I have served on the Board since June 2003. I was asked by Dave McKee, who was the fundraising coordinator at the time, if I would be interested in serving on the Board. At the time, I was not familiar with The Taber & District Health Foundation. I did have some firsthand knowledge of the importance of great health services in a community however, as I worked as the Finance Director of the Bow Island Health Centre in the early 1990’s. As I live in Taber, I was interested in the enhancement of health services in Taber and was happy to join the board. Prior to that I had served on a few other boards in the community. As an accountant, I felt I could offer additional insight and knowledge to the great group of other board members.
“I find it very rewarding to see the generosity of the donors in our communities and to be able to see projects funded through the foundation which make health care in Taber and area better.”
One of the more notable projects was funding colonoscopy equipment so people could access those services locally. Over my twenty years on the board, I have worked with many different board members and three fund raising coordinators and I admire how much they all care about health care in our community. Aside from the work we do, I have truly enjoyed working with these people.