Some see me as blunt, others think I ‘m opinionated. I think people feel I’m competent and honest and I think people like me. I’ve been self employed for more than 30 years and have been involved in the community most of them. I don’t suffer fools and am quick to make people as accountable as I am with myself.

I’ve been running for the Vancity Credit Union’s Board of Directors for the past 5 years. I originally ran because I felt it was a progressive organization under the leadership of legendary Dave Mowat the former CEO. Well I ‘m still running and he’s gone!

It’s tough to hold yourself open to public (sort of) office and I always wonder what makes people seek to put their name and face up for an election. I’ve never had a problem ever since high school running for election. I always felt I could do a good job, often better than others and I wasn’t afraid to be accountable.

I’ve been told in the past I am a Maverick Read the rest of this entry

The Vancity Board of Directors election will take place from February 28 to March 27, 2010 by mail ballot and from March 19 to March 27, 2010 in select branches.

There will be three 3-year positions available in 2010 and candidate’s information will be posted to vancity.com mid February. The Election Bulletin will be mailed to all eligible voting members. If you vote for more than three candidates, your ballot will not be valid.
Member voting requirements

Please note that the cutoff date for the 2010 voters list was January 22, 2010.

You must be a member in good standing i.e.

1. over 19 years of age;
2. not be delinquent in any obligation to Vancity; and,
3. have at least $5.00 in your membership share account as of January 22, 2010.

To check your status, please contact any branch, call 604.877.7000 (toll free 1.888.Vancity), or call a Governance Officer at 604.877.6548.

I joined Vancity Credit Union and its 400,000 members because of its leadership role in the community.

I am not a wealthy man, but in an effort to help the community on a personal level I will be donating 50% ($10,000) of my first years Director’s honorarium to the Vancouver Food Bank. I ask the other candidates to join me.

My priorities:
• Provide an Open ear to member issues and problems
• Support community initiatives that is giving Vancouver its social conscience
• Continue and enhance the support Vancity provides to Small Business
• Represent Vancity as an influential business leader
• Support the development & leadership role in successful community social enterprises
• Give back to my community through Vancity’s programs and grants to non-profits

With our economy starting to come back we need to support the community. Personal responsibility is more important than ever. Let me provide you that strong leadership!

I’m going to blatantly use my blog to espouse my Policy Statement for the 2010 Election of the Board of Directors of Vancity, a 400,000 member credit union which I support in more ways than one in Vancouver.

I am a member but more than that I have promoted their loans to clients totaling about $800,000. over the last few years. Read the rest of this entry

Boy has it been difficult to get back in the saddle in 2010.

I’ve been working on my blog – a little, planning for things to come and getting people in line to work with in 2010. I’ve got an SEO specialist, a social media engineer, a mind mapping expert and a couple of professional business coaches to work out some strategies with, oh I forgot the cute animal wrangler too. Read the rest of this entry