlyon School, Kaleidoscope Theatre, and the Barry Sullivan Memorial Foundation. He holds his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2015.

William E. Norton

William Norton is active in agriculture and tourism with a current interest in international trade. He as more than 20 years experience in governmental relations with an expertise in operational management, quasi-judicial proceedings, conflict resolution and negotiations. He took early retirement after 14 years as Regional Director, Northern Region, Attorney General Court Services where his responsibility included all court administration, sheriff services and court facilities in 34 communities of central and northern BC. He was the Executive Director for Management Services, Court Services and Senior Project Officer Rural Health Programs with the Ministry of Health as well as co-director Applied Research Mental Health Programs and a Director of the Law Courts Education Society of BC. In addition he was an assistant professor at the University of California Chico as well as an adjunct instructor of sociology at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. Active in the community, he has served on and chaired numerous committees and boards including the Central Interior Feeders’ Association, Northern Agriculture Alliance, Fraser-Nechako Rivers Riparian Improvement Council and a member of the BC Chiefs of Police Association. He currently serves as Chair of the Patient Care quality Review Board North and as an ambassador of the Guide Outfitters Association of BC. He holds his Master in Sociology and a minor in Economics with honors from the University of California Chico.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2014.

Diana Skoglund

Diana Skoglund is currently with the Marketing and Communications Department at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Previously, she was an Occupational Safety Officer with the City of Kamloops. Active in the community, she has volunteered with the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo committee, Western Canada Summer Games, and Habitat for Humanity Kamloops. She holds a Certificate of Horticulture from the University College of the Cariboo, a Bachelor of Journalism from Thompson Rivers University, and a Master of Arts, Mass Communication from the University of Leicester.

By Order: OIC. Appointment Expires June 30, 2015.