February 02nd, 2016

Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Announces 2016 Board of Directors 

Mayor Daryl Bennett swearing in 2016 Chair Jason Becker, BDO Canada LLP

February 2, 2016, Peterborough:

On Tuesday, January 19th the Chamber celebrated the inaugural meeting of the 2016 Board
of Directors, under the direction of Jason Becker of BDO Canada LLP as Chair of the Board.
 
As Chair, his focus is on the impact our 127 year-old member-driven organization can have
on the business community.  “We need to challenge ourselves; in all discussions we need
to ask - How does this strengthen our business community?” says Becker.  “We need to
​be intentional about everything we do.”

​Executive:
Chair – Jason Becker, BDO Canada LLP
Past Chair – Patric Marren, Glenn Windrem Trucking
Vice-Chair - Jim Hill, Pan-Oston Limited
​Treasurer – Lisa Smith, United Way of Peterborough& District
Secretary – Stuart Harrison, Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Directors-at-Large – Scott Mancini, RBC-Royal Bank 
                              – Ben vanVeen, Century 21 United Realty Inc., Brokerage
Directors:
Diane Camelford, Lansdowne Place
Joe Grant, LLF Lawyers LLP
Dawn Hennessey, Business Development Bank of Canada
Gwyneth James, Cody & James CPAs Professional Corporation
Lorrie McMullen, The Venue PTBO
Neil Morton, PTBOCanada.com
Brenda O’Brien, CHEX Television/FRESH/WOLF
Allison Seiderer, Living Well Mobility

Appointees:
Mayor Daryl Bennett, representing the City of Peterborough
Karl Moher, Douro-Dummer Township Deputy Mayor, representing the County of Peterborough
Theresa Foley, representing Women’s Business Network
Steven Brackenridge, representing the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture

Photos of the 2016 Chamber Board or Directors can be found on our Board of Directors page

The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is a member-based organization. Our main focus is to channel the collective strength of the business community to improve the economy. This includes providing representation on numerous committees, conducting surveys, issuing discussion papers and developing policy positions on issues of significance to our members.
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For further information contact:
Sandra Dueck, Policy Analyst/Communications Specialist                     E-mail: sandra@peterboroughchamber.ca
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce                                       Phone: (705) 748-9771 ext.215

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