Check out our 2023 directors-elect here

Ingrid Vaughan| President.   Ingrid owns and operates Smart HR, a consulting service geared towards helping business owners create and sustain strong leadership and HR practices. As an HR consultant, author and leadership coach, she assists businesses with achieving success by leading well. She is also the founder of the Smart Leadership Academy, a cohort-based program that brings business leaders together to grow their leadership skills. Ingrid is a former manager of the WestShore Chamber of Commerce and has extensive experience in helping Chamber members grow their businesses.  She previously served as President of the board of South Island Centre for Counselling and Training, and on the board of Worklink Employment Society. Ingrid has served on the WestShore Chamber Board since 2016. When not working she enjoys cooking, writing and reading and is an avid Canadian Football League fan.​

Kelly Darwin | Vice President. ​ Kelly is the President and Founder of Seriously Creative and the Managing Director of Hawke Media Canada. Now in his third term as a member of the board at the Westshore Chamber, Kelly also sits as the current Vice President. In 2021, Kelly was elected to the BC Liberal Party Executive where he serves as the South Island Regional Director. Raised and residing in Langford Kelly is a Scotch enthusiast, a podcaster, and a small business advocate.

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​Michele Hansen | Secretary.  Originally from Ontario, Michele joined the Board in 2016 with over 30 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur. For the last 7 years Michele has transitioned to management and implementation consulting. Her business Prismatic Business Solutions is focused on organizational excellence and continuous improvement projects with micro, small and medium sized organizations. She specializes in change management, project implementation, and team development.
 
Michele is deeply committed to moving reconciliation forward and creating mutually beneficial relationships. She is a Registered Organizational Excellence Specialist, a Certified Personality Dimensions® Facilitator and a CPHR Certified Workplace Investigator.

​Clark Lawrence | Treasurer. Clark is Chartered Professional Accountant and Principal at Baker Tilly Victoria Ltd. and has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Victoria. Since joining the firm in January 2003, Clark has focused on providing assurance, accounting, Canadian tax, and business advisory services to a wide range of clients including for-profit businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and registered charities.  Clark has had the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors of both the Victoria Hospice Society and the Victoria Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation for six years.  Clark now serves on the Victoria Foundation’s Audit Committee as a community representative.  A proud Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, Clark also serves as a member of the Rotary Club of Victoria.  Clark resides in Colwood with his wife and two children and enjoys coaching minor hockey and baseball as well as playing hockey and golf.

​Mike Reilly |  Past President.  Mike was raised in Kitchener-Waterloo, and graduated from the University of Victoria with a degree in biology. He worked for several years as a habitat consultant for forest companies in the BC Interior but gradually shifted to more IT management as the industry changed. After working as a project manager with a division of Hewlett-Packard, Mike changed careers to become a financial advisor with Freedom 55 Financial. Mike is excited to help his clients achieve peace of mind for themselves and their family’s future. Mike and his wife Karen are busy with six kids, three boys and three girls, ranging from middle school to post graduate students. His non-working hours are spent at dance recitals, animal husbandry activities, parent teacher interviews and other domestic engineering tasks.

Sarah Alasaly | Director. Sarah was born in Ottawa and raised in Vancouver. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and practiced as a Registered Nurse for approximately five years before going to law school at the University of Ottawa. As a Registered Nurse, Sarah worked in both Labour and Delivery and Acute Medicine in two of the busiest hospitals in BC. Now as a lawyer, Sarah practices in the area of Family Law, Wills and Estates, and Personal Injury with Alasaly Law Group. Sarah is passionate about helping people and believes it is her duty to give back to the community. ​She is always willing to lend a helping hand and truly wants to see the people around her succeed. When Sarah is not working, she can be found horseback riding, yoga, cycling or playing tennis with her husband and family.  

​Janelle Anderson| Director. ​Janelle is an inspirational leader who tells stories that inspire action while at the same time is grounded in financial information that levers business. She takes a vision and makes it a reality through sound and strategy development. Currently, as Sales Leader at Combined Insurance, a company that provides very unique coverage for individuals and families when they become injured or sick, Janelle oversees a team of 10+ agents. Along with being passionate about helping those with a peace of mind, Janelle is also passionate about quality time with friends and family. When not at work Janelle loves spending time doing yoga, playing the piano, going for walks by the ocean and being an active member in the community. 

Lori Frank| Director. Lori owns and operates Lori Frank Mediation & Consulting.  She has had the honour of being invited to the table in businesses, corporations, community organizations, Indigenous communities, schools, and government offices. Lori gives organizations the opportunity to create a collaborative, inclusive, and proactive work environment through mediation, coaching, conflict management, workshops, and leadership development. Lori was raised in rural Ontario and has a degree in Sociology from McMaster University.  She did her mediation training at the Justice Institute of BC.  Lori is a Qualified Mediator (Q.Med) with ADRBC and a Registered Roster Mediator (RRM) with Mediate BC. 
She has called the west coast her home now for over 20 years and loves living in the Highlands with her husband, two teen boys and their beloved dog Ginger. ​​

Adam French| Director (he/him). Adam is currently a Real Estate Consultant at Newport Realty. Adam has a special passion for Real Estate, business/economic development and the sustainable economic independence and social well-being of Indigenous groups. Adam attained his Masters in Management right here at Royal Roads University, and his Master of Business Administration in Munich, Germany as well as his professional designation in Project Management. Adam spent many years partnering with Indigenous groups on the island and in Western Canada on major Real Estate projects on behalf of ATCO. Overseas, he has led Economic Development and Real Estate projects in Kosovo and North Africa.

Adam sits currently as the Treasurer for the Pacific Centre Family Services Association, and the new Westshore Community Health Centre. He is immersed in supporting the people of Victoria/Westshore by assisting them in their Real Estate needs, drawing on decades of real estate & business negotiations experience, and a love of community. In his spare time you can catch Adam golfing, gardening, boating, and hiking on our beautiful island with friends, family and his new pup, Charlie.

​JRR (Reg) Létourneau | Director.  ​A relative newcomer to Vancouver Island, Reg has a wide variety of business experience from across Canada, in fields of endeavor that range from the geomatics engineering and environment sectors, to participating on First Nation land claims projects.  At the Board level Reg has experience as a School Board Trustee (Oromocto, NB), was a founding member of the Calgary Geomatics Cluster, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of a private company (Stromtech Energy Services Ltd), and is Managing Partner for the Hunter Spirit Energy Group consortium based out of Calgary, Alberta. Reg also works for Island Tigers Energy Corporation, which is a proud WestShore Chamber Member. Reg is excited to be a part of the thriving WestShore business community during these most challenging times.

Winston Michell | Director.  Winston is the General Manager at Royal Colwood Golf Club.  A Class ‘A’ Executive Professional with the PGA of Canada, Winston has spent the past 22 years in the Golf Industry in a variety of leadership roles across Canada.  During these 20+ years in Hospitality, Winston has been a part of different chambers including Victoria, Ladysmith, and more recently Kitimat, where he was a previous director.  Winston sat as a member of the Leisure Services Advisory Commission in Kitimat BC. When not at work, Winston enjoys a number of community activities such as golf, hockey, mountain biking, and spending quality time with his young family.
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Annette Siewertsen | Director.  Annette is born and raised in Victoria, BC and now lives and works on the Westshore. She has worked at Royal Roads University since 2005 and completed her Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching in 2012 through the university. Annette is passionate about moving people forward so also spends time coaching people in small business or career transitions in her coaching practice, SeaStar Coaching. One of Annette's values is giving back to her community and has made volunteering in her local and global community a priority in her personal and work life.

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