Industry Advisory Council
The BCHF Industry Advisory Council will support awareness and revenue generation activities throughout British Columbia. The group will consist of individuals from a wide range of hospitality-related industry sectors.

Role & Responsibilities
- Participate in an orientation to the BCHF
- Lend their name and credibility to the BCHF, and act as an ambassador on an ongoing basis
- Provide advice on strategy for both awareness and revenue generation initiatives
- Champion initiatives within their industry sector
Commitment
- Pay an annual BCHF membership fee of $50.00 (which helps cover meeting expenses) due November 30th of previous year
- Attend two meetings per year. Meetings are approximately 2 hours in length and may include lunch and/ or a reception
- the AGM, typically held in May
- a year-end meeting, typically held in November
- Participate in a minimum of three BCHF activities a year. Example of these activities include:
- Purchase and help sell tickets to a proprietary event
- Volunteer at a proprietary or third-party event
- Arrange for your company to participate in one of our proprietary events
- Donate to one of our proprietary auctions or lotteries
- Help sell tickets to one of our online lotteries
- Become an active member of a BCHF committee
- Become a monthly donor and encourage others to do the same
For more information, please contact Dana at Dana@nulldanalee.biz
2020/2021 INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL
BC Tourism – Lucas Pavan – Tourism Vancouver
BC Tourism – Matthew Holme – Destination Greater Victoria
Beneficiary – Darcy Murdoch
Beneficiary – Jocelyn Kaleka
Beverage Industry Logistics – Hussain Askari – Wine vault
Brewery – Ken Beattie – BC Craft Brewers Guild
Catering – Claire May – Chef Claire
Chef Concierge – Charlie Gonzalez – Les Clefs d’Or Canada
Coffee – Charlie Woods – Nespresso
Distillery – Tyler Dick – Okanagan Spirits
Education – Jarrett Bachman – Fairleigh Dickinson University
Education – Nazmi Kamal – Capilano University
Friend of the Foundation – Justine Harrison
Friend of the Foundation – Alan Sacks
Friend of the Foundation – Terry Duzenberry
Hotel – Kevin Nielson – Chateau Victoria
HR – Kim Osborne – Chemistry Consulting
Industry Association – Lesley Brown – Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers
Industry Association – Trevor Kallies – Canadian Professional Bartenders Association
Industry Association – Ted Lattimer – IVSA
Legal – VACANT
LRS – Dave Smith – Everything Wine
LRS – Lynn Couthard – JAK’s
Marketing – VACANT
Marketing – Leeann Froese – Town Hall Brands
Media – Kurtis Kolt – Kurtiskolt.com
Restaurant (Independent) – Jenna Briscoe – Cafe Medina
Restaurant (Independent) – Margot Baloro – The Listel Hotel
Restaurant (Chain) – Rob Carras – Joseph Richard Group
Supplier – Maik Uhlmann – Russell Hendrix
Supplier – Christine Blackwood – Blackwood Career Apparel + Essentials
Wine Importer – VACANT
Wine Importer – VACANT
Winery Domestic – Leslie D’Andrea – Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
Wine Domestic – VACANT