Board of Directors

Ryan Resch: Chair
Janine Davies: Vice Chair
Howard Reich: Treasurer
Jen Lund: Secretary
D. Roger Millen: Past Chair & Director
Jodi Smith: Director
Wade Brown: Director
Gail Nugent: Director
Natasha Shields: Director

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Ryan Resch: Chair
Ryan Resch is a consultant with Towers Perrin's Executive Compensation and Rewards Practice in Vancouver. Recent projects include executive compensation, base pay and incentive plan design, market pricing, job evaluation, and compensation surveys. Ryan's background includes experience in both the specialty retail and hospitality sectors. His expertise includes strong foundations in analytical, research, and technical skills. Ryan holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in Management and Organizational Studies from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University.

Howard Reich: Treasurer
A Partner at Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants, Howard facilitates the Business Development Unit that helps clients improve the profitability and value of their businesses. Howard joined Manning Elliott as a Partner in June 1999, after having been a partner at BDO Dunwoody for two years and an employee there for another eight years prior. In the seventies, Howard worked in the Los Angeles office of Peat Marwick Mitchell and in private industry as a CFO and Internal Audit Manager for two Fortune 500 publicly listed companies. His thirty years of extensive business experience has given Howard a unique approach to helping our clients grow their businesses by utilizing the resource tools of our Ran One affiliation that guarantees value to clients. Howard is a seasoned seminar and meeting leader in the area of business development. After graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida, Howard went on to receive his Certified Public Accountant’s designation from the States of Florida and California. He received his Chartered Accountant’s designation in 1983, and has since completed training in Commercial Mediation.  When Howard is not at the office, he enjoys long-distance running, dog training, karaoke and traveling. He even steps into the spotlight now and again to perform stand-up comedy.

Jen Lund: Secretary
Jen Lund has 15 years of experience working in human resources, organizational development, and change management.  Currently, she operates an organizational development consulting practice.  Her passions include organizational assessment, culture development, and system development and integration. Jen’s comprehension of organizations and group dynamics was gained through her experience in HR/OD management in diverse settings; including the manufacturing, professional service, government and social service sectors in Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand. This was enriched by several years with a Vancouver based HR consulting company. Jen holds a Master of Arts in Industrial Relations, is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, and is certified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Outside of work, Jen’s passions include spending time with her husband and two children, creating culinary delights, listening to the blues, and running with her dog.

D. Roger Millen: Past Chair & Director
David Roger Millen holds a Degree in Agriculture from the University of Melbourne, Australia and initially worked in Tasmania as a Research Agronomist. After arriving in Canada he worked as an Account Executive and Financial Consultant with Merrill Lynch & Co in Vancouver, and later in marketing & sales in business equipment, culminating in a Sales Manager position for a telecommunications firm. For the last ten years he has owned and operated Sterling Limousines. Community service has included twenty years of volunteer activities with the Vancouver Symphony – Member of the Volunteer Executive, “Endeavour” Board Member and Beneficiary Chairman for the Symphony, Chair of Symphony Casino Fundraising, Corporate Giving Campaign and innumerable and varied fund-raising activities. Other community involvement has included corporate giving campaigns with the Vancouver Aquarium and the Canadian Special Olympics, fund-raising for the Vancouver Pride Society and Board Member of the Shooting Stars Foundation

Jodi Smith: Director
Jodi Smith, executive director of JLS Entertainment has been working in the entertainment industry in various capacities for over twelve years. Throughout the years, she has produced live events, several music videos, is involved in artist management, entertainment coordination and has been a freelance publicist for musical concerts, dance, special events and theatre. Jodi has been the Entertainment Coordinator at the Pacific National Exhibition for six years, the Talent Coordinator/Publicist for the Harmony Arts Festival for one year and the Entertainment Manager at the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival for three years. JLS Entertainment's past and present publicity clients include Festival Vancouver, The West Coast Music Awards, North American Folk Alliance, The Storytelling Festival, The opening of the Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar (Orpheum), Moving Into Dance Mophatong (From South Africa), Toronto Dance Theatre, UHF (Ulrich Henderson Forbes), Barney Bentall, Babe Gurr and battery opera.

Wade Brown: Director

Gail Nugent: Director

Natasha Shields: Director