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Holly is a modern-day dynamo who runs a custom training company Spark + Co, which provides management and training solutions to clients around North America. Holly embodies a balance between savvy-business person and grounded community member. Most recently she is the architect of CEDC’s Rural Business Accelerator program and now the Vice-Chair of the Commission. Additionally, Holly also volunteers with Connecting Generations and Salt Spring Digital.

She moved to Salt Spring in 2008 from Vancouver for the “slower pace of life” and since then the entire family has found themselves involved in many community organizations. Holly also tweets about the island economy as @sparkandco and manages the social media presence for CEDC. Holly loves to kayak, sail and hike and can be found walking her dog on local trails, rain or shine.

When Janice mentions that she’s been a chartered accountant, (now CPA) for 41 years, you can almost hear the yawns. But if she talks about being the Co-founder of Salt Spring Winery the conversation flows. Her newest entrepreneurial venture is Salt Spring Mercantile, a specialty foods, bakery, and rural agency BC liquor store that greets visitors arriving in Fulford, and serves as a gathering spot for south-enders.

Janice has also been a Royal Roads University Associate Professor, teaching entrepreneurship. Being a Certified Executive Coach and accredited as a Certified Financial Planner, her skills are often sought after on SSI. When she’s not baking muffins- Janice and her husband estimate they have made over 10,000 muffins over the 25 years that they have run bed and breakfasts.

Randy loves community. In his younger years, he enjoyed an exhilarating career in international shipping and trading. After 25-years in this career, and living in multiple countries, Randy and his wife wanted a community where they could work and play together. In 2001, he changed direction and moved to Salt Spring and began a career in tourism.

With exceptional personal and customer service as the foundation, Randy and Cathie successfully invested in and operated accommodation-focused businesses. Randy is the past President of Salt Spring Recreational Holdings Ltd, home of the Salt Spring golf and racquet clubs. Through CEDC Randy hopes to encourage newcomers to come home to Salt Spring where they can live and work in balance and health.

Francine first fell in love with Salt Spring in 1996 while biking with her husband Richard across the island. Fortunately they were able to plant roots in 2004. Francine brings over 30 years of business experience in marketing, public affairs and organizational leadership including certification as a Family Business Advisor to her position as CEDC Chairperson.

A highly energetic and proactive volunteer her service includes 5 years as a Governor on the Royal Roads University Board. A strong supporter of teamwork as the means for realizing initiatives, she has been instrumental in the creation of the CEDC website – opportunitysaltspring.ca, and in facilitating efforts to establish a Destination Management and Marketing Organization for the Islands of the Salish Sea. During her leisure time Francine enjoys gardening in the sunny South End of Salt Spring Island.