Personnel - Professional Staff & Board of Directors

Our professional development staff has more than 75 years of combined experience in community economic development:

		Ron Roteliuk Executive Director
		Ken Keith General Manager
		Paul Warthe Research & Business Analyst
		Elaine Palson Business Analyst
		Jacki Wayne Administration & Finance

Board of Directors

Each participating municipal government is entitled to appoint one member to the board of directors. In addition, there are non-voting members of the board who act as liaison representatives with funding and sponsoring organizations. 

Our Board of Directors members are:

President:	Toby Trimble (Reeve, RM of Portage la Prairie)
Vice President:	(vacant)
Secretary-Treasurer:	Terry Leslie (Councilor, RM of St. Francois Xavier)
Director:	John Bekeris (Councilor, South Norfolk)
Director:	Roland Rasmussen (Reeve, RM of Cartier)
Director:	Jeff Bereza (Councilor, City of Portage la Prairie)
Director:	Al Steinke (Reeve, RM of Victoria)
Director:	Neil Christoffersen (Reeve, RM of North Norfolk)
Director:	Jim Hoger (Councilor, Town of Treherne)
Director:	Cindy Grainger (Councilor, Village of MacGregor)
Director:	Dave White (Citizen appointment, RM of Headingley)
Director:	Dave Rheault (Councilor, Village of St. Claude)
Non-Voting Member:	Robert Wheeler (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives)