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Finance & Audit

Victor was born in Winnipeg and raised in the Cowichan Valley where he graduated from Cowichan Highschool.

Victor is a Chartered Professional Accountant and owns an accounting firm in Duncan with his son. He is an effective team builder and is known for mentoring juniors and small businesses. Victor has previously volunteered his accounting services at the Duncan Curling Club and Cowichan Golf and Country Club.

When not behind the desk helping clients, you can find him behind a curling rock competing in major curling events.

Chair of Business Development Committee

With over 10 years of business development experience, Matthew has a reputation for accelerating company growth and exceeding operational goals. He owns two local  Panago Pizza locations - Duncan and Mill Bay.

Simultaneously, Matthew became a fixture in the Cowichan Valley through his generous donations, fundraisers and community involvement. He is committed to creating positive change and believes in a prosperous and sustainable community.

In addition to his CFC role Matthew is a weekly volunteer at Nourish Cowichan, a grass-roots organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals to schoolchildren in the Cowichan Valley.

As a Community Futures Cowichan Director she brings her diverse experience as both a nurse for 19 + years and 17 years of business experience.  She has knowledge and insight from different perspectives as an entrepreneur from another country and becoming a business owner in BC. Janice believes volunteering with Community Futures allows her to work with a group of dynamic people to back to the community.

Koren is a female entrepreneur as the owner of Host Bookkeeping Systems. She has 20 years+ of experience in bookkeeping across service-based industries such as automotive, construction and development, oil and gas, hospitality, dental and health services, engineering, legal, holding companies, and more. Koren is devoted to utilizing software solutions and technology that make financial management for her clients easier.

On a day off, you might find Koren on an adventure day with her family, enjoying the beauty of the Cowichan Valley.  She is drawn to the strong sense of community and enjoys the hiking and beaches, not to mention the weather! Koren is a lover of loud music, entertaining guests, and connecting people. Her enthusiasm for life translates into everything that she does.

Shannon was born and raised in the Cowichan Valley, so she knows our area extremely well and truly appreciates what a wonderful place it is to live. She had a long successful career as a licenced Realtor. Now she is the owner and operator of the Spool Yard, a new social enterprise business.  The Spool Yard was born from a love of sewing and a desire to create an inclusive place of community and creativity, where we can all learn from each other.

She is creative and has strong instincts about people, which are two qualities that lend well to her roles of being a CFC volunteer and BDC member.

Shannon is raising her three children in this amazing Valley. Fun fact: three generations of her family before her and much of her extended family have been raised in the Cowichan Valley!