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

Verna Hart   

Blaise Shiletto
Verna Hart, Awards Committee Chair 
Kim Tanner, Investment Committee Chair  

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Directors
Helen Bowie, Dawson District
Patricia Cunning, MacBride Museum
Al Doherty, Yukon Chamber of Mines
John Firth, Yukon Foundation
Jim Holt, Watson Lake Region
Rolf Hougen, Honourary Life Member
Donald Inverarity, Government of Yukon
Lorraine Joe, Yukon Indian Craft Shop
Simon Mason-Wood, Mayo Region
Sharon Ann Peter, Council of Yukon First Nations
Gordon Ryder, Yukon Foundation
Fred Smith, Yukon Order of Pioneers
Rick Staley, Alaska Highway North
Lauren Whyte, Law Society of Yukon
     
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

Sophie Partridge, Executive Director  

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