Meet the Directors
	The Shuswap Community Foundation has 12 members. These 12 are also the governing Board of Directors. Half of the directors are appointed by the members (the board itself), and the other half are appointed by an "appointment committee" made up of the mayors or Salmon Arm and Sicamous, the principal of Okanagan College, the chair of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, a representative of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and a member of the Board of School District 83. Each board member serves a three year term, with the terms of four directors expiring each year. There is no limit to the number of terms a director can serve. In 12 years of operation, the Foundation has had a total of 34 directors. The directors are:	About Us Meet the Directors What is a Community Foundation?

			Cindy Derkaz, President  (250.832.8652) Cindy grew up in Salmon Arm. After graduating from Salmon Arm Secondary, she studied economics and law at UBC. She returned to Salmon Arm in 1978 to establish her own law firm, practising primarily corporate, commercial, real estate and estate law. Cindy retired from active practice in 1996 and was appointed to the Environmental Appeal Board of British Columbia, serving as vice chair from 1999 to 2007. Cindy is a founding member of the Shuswap Community Foundation and served as its president from 1997 to 2005 and again from May 2008 to date. Cindy, her husband, Don Derby, and their enthusiastic Labrador/border collie, Teddi, are often seen out and about, participating in the many great outdoor recreational opportunities in the Shuswap.
			Karen Angove, Co-Vice President  (250.832.7571) Karen was born and raised in Salmon Arm. After graduating from SASS in 1969 she completed a degree in Biology at UBC. After travelling and working in Australia for three years, she and her husband settled in Kamloops where she worked as a research Biologist for the Ministry of Forests. In 1988, Karen and her husband and two children moved to Salmon Arm to manage the family business - Askew's Foods. As of this year, she is no longer involved in the business and now feels that there is more time to be involved in community affairs. Karen has been a director of the Nature Bay Enhancement Society and the Downtown Improvement Association. She in now on the Parking Commission, is President of the Salmon Arm Community Band, a director of the Salmon Arm Golf Club and a director of the Kelowna Chapter of Canadian Association of Family Enterprise.
			Doug Adams, Co-Vice President  (250.832.2937) Doug Adams was born and raised in southern Manitoba. He received his Chartered Accountant designation through the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1974. Married to wife Donna, they moved to Salmon Arm when he was transferred from Winnipeg to Salmon Arm through the firm BDO Dunwoody LLP Chartered Accountants in 1979. Doug became a Partner with the National firm of BDO in 1981 in the Salmon Arm office and received his Certified Financial Planning degree in 1999. Doug retired from BDO in 2009. Doug is currently President of the Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association and is Past President of the Kinsmen Club of Salmon Arm.
			Dave Wood, Treasurer  (250.832.3549) Born in England, Dave lived in South Africa prior to moving to Canada. He has lived in Salmon Arm for 28 years (2008), and was employed at Federated Co-operatives Ltd for most of that time. He was a school board member serving as chair for 2 years. He has volunteered as an RCMP auxiliary and ambulance attendant. Dave has 2 sons and 4 grandchildren, of whom he is most proud. His interests include computers and photography.
			Margaret Chrumka, Secretary  (250.832.6371) Brought up in Calgary, Margaret obtained a BA in History from the University of Victoria and later an MA from the University of Toronto. In the early 1990s, she moved to Nelson, BC where she worked at the Kootenay School of the Arts. As a result of spending all her summers on family property in Sorrento, Margaret moved to the area permanently in 1997. For a number of years, she worked at Okanagan College and now is part of the Marketing Department at Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union. Margaret volunteers with the Shuswap District Arts Council and SAGA Public Art Gallery. She is also more than busy with the lives of her two growing daughters.
			Ralph Segreto, Chair Investments Commitee  (250.832.1970) Ralph and his wife Marian have been residents of Salmon Arm since 1987. Ralph is branch manager of TD Canada Trust and a certified financial planner. Prior to joining the Shuswap Community Foundation, Ralph served as president of the local Heart and Stroke Foundation and later as treasurer and director of the Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society.
			Lois Higgins, Chair Grants Committee  (250.832.4034) Lois and her husband Harry are long time Salmon Arm residents who raised their three children here. Lois has been active in community affairs as a founding and executive member of the Shuswap District Arts Council, Shuswap Theatre, and the Shuswap Naturalists Club. She is currently a director of the Arts Council (after a 35 year hiatus) and a happy member of the writing group Octava. She is proud of the growth of the Foundation during her time as a director and states, "The contribution we are making to the community is outstanding."
			Ted Apted, Director  (250.675.2392) Ted was born and educated in Vancouver and held Industrial Relations jobs with the CNR and Crown Zellerbach before settling into Teacher/Administrative roles in Education. He married Wendy Finn and quickly had three daughters and a son. This family experienced life in Pr. Rupert, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Enderby and Crofton. Their longest perch was on the shore of Shuswap Lake-over 40 years and counting. From there Ted commuted to Salmon Arm for several years and then twenty more to Kamloops as a Psychologist in charge of the School board’s District Screening Committee for special needs students and their families. Now retired he and Wendy garden, chop wood, fish, camp and "snowbird" to Mexico as often as possible. The Enid Finn fund is in honor of the large contribution that Wendy’s mother made to the Shuswap community.
			Marilyn Brown, Director  (250.836.2502) A long-time resident of Sicamous, Marilyn Brown has returned to the Foundation to replace retiring Sicamous director Fred Busch. Born in Trail, B.C., Marilyn grew up in Mission in the Fraser Valley. In 1963 she moved from North Vancouver to Sicamous. Her working life included a small business and employment with the Ministry of Health. Over the years, she has been involved in civic politics and enjoyed working as a Director for various non-profit societies. Since retirement, travel and outdoor recreation, particularly cycling and dragon-boating, have provided fun and relaxation.
			Debbie Chapman, Director  (250.832.5392) Debbie Chapman has joined the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy left by Clyde Tucker. Holding a BA in Anthropology, Debbie’s background includes training in museum and archival studies. She is the curator/archivist at the Salmon Arm Museum in Haney Heritage Village, Salmon Arm. For some four years, she has worked as a community volunteer on the Foundation’s Grants Committee and will now act as co-chair with Lois Higgins. Her interest centres on encouraging non-profit groups to a write a good grant application. She adds, "There are a lot of good organizations who do good work and who help build a strong community" and she wants to assist them. Debbie married to barrister husband, Dennis, and has three grown children.
			Alice Duck, Director  (250.836.3298) Alice Duck lives in Sicamous with husband, Fred. Together they have 5 grown children. Alice has varied background that includes – teaching, business administration, management, real estate and the arts. She is currently retired and has a home-based business called "Silverwear." She also sits on the Credit Union Board where she has served as Audit Chair and currently is Investment and Loans.
			Ineke Hughes, Director  (250.833.5634) Ineke Hughes comes to the Shuswap Community Foundation’s Board of Directors with a variety of skills from managing business offices to bookkeeping and writing. She handles the Board’s media work. She is past president of the Shuswap Association of Writers (SAW) and is currently the editor for the Salmon Arm branch of the Okanagan Historical Society. Born in the Netherlands, Ineke and her family arrived in Salmon Arm when she was six-years-old and she received her education here. Currently, she works in reception/bookkeeping at the Piccadilly Terrace Retirement Residence and is operating a home-based business called Shuswap Housesitters.
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