Graeme Armstrong

President

Graeme Armstrong, a Certified Financial Planner was born and raised in Quesnel.  The Armstrong family have lived in the Bouchie Lake area since 1921.  He and his wife Trine have 5 children, ranging in age from 9 to 17. They enjoy hockey and skiing in the winter and camping in the summer.

Graeme has worked as a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones since 2008.  He helps local families plan for retirement and the costs of post secondary education.  Prior to this he worked at West Fraser as an accountant.

He has served as director with the Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce, including two years as President.  For the last few years, Graeme has been working with the Quesnel Community Foundation Investment Committee.

Bob Salmons

Past President

Bob attended the University of Victoria and BC Institute of Technology before going to work in the pulp and paper industry.  He and his wife Eileen moved to Quesnel in 1972 for the startup of Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company.  He held several positions and was Technical Manager when he retired in 2008.

Volunteer experience includes many years as a coach, manager and executive with the Quesnel Minor Hockey Association, 18 years with the City of Quesnel's Environmental Advisory Committee, Board member and President of the Bowron Lake Enhancement Society, Board member and President of the Quesnel and District Hospice Palliative Care Association.

Bob has two grown sons, two daughters-in-law and four grand-kids.  He enjoys golfing and camping in the summer and curling and watching his grandsons play hockey in the winter.

Kathy Somerville

Director

Kathy has strong family roots to Quesnel with her Grandpa and Granny Marsh and the Marsh House. Kathy is married to Jim and has two amazing children.

Kathy has been a part of the business community for over 35 years and is invested in this community with a passion for business and the future of our beautiful city. Her career has brought her to managing the Chamber of Commerce and overseeing the Quesnel Visitor Centre

You can find Kathy out camping, hiking and enjoying the outdoors throughout the summer and curling or snowshoeing throughout the winter.

Another passion of Kathy's is volunteering. Kathy volunteers with Quesnel Rotary because of what they do for the community and continues to volunteer for the Community Foundation because of the organizations it helps and the dedication to our community.

Vanessa Salmons

Director

Vanessa has been a part of the Quesnel community for the past 42 years. Vanessa met and married her high school sweetheart and has 2 wonderful children.

As a Registered Nurse, Vanessa has worked at Northern Health for the past 29 years and currently holds the position of Executive Lead, Perinatal Services for the region.

Vanessa highly regards the Quesnel Community Foundation as accomplishing great things by providing grants and bursaries to non-profit organizations and deserving students. With her children grown and the responsibilities of volunteering in sport and art organizations have passed, she was pleased to offer volunteer services to the Quesnel Community Foundation.

Vanessa states that she is humbled for the opportunity to work with the board and support the community of Quesnel organizations.

Mike Hayman

Director

Mike has called Quesnel home for the last 50 years, working first in the pulp industry as part of the start-up crew at Cariboo Pulp in 1972 and then moving on to an entrepreneurial endeavor as a partner in C & C Wood Products Ltd.

Mike met and married his wife Milvia in Quesnel and together were very active in community activities.  Mike held several executive positions in both Quesnel Youth Soccer and Quesnel Minor Hockey in which their son was involved, as well as coaching and managing teams in both sports.

He was also an active member of the Quesnel branch of Rotary International.

Currently, when he is not gardening, both he and Milvia are avid supporters of their grandchildren's school and extracurricular activities.

As a new member of the Quesnel Community Foundation board Mike is looking forward to working with the community groups whose interests are all working to better the lives of the residents of the Quesnel district.

Ron Dunn

Director

Ron Dunn, a BC Registered Professional Forester was born and raised in Quesnel.  Ron and Kathy raised three busy children in Quesnel and have 2 grandchildren.  Ron has a bachelor's degree of science in forest management from UBC.

Ron has a farming background and has held executive positions in the forest industry in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan.  Ron has held various board positions in each of these provinces.

Ron and wife Kathy are semi retired, woodlot licensees in the Quesnel area whose interests are all working to better the lives of the residents of the Quesnel district.