Our Board & Staff

Yukoners helping Yukoners achieve their potential

Executive Officers
Rolf Hougen OC, Honorary Chair
Karen Hougen-Bell, Past Chair
Michael Pealow, Chair    
Kim Tanner, Treasurer 

Jo-Ann Waugh, Secretary

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Directors
Helen Bowie, Rep. Dawson District
Patricia Cunning
Al Doherty, Yukon Chamber of Mines
John Firth, Yukon Foundation
Kevin Gillespie, Rep. Law Society of Yukon

Keith Halliday

Verna Hart

Jim Holt, Rep. Watson Lake Region
Rolf Hougen, Honourary Life Member
Vacant, Government of Yukon
Lorraine Joe
Simon Mason-Wood, Rep. Mayo Region
Sharon Ann Peter, Rep. Council of Yukon First Nations
Gordon Ryder
Fred Smith, Rep. Yukon Order of Pioneers
Rick Staley, Rep./ Alaska Highway North
 

Committee Chairs

Verna Hart, Awards Committee Chair 

Kim Tanner, Investment Committee Chair

The directors of the Foundation receive no remuneration; the elected officers on the executive contribute their time and expertise at regular meetings. Twenty directors hear reports and nominate officers at the Annual Meeting.

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Professional Services

Jennifer Hall, Executive Director  

Crowe MacKay LLP, Auditing and Accounting Services
Macdonald and Company, Legal Services 
RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Investment Management