The Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce have established their new Board of Directors for 2017 along with a new Vice-President for 2018 during their AGM on Wednesday.

Jody Sanderson will join the Chamber executive, and she says she is looking forward to the challenges ahead. 

Jody Sanderson (left) being sworn into her new position of Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Elect from Okotoks Deputy Mayor Tanya Thorn (right)

"I'm excited to do it, I have a home based business and as we're moving more into governance it's nice to know that we're looked after and there's somebody representing us and I'd like to be able to represent that group," she says.

Sanderson's business is Write Words Win in town and says with more and more home businesses starting up she wants to make sure that avenue isn't ignored in the future.

"Being Vice-President and being able to protect our members and make sure they're heard through policy or through our hands-on approach. Our committees, all the things that we're involved in I love that."

She says she's looking forward to representing the Chamber at numerous events not just in town but eventually all over the province and Canada.

"We're always advocating, we're always talking it up. We're always chatting up how we can help members, are they members what can we do for them, and it just seems that everybody on the board that's their mindset it's like second nature."

The members of the 2017 Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce are as followed:

Andrew Gustafson (Natural High Fitness) - President
Sara Noyes (Cactus Club Salon) - Vice-President
Jody Sanderson (Write Words Win) - Director/ Vice President Elect
Dawn LaMaistre (Okotoks Oilers Jr. A Hockey Club) - Director
Andrea Glowatsky (Source Media Group) - Director
Harlene Day (Wealthco) - Director
Lee Hodgins (COBS Bread) - Director
Peter Van den Wildenbergh (Okotoks Computers) - Director
Pamela Ollenberger (Dewdney Players) - Director
Kathy Thirsk (Re-max Complete Realty) - Director
Kevin Gritton (Okotoks Western Wheel) - Director
Rob Stang (Century 21 Foothills) - Director
Susan Baxter (Just A Little Help Professional Nursing) - Director
Wayne Carriere (Alberta Construction Rentals) - Director
Leslie Moffett (TD Canada Trust - Director
Gino De Paoli (The Eagle 100.9/ Okotoks Online) - Director

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