Past SAR Advisory & Board Members
The BC Search and Rescue Association is run by a board of directors elected from the GSAR community.
SAR Advisory
1989 – 1989:
Ross Cloutier, Reg. Director
1989-1990:
Ken Neland, Reg. Director
1989-1991:
J Phil Whitfield, Reg. Director
Stu Cameron, Rep, Municipal Police
1989-1992:
Ross Cloutier, Rep, JIBC
1989-2004:
Dave Brewer, Chair
1990-1991:
Jeff Smedley, Reg. Director
Gord Sweeting, Reg. Director
1990-1993:
Rex Fitz-gerald, Reg. Director
1990-1995:
Ross Montgomery, Reg. Director
1991-1991:
Neil Coward
1991-1992:
Cal labourne, Reg. Director
1991-1993:
Merv Harrower, Rep, RCMP
1991-1994:
Don Bryant, Reg. Director
1992-1993:
Ross Cloutier, Reg. Director
1992-1993:
Geoff Amy, Rep, PEP
Jon Heshka, Rep, JIBC
Gord Meakin, Reg. Director
1993-1993:
Jim Good, Rep, RCMP
Terry Myhr, Reg. Director
1993-1994:
Gord Sweeting, Reg. Director
1994-1995:
Bob Slade, Reg. Director (Assistant)
1994-1998:
Murray Day, Rep, Municipal Police
Whitney Numan, Reg. Director
1994-2001:
Pete Wise, Reg. Director
1994-2002:
Linda Hillard, Reg. Director
1994-2003:
Scott Larsen, Reg. Director
1995-1996:
Eric Gunderson, Reg. Director
1995-1996:
Donna Kaluza, Rep, RCMP
Jim McAllister, Reg. Director
1996-?:
Al Grey, Rep, RCMP
1996-1998:
Martin Hewell, Reg. Director
1996-2001:
Geoff Vick, Reg. Director
1996-2005:
Don Bindon, Rep, RCMP
1997-1999:
Marty Hellewell, Reg. Director
1998-1999:
Colleen Jones, Reg. Director
Barry Nickerson, Rep, Municipal Police
1998-2000:
Terry Willis, Rep, EMBC
1998-2001:
Ian Cunnings, Reg. Director
1999-2005:
Andy Tyers, Reg. Director
2000-?:
Bob Bugslag, Rep, PEP
2000-2000:
Scott Armstrong, Rep, Municipal Police
2000-2003:
Shelley McPhee (Ohland), Reg. Director
2000-2004:
Art Eickmeyer, Reg. Director
2001-2002:
Guy Kerr, Rep, EMBC
2001-2003:
Neil Brewer, Reg. Director
Bob Mcleod, Reg. Director
2001-2004:
Sheldon Belcher, Reg. Director
2001-2007:
Ron Gaudet, Rep, Municipal Police
2001-2010:
Bridget Milson, Reg. Director
2002-2003:
Randy Holte, Reg. Director
2002-2004:
Jeff Haack, Reg. Director
2003-2003:
Eric Bone, Rep,BCAS
Tom Breiter, Rep, BCAS
Neil Brewer, Vice-Chair
2003-2005:
Ian Hewitt, Reg. Director
2003-2006:
Mel Rodgers, Reg. Director
2004-2005:
Roger Gibson, Rep, BCAS
2006-2006:
Ian Cunnings, Chair
Whitney Numan, Chair
BCSARA Board
1999 – 2005:
Stuart MacDonald, Rep, JIBC
2002 – 2004:
Jim McAllister, Rep, EMBC
2002 – 2020
Don Blakely, Director At Large By-laws
2003 – 2006:
Doug Fraser, Regional Director (Fraser Valley)
2003 – 2008:
Don Bindon, Treasurer
Ron Gaudet, Vice President
2003 – 2020
Neil Brewer, Director At Large
2004 – 2007:
Jim McAllister, EMBC Manager/Director
Dave Brewer, President
2004 – 2008:
Larson Scott, Comms
Gutwald, Craig, Regional Director (West Kootenays)
Schut, Gerald, Regional Director (South)
2004 – 2010
Alex Michaels, Regional Director (Bulkley Nechako)
2005 – 2007:
Rob Braun, Regional Director (Okanagan Similkameen)
Pete Wise, Regional Director
2005 – 2008:
Dennis Erickson, Rep, RCMP
2005 – Present:
Brian Lamond, Reg. Director (North)/Health & Safety
2005 – 2010
Mike Plonka, Regional Director (East Kootenays)
Jeff Haack, Rep, EMBC
2006 – 2006:
Glen Braithwaite, Rep, BCAS
Bob Manson, Rep, JIBC
2006 – 2008
Graham Knox, Regional Director (South)
Dave Merritt, Rep, JIBC
2006 – 2009
Chris Kelly, Regional Director (North)
Colin Wiebe, Regional Director (Fraser Valley)
2006 – 2011
Rod Salem Rep, BCAS
2006 – Present
Dan Derby, Rep, Fire
2007 – 2015
Tom Chesley, Rep, Municipal Police
2007 – 2016
Jeff Cornell, Rep, JIBC
2008 – 2008
Bruce Kerr, Reg. Director (South)
Craig Gutwald (West Kootenays)
2008 – 2009
Cindy Smith, Regional Director (South)
Graham Knox, Vice President
2008 – 2010
Peter Goetz, Regional Director (South)
Whitney Numan
2008 – 2010
Chris Armstrong, Regional Director (West Kootenays)
Linda Hillard, Regional Director (South)
Shelly McPhee, Regional Director (North)
2008 – 2014
Dave Brewer, Past President
2008 – 2019
Grant Comer, Reg. Director (North)
2008 – Present
Don Bindon, President/Past-President
Gerald Schut, Communications
2009 – 2009
Cindie Jones, Rep, EMBC (A)
2009 – 2010
Randy Cox, Rep, RCMP
2009 – 2011
Kelly Carnochan, Regional Director (North)
Chris Henderson, Treasurer
2009 – 2012
Rick Laing, Regional Director (Fraser Valley)
2009 – 2013
Magda Dominick, Rep, JIBC
2009 – 2014
Chris Kelly, Secretary
2009 – 2017
Colin Wiebe, Vice President
2009 – 2021
Jim McAllister, Special Projects/Treasurer
2010 – 2012
Dale Mason, Reg. Director (South)
Rick McKelvey, Reg. Director (Okanagan Similkameen)
Richard Taylor, Reg. Director (Bulkley Nechako)
Dennis Crowe, Rep, RCMP
2010 – 2015
Ian Cunnings, Rep, EMBC
2010 – 2020
Whitney Numan, Director At Large CISM
2011 – 2011
Daryl Davidson, Regional Director (North West)
Greg Oliver, Regional Director (Sea to Sky)
2011 – 2012
Clive Gloma, Reg. Director (Thompson/Okanagan)
Roland Webb, Rep, BCAS
2011 – 2013
Sandro Frei, Reg. Director (Sea to Sky)
Sandra Riches, Support
2011 – 2014
Craig Gutwald, Treasurer
2011 – 2016
Wendy Hetherington, Reg. Director (East Kootenay)
2012 – 2014
Bob Semple, Rep, RCMP
2012 – 2016
Greg Taylor, Reg. Director (North)
2012 – 2018
Hamish Reide, Reg. Director (Okanagan Similkameen)
2012 – Present
Mike Stekelenburg, Reg. Director (Northwest)
2013 – 2013
Maggie Grant, Rep, JIBC
2013 – 2014
Jack Bryceland, Reg. Director (Fraser Valley)
2013 – 2015
Mike Ritcey, Reg. Director (Thompson/Okanagan)
Gary Yakimchuk, Reg. Director (West Kootenay)
2013 – 2016
Kathryn Farr, Reg. Director (South)
2013 – Present
Chris Mushumanski, Reg. Director (Bulkley Nechako)/Secretary
2013 – 2019
Sandro Frei, Director at Large Fundraising
2013 – 2020
Rod Salem, Rep, BCAS
2013 – Present
Trent Blair, Vice-President/Regional Director (Cariboo Chilcotin)
2014 – 2015
Ron Casey, Rep, RCMP
2014 – 2016
Sandra Riches, Reg. Director (Sea to Sky)
2014 – 2018
Peter Reid, Secretary
2014 – 2019
Deb Kitchener, Treasurer
2014 – Present
Chris Kelly, President
2015 – 2016
Travis Pearson, Rep, RCMP
2015 – 2017
Mario Levesque, Reg. Director (Fraser Valley)
Pete Wise, Reg. Director (Thompson/Okanagan)
Dave Smirler, Rep, Municipal Police
2015 – Present
Chris Armstrong, Reg. Director (West Kootenays)/Marketing
2015 – 2019
Andrew Morrison, Rep, EMBC
2016 – 2018
John Oakley, Rep, JIBC
2016 – 2021
Kyle Van delft, Regional Director (South Island)
2016 – Present
Ed Erler, Regional Director (East Kootenay)
John Howe, Regional Director (Sea to Sky)
Michel Lavallee, Regional Director (North East)
Frank Van Nynatten, Regional Director (Fraser Valley)
2017 – 2017
Cam Kowalski, Rep, RCMP
Bob Semple, Rep, RCMP
2017 – 2018
Lavinder Mangat, Rep, RCMP
2017 – 2020
Allan Mole, Regional Director (Thompson/Okanagan)
2017 – Present
Andy Muma, Regional Director (Bulkley Nechako)
Sandra Riches, Prevention
2018 – 2020
Sean Slimmon, Regional Director (West Kootenay)
2018 – Present
Harm Sandhu, Rep, RCMP
Colin Wiebe, Rep, Municipal Police
Colleen Aven, Regional Director (Okanagan Similkameen)
2019 – 2020
Carly Trobridge, Regional Director (North Island)
2019 – 2021
Ian Foss, Rep, EMBC
2020 – Present
Grant Burnard, Regional Director (West Kootenay)
Geoffrey Vick, Regional Director (Thompson Okanagan)
Dave Poulsen, Regional Director (North Island)
Dale Parker, Regional Director (Cariboo Chilcotin)
Amber Riel, CISM
2021 – Present
Jamie Tudway-Cairns, Regional Director (South Island)
Allan Mole, Rep, EMBC
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