Board of Directors

 

Each FMCBC Member club selects a member to represent their club on the FMCBC Board of Directors.  The FMCBC Board meets quarterly via teleconference to discuss business and share regional updates.  FMCBC Board of Directors meetings are open to all FMCBC Member Club members to attend as a guest.  Please contact us if you would like to attend.

FMCBC Directors have an opportunity to meet in person once a year at the Annual General Meeting which takes place over a weekend early in June each year in a different region of BC.  The FMCBC AGMs are hosted by one of the FMCBC Member Clubs who provide social events, plan meals and accommodation options for the visiting Directors, offer talks or slide shows highlighting and/or discussing issues in their region, and usually include a hike in their area.   Details for the upcoming AGM can be viewed here.

• Committees
• Constitution and Bylaws
• Annual Reports
• Annual General Meeting Minutes
• Board of Director Meetings Minutes

Executive Officers

President – president@mountainclubs.org

Dave Wharton – Valley Outdoor Association

Dave was born in England, raised in the Lower Mainland, and returned to England following high school where he spent most of the 1970’s completing his post secondary education and began a very successful and rewarding career in Forensic Psychiatry.  Dave continued in that field until his return to Vancouver in 1978. Later in his academic life, Dave specialized in Labour issues/Contract Negotiation, Ethics, Management Growth/Education, Accreditation Programs. Dave has been retired since 2008. Once or twice a year he travels to Nicaragua to work with a small NGO in a former refugee camp.

Dave’s outdoor interests include hiking/backpacking, snowshoeing, canoeing, and cycling.  He travels extensively, often on international hiking/trekking holidays with his wife, but also solo to attend to his academic interests.  When not off on an outdoor adventure you will find Dave reading Philosophy or various sciences, or browsing for hours through second hand book stores.

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Past President
Scott Webster – UBC Varsity Outdoor Club (alumni)

Scott became involved in outdoor recreation in BC when he moved to Vancouver to pursue graduate school at UBC. Since finishing his PhD in Physics in 2012 he has worked for Coanda Research and Development Corporation studying fluid dynamics problems. Scott lives in New Westminster and enjoys hiking and backcountry skiing with his wife, son, and daughter.

 

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Vice President

Vacant

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Treasurer
Silve-Marie Fortin – Alpine Club of Canada – Victoria Section & Island Mountain Ramblers

Silvie-Marie is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in accounting and auditing in various industries in Canada and Europe.  She lives on the amazing Vancouver Island and enjoys hiking, mountaineering and backpacking.

 

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Secretary
Mack Skinner – North Shore Hikers

Born in England, raised in Saskatchewan, Mack’s greatest passions now, backpacking and downhill skiing, are distinctly un-prairielike. Semi-retired from a diverse career life including corrections, trial law, mediation and software design, Mack can be found indulging in the full range of outdoor pursuits, traveling, volunteering, and occasionally working.

 

Club Directors