VIEA

Our Team

VIEA President

George Hanson, M.Sc., CHRP, President
250-667-5225 / george@viea.ca

George Hanson

Well known for his achievements in community, organizational and economic development, George has a reputation for getting things done and ‘making a difference’. He has consulted for corporations, community organizations, district, municipal, provincial and federal governments on Vancouver Island and beyond. George has led a comprehensive urban renewal project to considerable, award-winning success—attracting significant business and redevelopment investment while helping to guide design policy.

He has served on numerous community committees charged with improving social, educational and economic conditions . He served as President of the Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia for two terms; served on Boards of the Oceanside Development and Construction Association and Nanaimo Minor Baseball Association; is a founding member and former Chair of YES Nanaimo; is a member of the Habitat for Humanity property Acquisition Committee; and is Vice-President of the Nanaimo Foundation.

George is the former Managing Director for the Downtown Nanaimo Partnership, former Development Manager for InSight Developments. He is Managing Partner of Clayton Consulting and President of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance.

Board of Directors

VIEA’s Board of Directors is comprised of a cross-section of public and private representatives, drawn from across Vancouver Island, who provide a wealth of business, community, and local government experience.

Mark Smith, Chair Query Technologies Victoria mark.smith@querytechnologies.com
Dan Hurley, Chair-Elect VIU Nanaimo dan.hurley@viu.ca
Bret Torok-Both, Past Chair, Wood Industries Committee Chair Coast Capital Savings Cowichan Bret.Torok-Both@coastcapitalsavings.com
Dan Dagg, Director, Island Good Committee Chair Hot House Marketing Victoria dan@hothousemarketing.com
Dave Willie, Director Black and White Event Rentals Parksville dave@bwparty.com
Julie Scurr, Director Coast Salish Insurance Duncan jscurr@shaw.ca
Lillian Hunt, Director Aboriginal Tourism BC Alert Bay Lillian.hunt@aboriginalbc.com
Sandy Herle, Director Close to You Fashions Parksville sandyherle@telus.net
Shannon Baikie, Director North Island Employment Foundations Society Campbell River shannon.baikie@niefs.net
Trevor Cootes, Director Huu-ay-aht First Nations Government Port Alberni trevor.c@huuayaht.org
Suzanne Hedges, Director Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa Courtenay suzanne@kingfisherspa.com
Katie Bishop, Director TD Bank Victoria Kathrine.bishop@td.com
Rocky Boschman, Director Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. Campbell River rocky.boschman@gmail.com

Advisors

VIEA draws on a group of knowledgeable and experienced advisors. Browse the list below.

Colleen Evans, President & CEO Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce Campbell River colleen.evans@campbellriverchamber.ca
Rick Roberts, Owner Rick Roberts Consulting Parksville rick.roberts@shaw.ca
Pedro Marquez, Vice President, Global, Marketing and Business Development Royal Roads University Victoria pedro.marquez@royalroads.ca
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