Staff and Business Advisors

Larry has gained extensive knowledge and experience in business by executing multiple start-ups of his own, making successful strategic investments, being a progressive manager, conducting diligent business development and developing and implementing sound strategic plans. His connections and resources are enhanced by his role as General Manager of Community Futures in the Central Okanagan, Past Chairperson of the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission and being a Fellow Certified Management Consultant. Larry's clients and projects receive well thought out planning, execution and management in a highly collaborative, effective and entrepreneurial manner.

Phone: 250-868-2132 ext. 223 - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shawn is a Chartered Professional Accountant, CPA, CMA,  and a B.Sc. from UBC specializing in Earth and Environmental Sciences. He has over 15 years of financial and business experience with a wide range of industry understanding (Finance, Manufacturing, Mining and Technology). He is well equipped to help Community Futures clients with strategic and development finance and business counseling.

Phone: 250-868-2132 ext. 227  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jessie brings a background in arts administration, real estate and communications to her role as Program Administrator. She also works as a leadership facilitator in Kelowna and abroad. At Community Futures Jessie can be relied on to provide strong administrative and entrepreneur support to loan clients and participants in the Self Employment and business start-up programs.

Phone: 250-868-2132 ext. 222  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Amber is our go-to loan administrator for the organization who is currently on maternity leave. In her absence you can contact Jessie Rivest Phone: 250-868-2132 ext. 222  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

With over 20 years of export experience, Raeanne is highly accomplished in the exporting world. She’s worked alongside international agrifood industry powerhouses helping them expand their markets. Whether it was contract negotiations, logistical problem solving, or networking at tradeshows and conferences, she has seen and done it all. Being fluent in both Spanish and English allowed her to connect companies with global customers in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. She also helped these companies understand and comply with rigid quality control regulations when crossing borders. Raeanne’s knowledge of exporting’s complexities lends itself to assisting businesses in a clear, concise way.

Phone: 250-826-2431 email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tana is a business transformation strategist and founder of the Discovery Centre and CFDCCO Consultant for the Business Plan Development Program. With roots in family business, marine operations, and community economic development, Tana brings over 25 years of experience helping leaders build resilient, people-powered enterprises. Tana holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership and a Professional Certificate in Advanced Facilitation Practices from Royal Roads University, a program that emphasizes Indigenous knowledge, decolonization, and reconciliation as outlined by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Jeet provides valuable process and systems driven accounting services to CFDCCO and other key organizations in the Central Okanagan. Her accounting knowledge and systems development structuring during our Business Plan Development Program provides participants with a solid foundation to build their businesses.

MJ is a valuable 30+ year associate of the CFDCCO. With a strong family business background and business degree specializing in accounting, she provides valuable business counselling, support and instruction to the CFDCCO programs.

Sean is a certified service designer and experience designer that specializes in helping organizations turn transactions into relationships, referrals, and retained customers. Sean's skill set includes service design, customer experience design, user experience design, data visualization, visual design, interaction design, strategic planning, communications design, and wayfinding systems design.