Thank you to all 2026-27 Committee members who ensure JABC’s success by sharing their time and expertise.
Development Committee
Robyn Chisholm, Vice President and Head, Business Banking B.C. and Yukon, Scotiabank, Committee Chair
Emir Aboulhosn, Founder & CEO Netlync
Bevin Arnason, Partner, Consulting Partner Deloitte
Doug Brandes, Retired, Regional Director Scotiabank
Barbara Brink, Founder Applied Strategies
Paul Geyer, CEO Geyer Family Office
Crystal Hung, Founder ICON & Co.
Sybil Verch, Senior Wealth Advisor Raymond James
Shannon Walters, Sr. Private Banker, National Bank
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Executive Committee
Abi Coman-Walker, Chief Operating Officer, Nicola Wealth, Committee Chair
Paul Geyer, CEO Geyer Family Office
Sandy Chan, Partner, KPMG LLP
Robyn Chisholm, Vice President and Head, Business Banking B.C. and Yukon, Scotiabank
Lui Petrollini, CEO, LAP Professional Corporation
Selena Woo, Vice President, Private Wealth – Associates and Operations, Nicola Wealth
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Governance & Nominations Committee
Selena Woo, Vice President, Private Wealth – Associates and Operations, Nicola Wealth, Committee Chair
Curtis Campbell, Regional Vice President, RBC
Neil Henderson, CEO, Shift Technologies Inc.
Kirk Kuester, Executive Managing Director, Colliers
Risk Management & Audit Committee
Lui Petrollini, CEO, LAP Professional Corporation, Committee Chair
Sandy Chan, Partner, KPMG LLP
Alison Oxtoby, Partner, Fasken LLP
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JABC TechWorks Committee
Madeleine Bouvier-Brown, Marine Operations Lead, Open Ocean Robotics
Rudolph Korompus, Founder & CEO, Fingarde
Andrew Maclean, Staff Developer Educator, Twilio
Greg Malpass, Executive Chair, Kilterset
Ben Moore
Praveen Varshney, Director, Varshney Capital Corp.
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Brand Advisory Committee
Emir Aboulhosn, CEO & Co-Founder, NetLync
Michael Cole, Co-Founder, AO Technologies Inc.
Neil Henderson, CEO, Shift Technologies Inc.
Leslie Lee, Corporate Director
Selena Woo, Vice President, Private Wealth – Associates and Operations, Nicola Wealth
BLBC Hall of Fame Committees
Governors
Olin Anton
Peter Blake
Barbara Brink
Abi Coman-Walker
Shelina Esmail
Terry Lyons
Bill Weymark
Fred Withers
Janet Wood
Selection Committee Members
Nancy Stibbard, Chair
Lara Dauphinee
Darren Entwistle
Peter Gustavson
John Nicola
Anthony Von Mandl
Tamara Vrooman
BLBC Co-Chairs
Robin Dhir
Kristi Miller
Special Advisors
Kelly Heed
Casey Forrest
Nominations Committee Members
Fred Withers, Chair
Kathy Butler
Debi Doucette
Shelina Esmail
Bruce Hallsor
Kirk Kuester
Mark Melissen
Ali Pejman
Ted Reid
Cathy Thorpe
Hayley Woodin Hastings