A major contributor to the success of the Scale-up Centre for SMEs (SCS) will be the active involvement and commitment of Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Members, particularly those who volunteer their time and expertise to the SCS Advisory Committee. The following criteria is used to evaluate whether or not an individual is suitable to join:
- Expertise in a given field that will advance the goals and Vision of the SCS
- Willing to provide thought leadership on program initiatives, work alongside high-performing individuals, and advance programs through expertise, time and/or partner engagement
- Must be a current Member of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
How to apply
Advisory Committee applications are reviewed by the Program Executive Committee and submitted to the Directors of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade who must approve all appointments.
Subcommittee applications are reviewed and appointed by the Program Executive Committee.
Applications for the 2022-23 program year have now closed.
SCS Executive Committee 2021 – 22
Chair
Kim Osborne
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CEO
Chemistry Consulting Group
Vice-Chair
Meredith Moll
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Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Harbour Air Group
Vice-Chair
Sheh Shojaee
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Director, Operations & Strategic HR
CPHR BC & Yukon
Immediate Past Chair
Amy Fell
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Program Head, Advanced Diploma, Business Management
BCIT
BOD Rep.
Michele Matthews
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Chief Operating Officer
AG Hair
SCS Advisory Committee 2021 – 22

Michael Damiani
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Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais

Tomica Divic
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Vice President, Operations
Innovate BC

Philip Edgell
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President
Vantage Technologies

Peter Guo
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Partner, BC Enterprise Risk Services Leader
MNP

Mina Haghighi
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Manager, Business Development
Futurpreneur Canada

Jeremy Hardern
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Professional EOS Implementer
OnTrack Business Coaching

Jane Hope
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Director, Marketing and Communications
Modo

Jen Mielguj
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Program Associate
Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster

Humphrey Ng
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President
Juuga Marketing

Hilary Schmitt
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Business Consultant
Aqurus Solutions

Clare Waters, ICD.D
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Executive Advisor, High Impact Firms
BDC

Sherry Zhao
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Team Lead, BC & Yukon, Business Development
Mitacs