TIABC is looking for volunteers from its membership to assist the committees.
Please contact us to inquire.
I feel we must speak with one voice and work hard to unify our tourism industry. This board helps us do just that.
Sandra Oldfield
The Policy Committee develops and updates fact-based policies that clearly communicate the industry’s current concerns and influence decision makers. The Committee utilizes a range of tools to ensure the policy positions it recommends to the Board of Directors reflect the memberships’ views and are supported by research.
Committee members:
1. Michael J. Ballingall (Committee Chair) – TIABC Director
2. Brenda Baptiste – TIABC Director
3. Beverley DeSantis – TIABC Member
4. Barrett Fisher – TIABC Member
5. Katherine MacRae – TIABC Member (Commercial Bear Viewing Association)
6. Joss Penny – TIABC Member (BC Lodging & Campgrounds Association)
7. Paul Vallee – TIABC Member (Gaining Edge)
8. John Wilson – TIABC Member (Wilson Transportation)
The Membership and Communications Committee assists the Board in its role of providing input and strategic direction on membership generating activities and communications strategies to support TIABC.
Committee members:
1. Mike Retasket (Committee Chair) – TIABC Director
2. Brenda Baptiste – TIABC Director
3. J.J. Belanger – TIABC Chair
4. Ceri Chong – TIABC Member (Tourism Richmond)
5. Gerardo Corro – TIABC Member (Tourism New Westminster)
6. Nicole Ford – TIABC Director
7. Dennis Innes – TIABC Director
8. Joanne Burns Millar – TIABC Member (Pacific Destination Services)
The Finance Committee assists the Board in its fiduciary responsibilities. The Committee also plays a key role in the sustainability of the organization by overseeing the monthly financial statements and reporting back to the board at each meeting.
Committee members:
1. Sandra van Steijn (Committee Chair) – TIABC Director
2. J.J. Belanger – TIABC Chair
3. Erin Cassels – TIABC Director
4. Heather MacDonald – TIABC Director
5. Sandra Oldfield – TIABC Director
The Governance Committee acts as a working group to assist the Board in ensuring that the organization has the necessary governance structure and policies, including appropriate bylaws, to be an independent and effective tourism industry association on behalf of operators, sectors, DMOs and key stakeholders.
Additionally, the Governance Committee is responsible for ensuring that the Board includes individuals with the skills, experience and broad industry perspective to effectively govern the organization. The process of recruiting qualified nominees for vacant Board positions is overseen by a sub-committee of the Governance Committee.
Committee members:
1. J.J. Belanger (Committee Chair) – TIABC Chair
2. Brenda Baptiste – TIABC Director
3. Heather MacDonald – TIABC Director
4. Sandra Oldfield – TIABC Director
The purpose of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee is to assist the Board in its role to establish key metrics and a path forward to ensure TIABC becomes a fair and equitable association well represented by all underserved parties in the tourism industry. Given the current challenges, the Committee will play a key role in establishing the right path forward of the organization.
Committee members:
1. Sandra Oldfield (Chair) – TIABC Director
2. Jarrett Bachman – TIABC Member (Fairleigh Dickinson University)
3. Brenda Baptiste – TIABC Director
4. Krista Bax – TIABC Member (go2HR)
5. J.J. Belanger – TIABC Chair / Director
6. Miranda Ji – TIABC Director
7. Mike Retasket – TIABC Director
8. Sandra van Steijn – TIABC Director
