COMMUNITY FUTURES FRASER FORT GEORGE

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Meet the Team

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Meet the Staff at CF of Fraser Fort George

Our Board of Directors

COMMUNITY FUTURES FRASER FORT GEORGE

Meet Our Team

SUSAN Stearns

General Manager

Susan continuously seeks out ways to apply her experience and knowledge to ensure CF FFG is meeting the needs of the communities, businesses and people…

Shona Thorne

Lead Regional Business Liaison

Shona joined CF FFG to facilitate the Robson Valley Agriculture Expansion and Regional Business Liaison outreach positions.

Sherri Flavel

Business Analyst

Sherri facilitates our business lending and WorkBC Self Employment Services programming.

Tracey Taite

Business Analyst

With over 10 years of financial support in the logging industry and community volunteer
positions…

Tim Thomas

Export Navigator Consultant

Tim Thomas, BA MPA is a 29 year management professional. He loves working in the export field because the “the sky is the limit!”

Natalie Richardson

Planning and Development Coordinator

Natalie is enthusiastic to help facilitate our events and entrepreneurial coaching workshop series.

Karol Ramos dos Reis

Part-time Office Administrator, part -time Regional Business Liaison

Jeilyn Sawatsky

Events & LEAP Conference Coordinator

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COMMUNITY FUTURES FRASER FORT GEORGE

Board of Directors

Troy Dungate

Chair

Troy was born and raised in Prince George. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria’s Bachelor of Commerce program

Greg Halseth

Greg Halseth is a Professor in the Geography Program at UNBC, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies…

Sandra Clermont

Since 2005, Sandra Clermont along with her husband Paul have owned Northern Spirit Transportation.

Murray Carlson

Murray has been with Community Futures since 2004. His business knowledge and progressive approach has been a great asset to CF-FFG.

Ezinne Uche

Ben Campbell

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Susan Stearns

General Manager

Susan continuously seeks out ways to apply her experience and knowledge to ensure CF FFG is meeting the needs of the communities, businesses and people in the Fraser Fort George region. With this, her education and experience in leadership, management, and community economic development are positive assets to enhancing how CF FFG works collaboratively with many partners across the region.

Susan's executive coaching skills complement her other skills as she works in a positive manner to support the CF FFG team in achieving the desired outcomes. After being entrenched in community and business development for over 25 years, and completing educational endeavours in multiple disciplines, Susan is well versed in exploring opportunities from multiple angles and is always eager to discover new ways to manage constant change.

Shona Thorne

Robson Valley Agriculture Development and Regional Business Liaison

An avid environmental steward, Shona Thorne joined Community Futures Fraser Fort George to facilitate the Robson Valley Agriculture Expansion and Regional Business Liaison outreach positions in June 2020, and is committed to developing resilient communities within sustainable and biodiverse ecosystems. With a commitment to rural communities and a diverse background of culture and home Shona’s experience revolves around education, business development, and operations management in a variety of countries.

Previous roles range from Zimbabwe Professional Safari Guide, English Language teacher, rafting and interpretive guide and business development officer round the world, to continued education coordinator, community outreach, and finance and operations supervisor for not-for-profits in Valemount, BC. Shona brings a wealth of knowledge and skills and a life long love of learning to Community Futures and is excited to continue to build strong and vibrant communities in the Robson Valley.

Sherri Flavel

Business Analyst

Sherri facilitates our business lending and WorkBC Self Employment Services programming. She is well versed in community development and has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs with creating strong foundations for business start-ups, purchases, growth management and succession planning. Sherri’s many years of outreach experience have built her understanding of small business in northern rural communities and that, combined with Diplomas in both Business and Human Resource Management enable her to offer expert and responsive client service. She strives to meet clients where they are at and she is inspired by entrepreneurship success. Sherri invites you to contact her for your business borrowing and consulting needs!

Tracey Taite

Finance & Loans Assistant

With over 10 years of financial support in the logging industry and community volunteer positions, Tracey provides accounting work that is consistent, timely, and useful. Accuracy and attention to detail, along with an inquisitive nature, enables Tracey to assist co-workers and clients in navigating various financial aspects of loans & accounting procedures. A team player, Tracey also provides the staff at CF Fraser Fort George with administrative support whenever needed.

Tim Thomas

Export Navigator Consultant

Tim Thomas, BA MPA is a 29 year management professional. He has focused on market research, governance, innovation and business & export development. Tim has made his home along the Highway 16 Corridor, in Terrace, Port Edward and Prince George. He has worked as an economic development officer along this Corridor since 1992.

Tim has been the Export Advisor for the Cariboo region since September of 2019. He delights in finding the perfect match between a company’s capacity and its markets’ needs. He loves working in the export field because the “the sky is the limit!”

Natalie Richardson

Planning and Development Coordinator

Natalie is enthusiastic to help facilitate our events and entrepreneurial coaching workshop series. Drawing from her varied inter-provincial career experience, Natalie applies hands-on proficiency to community development initiatives. She began her career in business with a collection agency in Ontario, and continued into the technology sector in project management and internal and external customer support. After several years of entrepreneurship to be home with her twin daughters, Natalie turned to the finance world, in banking and in retail management until 2015 when she moved to the non-profit sector in BC. To this day, Natalie aspires to write a book, and is a noted contributor to several Canadian media publications, such as HuffPost Canada, The National Post, Her Magazine, and Yahoo! Canada.

Troy Dungate

Chair

Troy was born and raised in Prince George. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria’s Bachelor of Commerce program and the University of Saskatchewan’s Bachelor of Law program. Troy has previously managed offices focusing in business development in Prince George, Langley, Victoria and Vancouver for TD Waterhouse. He now practices law with his family at their Prince George based law firm.

Greg Halseth

Greg Halseth is a Professor in the Geography Program at UNBC, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies, and the founder and Co-Director of the UNBC Community Development Institute. His research examines regional development processes, rural and small town community development, and community strategies for coping with social and economic change, all with a focus upon northern B.C.’s rural and small town communities.

He has served on the governing council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and as a member of numerous federal and provincial government advisory committees on various rural issues.

Sandra Clermont

Since 2005, Sandra Clermont along with her husband Paul have owned Northern Spirit Transportation. As a business owner, and long-time resident of Prince George, she has brought her entrepreneurial insight to the board of Community Futures. Sandra also has a background in media relations and television production with experience in front of and behind the camera. She is very involved in the local theatre community and enjoys spending time with family.