Board of Directors

CHAIR

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Growing up in Stony Plain, Susan now calls Parkland County home. Susan retired after 40 years in the banking industry and enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and two grandchildren. She has done a lot of volunteering throughout her lifetime, joining the Foundation Board in 2017.

VICE-CHAIR

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Over the past sixteen years, Ian has owned & operated the Tim Hortons restaurants here in Stony Plain. Supporting the Town of Stony Plain’s activities and community events.  Ian and family are proud to support the Westview Health Foundation with the annual Smile Cookie campaign, providing much-needed equipment to the hospital through the Foundation. In September 2022, Ian was honoured by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta with the “Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal.”

TREASURER

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Cheryl Budzinski has lived in Spruce Grove for 15 years on an acreage with her husband, Doug. They have three children and four grandchildren. Cheryl enjoys gardening, especially planting flowers, despite the work it involves.

With many years of experience working with large and medium-sized businesses, Cheryl earned her CMA designation in 1996. Most recently, she spent five years in the finance department at Sysco Edmonton before retiring.

Currently, Cheryl runs a small home-based business, providing bookkeeping and personal tax services for clients. She thoroughly enjoys the variety and flexibility that this work offers.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Cheryl has been an active volunteer. She has served as the treasurer on the Parkland County Library Board for the past 10 years.

TRUSTEE

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Has over 25 years of experience in CFO roles in public, private, and First Nations companies. He is currently the CFO of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. He has spent much of his career working on mergers and acquisitions and began with articling for PwC, formally Price Waterhouse. Jim has held many board positions in his career and is currently on several private company boards and volunteer boards.

TRUSTEE

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Having actively participated in various nonprofit organizations and served on other boards in the past, Chris brings a wealth of experience and a diverse skill set, contributing significantly to the success of the Westview Health Foundation. Passionate about driving positive change within our community, his strategic thinking, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to excellence are a valued asset to the Westview Health Foundation.

TRUSTEE

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Alison grew up in Parkland County, moved away for some time to pursue career goals, and came back to the family farm in 2015. Aside from her full-time job, she enjoys spending time with family, horseback riding, outdoor sports, and photography.

She has volunteered on numerous boards in past years and looks forward to expanding her knowledge while helping to create healthier opportunities in the Tri-Region.

TRUSTEE

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Diane Bertrand is an assistant to the CEO Jack Seguin with RJ Enterprises Inc. She works alongside a fantastic team of CFOs , operation managers and administrators helping to grow the 14 companies he owns and operates. She has learned many tasks being involved with a diverse group of companies. Her skill is in design and Food product development. She has a degree in Food Science from McGill University, where she was part of the food and consumer affairs group.

Diane views the food and design work as her favorite areas of focus. While at McGill she won the Canadian Pasta Manufacturers association award for best nutritional recipe. That creativity continued in her work at English Bay doing product development. She worked with various clients from Starbucks to Gordon Foods and Dairy Queen on the R&D and Quality control as well as package design.

When Diane is not mixing up a batch of cookies for the family, she loves to go for walks with Jack and their two Dogs Buddy and Max. Kitty sometimes tags along for a few steps. She likes to travel and visit with family and friends in Quebec to keep up with the French language that are part of her roots.

TRUSTEE

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Josh has spent 10 years working with Main Street Law LLP to serve essentially the same geographic region as the WestView Health Foundation. A large part of his practice has been wills and estates work and therefore he is often assisting people who are either planning for or experiencing illness which has them interacting with our healthcare system. Therefore, he has seen the impact that good healthcare can have on a family and is interested in helping the foundation achieve its goals of improving health outcomes for this region.

Josh is now a partner with Main Street Law LLP and the department head for both Real Estate and Wills and Estates. He received his legal degree from the University of Alberta. Before becoming a lawyer, Josh received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and then worked as a Computer Engineer, and continues to hold a Professional Engineering designation. He worked for both small startups and large multinational corporations.