July 19, 2010, Vancouver BC– go2 – BC's tourism industry human resource association – is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 Board of Directors. Four new directors were elected, four existing directors were re-appointed and six directors continue into the second year of their two-year terms.
New Directors
- Steve Paccagnan - President & CEO, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
- Paul Street – Director, Food and Beverage, Whistler Blackcomb
- Jamie Tattersfield - Mountain Operations Manager, Sun Peaks Resort
- Kate Tognotti – Dean of Instruction, Schools of Digital Media & Music, Hospitality & Tourism, and Industry & Trades Training, Selkirk College
Re-appointed Directors
- Susan Barcham – Director, Business Development, Oak Bay Marine Group
- Rob Fussey – Director, Urban Concept Design, A&W Food Service of Canada Inc.
- Walt Judas – Vice President, Marketing Communications & Member Services, Tourism Vancouver
- Ian Powell – Managing Director, Paul's Restaurants Ltd. & GM, Inn at Laurel Point
Continuing Directors
- Kim Haakstad – Executive Director, Alliance of Beverage Licensees
- Steve McNally – General Manager, Hyatt Regency Vancouver
- David Northrop – Director of Rooms, Fairmont Chateau Whistler
- Susan Rybar – Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Partnerships, Tourism BC, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
- Caroline Schein – Vice President, People and Operations Development, Boston Pizza International
- Mark von Schellwitz – Vice President, Western Canada, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
go2 is also pleased to announce the Officers of the Board for 2010-2011:
- Chair: Ian Powell
- Vice Chair: Caroline Schein
- Past Chair: Rob Fussey
The go2 board represents a cross-section of BC’s tourism industry including tourism operators, industry associations and educational institutions from a variety of regions of the province. The board provides leadership to support go2’s mandate of assisting BC’s tourism industry with workforce related issues.
About go2
go2 is BC’s tourism and hospitality human resource association helping the industry to recruit, retain and train to support industry growth. Tourism is one of the largest resource industries in BC comprising 18,000 mostly small to medium sized businesses which directly employ over 131,000 British Columbians. For more information, visit www.go2hr.ca.
Media Contact
Joyce Lam, go2
604-633-9787 ext. 227
jlam@go2hr.ca
