Your Board of Directors:
Doug Jones, President, Special Area #4 Representative | Bob Long, Vice President, Kneehill County Councillor | Anne Marie Philipsen, Secretary, County of Newell Councillor | Alice Booth, Treasurer, Wheatland County Councillor | Rolf Bander, City of Brooks Councillor | Annon Hovde, Village of Linden Mayor | Ken Kultgen, Past President, Village of Foremost Mayor | Terry Michaelis, Town of Milk River Mayor | Larry Nilsson, Village of Stirling Mayor | Bryce Nimmo, Town of Drumheller Member-at-Large | Garth Vallely, City of Medicine Hat Member-at-Large
Ex-Officio:
Leonard Mitzel, Cypress – Medicine Hat MLA | Elizabeth Kuhnel, Tourism, Parks & Recreation Director | Keith Bocking, AB Provincial Parks, S. Area SW District Manager | Marty Eberth, Travel Alberta
Your Canadian Badlands Ltd. Team:
Bob Davis, Executive Director
Bob joined CBL as its new Executive Director in November 2011. Previously, Bob was with the Rosebud Centre for the Arts for eight years. Bob lives in Strathmore and works from the CBL Drumheller office. You can reach Bob at:
bdavis@canadianbadlands.com
403-823-7743
Diana Watson, Administrative Assistant
Diana has been a contractor with CBL since 2009. She provides administrative support to the Executive Director and Board. Diana works in the CBL Drumheller office and can be reached at:
support@canadianbadlands.com
403-823-7741
Monica Knight, Cluster Facilitator
Monica has been a contractor with CBL since 2009 working primarily with individuals, businesses and organizations in networks and clusters to grow tourism. Funding for this work comes from a Rural Community Adaptation Program grant. You can reach Monica at:
monica@shosholoza.ca
306-261-9109
Peggy Birse, Research and Funding Specialist
Peggy has been a contractor with CBL since 2009. She researches and writes funding proposals on CBL’s behalf. Her position is funded through the Rural Alberta Development Fund initiative. Peggy works from her home in Red Deer and can be reached at:
pbirse@canadianbadlands.com
403-343-9372
Jody Lamb, Regional Development Specialist
Jody has been a contractor with CBL since 2009 providing project management expertise for the Rural Alberta Development Fund initiatives. Jody works out of the CBL Medicine Hat office and can be reached at:
jlamb@canadianbadlands.com
403-528-0667
Tim Keating, Tourism Investment Specialist
Tim and his team at Western Sky Management Associates have been contracted by CBL since 2011 to work on the Tourism Investment Initiative funded through the Rural Diversification Initiative. Tim works from his office in Red Deer and can be reached at:
tkeating@western-sky.ca
403-347-1862