Cranbrook & District Community Foundation

Board of Directors 2011/2012

The Foundation is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors from Cranbrook and the surrounding communities, and representing various fields of concern within the community. While Citizens at large are sought out to join the board and bring specific skill sets our Foundation also invites an appointee from the College of the Rockies, East Kootenay Community Credit Union, Ktunaxa First Nations, The Chamber of Commerce and RDEK Area C. We also have a non voting liaison from the City of Cranbrook. 

President

Neil Cook: Founding member; manager of Waste Management; Cranbrook

Vice-President

Wayne Eburne, retired, former manager HRSDC ( Service Canada), Cranbrook

Secretary

Lorraine Frocklage: Founding Member, Retired , former Executive Secretary to the Mayors, City of Cranbrook, 

Treasurer

Harvey Venier, retired Chartered Accountant, Cranbrook

Directors

Lee Ann Crane: Administrator RDEK, Representative of Regional District Area C

Stan Doehle: Owner Isosceles Communications, Representative of Regional District Area B

Sharon Richardson: COTR Department Head, representative from College of the Rockies

Matt Rose: Bakery Manager, Safeway Bakery; Cranbrook 

Patti Moore, Community Development Officer of the Canadian Cancer Society 

Alan Redding, Chartered Accountant, Cranbrook.  

Bev Bull, CGA, Representative from the Ktunaxa First Nations,

Corinne Friesen, owner, Creative Marketing Focus

Carol Murray, owner Murray's Office Stop

Non Voting City Liaison: Diana J. Scott 

Awaiting appointment: ( as of Sept '11) representative from  EKCCU and one vacant position 

Other founding members no longer serving as Board Members:

Bob Sheffield (Founding President serving from 2003 to 2008) Alan Askey, Raeleen Manjak, Scott Manjak, Don Holt, Judy Urban, Melba Hanson, Glen Aspen, Gerry Sobie, Allan Davis, Connie Mangan, Bob Bennison. 

STAFF: Executive Director, Melba Hanson,  Project Manager Cherie Clarricoates

Advisors: Katherine Hough, Deb Lenson, Connor Stewart and Becky Pelkonen  

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British Columbia,
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