REPORT OF THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair: Kelvin Neufeld; Members: Sadaf Baig, Randy Cooper, Steve Karrasch, Michael Katai,

Tom Osterberg, Bettina Reid

The Board Development Committee, which operates independently of the Board of Directors, ensures that there is an adequate number of qualified nominees to fill the vacancies for election to the Board of Directors.

Kelvin Neufeld, as Chair of the committee, addressed members at each of the Morning Member Meetings, speaking to the rewards of serving on the Board and encouraged members to fill out the online FVREB Director Application Form should they wish to be considered by the Board Development Committee. As a follow up, a further communication was sent to all members with a “Call for Nominations” and a link to the FVREB Director Application Form.

The committee personally reached out to several members who had noted interest as well as members that they considered would be a valuable addition to the Board of Directors. The committee considered applications submitted by interested candidates and conducted interviews with those that they believed would best serve the Board before making its decision.

In accordance with By-law 8.1, the following report of the 2025 Board Development Committee is submitted to all Active Members (voting members). The Member-Link in each Active Member office is asked to ensure that this report is received by each voting licensee in your office. Please refer to Memorandum #4315 circulated to Member Links on February 3, 2025, for the list of voting members in your office. (Please note that Probationary members are not entitled to vote. As per Bylaw 2.3 (e) they must have fulfilled all post-licensing education requirements as may be established by BCFSA or by the Board of Directors within six months of their join date.)

The Committee nominates the following as Officers and Directors for 2025:

OFFICERS (to be elected for a one-year term)

Chair-Elect