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Board of Directors

In 2010 the very first meeting of the Fort St. James Community Foundation was held by the following group of interested individuals to try and find a way to begin the monumental task of forming a Community Foundation; Deb Hadwen, Brenda Gouglas, Kris Nielsen, Vince Prince, Joan Burdeniuk, Ann McCormick, Louise Bett and Joyce Helweg.

Our 2025 Board of Directors

Greg Willick, Jessie Scheele, Joyce Helweg, Karon Williamson, Nancy Hayter, Paul Bird, Pauline Decastro, Peter Valk, Taylor Hansen and Waydean Scheper.

The board welcomes new members or people willing to volunteer on sub-committees. A foundation society is most successful when its board members and sub-committees are representative of the demographics of its benefiting area. The Foundation is creating a funding legacy we can all be a part of.

Our History

    • Greg Willick

    • Jessie Scheele

    • Joyce Helweg

    • Karon Williamson 

    • Kayla Pierre

    • Kris Nielsen

    • Nancy Hayter

    • Peter Valk

    • Paul Bird

    • Taylor Hansen

    • Addy Martin

    • Greg Willick

    • Jessie Scheele

    • Joyce Helweg

    • Kris Nielsen

    • Nancy Hayter

    • Mercedes Whitely

    • Peter Valk

    • Greg Willick

    • Joyce Helweg

    • Kris Nielsen

    • Marissa Boyde

    • Peter Valk

    • Willa Crowley

    • Carmen Schram

    • Joyce Helweg

    • Kelley Williams

    • Kris Nielsen

    • Marissa Boyde

    • Peter Valk

    • Willa Crowley

  • Chair Pete Valk, Vice Chair Kelley Williams, Secretary Kris Nielsen, Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Directors Carmen Wheatley, Carmen Schram

  • Chair Pete Valk, Vice Chair Robyn Playfair, Secretary Kris Nielsen, Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Directors Carmen Wheatley , Ann McCormick, Caleb McLean

  • Chair Pete Valk, Vice Chair Lina Gasser, Secretary Robyn Playfair,Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Directors Carmen Wheatley, Ann McCormick, youth representative Mina Jones

  • Chair Pat Short, Vice Chair & Secretary Lina Gasser, Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Directors Ann McCormick, Carmen Wheatley, Pete Valk, Karen Andros, Samantha Roessler, Councilor Kris Nielsen, Municipal Council Liaison.

  • Chairperson Pat Short, Vice-Chair Pete Valk, Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Secretary Julia Vanderham, Directors Carmen Wheatly, Ann McCormick, Karen Andros, Joan Burdeniuk, District of Fort St. James liason Kris Nielsen and youth representative Samantha Roessler

  • Chairperson Pat Short, Vice-Chair Pete Valk, Treasurer Joyce Helweg, Secretary Julia Vanderham, Directors Ann McCormick, Karen Andros and Carmen Wheatley.

  • Chairperson Nicole Jones, Vice Chair Camen Wheatley, Treasurer Pat Short, Secretary Joan Beaman, Directors Joyce Helweg, Kris Nielsen, Ann McCormick, Cassandra Hammett, Tiffany O’Hara, Emily Colombo, Pete Valk and Karen Andros.

  • Chairperson Joyce Helweg, Vice-Chair Carmen Wheatley, Treasurer Ann McCormick, Secretary Kris Nielsen, Directors Pat Short, Nicole Jones and Karen Andros.

  • Chairperson Joyce Helweg, Vice-Chair Carmen Wheatley, Treasurer Ann McCormick, Secretary Kris Nielsen, Directors Pat Short and Nicole Jones.

  • Chairperson Joyce Helweg, Vice-chair Carmen Wheatley, Treasurer Joan Burdeniuk, Recording Secretary Kris Nielsen and Director Ann McCormick.

  • Chairperson Joyce Helweg, Secretary Kandace Kerr, Treasurer, Kris Nielsen and Directors Joan Burdeniuk, Deb Hadwen and Brenda Gouglas.