The Board of Directors is responsible for setting SASCU's strategic direction. It accomplishes this by ensuring commitment to sound governance and risk management practices.
(2017 – Current), CUDA Program Graduate & ACCUD
"I hope to play a role in advocating for safe expansion within the digital world while also supporting the needs of those more comfortable with face-to-face transactions."
(2016 – Current), CUDA Program Graduate
"It is an honour to support such a principled organization by serving on its Board."
Constance Ladell retired from the position of General Counsel to the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. During her 12 years of practicing corporate law at BCLC, she gained considerable experience; notable areas of her expertise include regulatory compliance, risk management, anti-money laundering obligations, privacy, online commerce, major IT contracting, public sector procurement and corporate governance.
Constance has board experience in both the non-profit and corporate sectors, including the Kamloops YM-YWCA, the Kamloops Symphony and member of the Community Council of the Kamloops SPCA. In 2010 she received a ministerial appointment to the Board of the Inter-Provincial Lottery Corporation where she became Chair and led the organization through a significant change in senior management and also chaired the Governance Committee.
(1986 – 2016; 2022 – Current), CUDA Program Graduate
(2023 – Current), CUDA Level A
(2021 – Current), CUDA Program Graduate
Dawn Dunlop is the Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association – Shuswap/Revelstoke branch. Dawn has over 30 years’ experience in the government and non-profit sector in both rural and urban settings and has expertise in developing and operating affordable housing. She is an entrepreneurial, results oriented, highly motivated strategic thinker. The skills and knowledge she brings to the SASCU Board include Leadership, HR, Governance, Financial Literacy, Organizational and Community Development. She has served on multiple Boards including the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Salmon Arm Economic Development Society, Community Action Initiative, and the Shuswap Community Resources Co-operative. Dawn has been on the SASCU Board for the last three years and has sat on the Audit and Operational Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, and is currently the Board Secretary and is a member of the CEO and HR Committee.
Dawn holds degrees in Psychology, Non-Profit Leadership, and a Graduate Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and completed her Master’s in Leadership from Royal Roads University. Growing up on a farm in the prairies, she is passionate about working in community. Serving on Credit Union Boards is a family legacy as her father and aunt served on Credit Union Boards in Manitoba. She enjoys the innovative, collaborative, and creative solutions that result from working together. Dawn stays true to her values, the cooperative principles of SASCU aligns to her own personal values, it is important to be grounded in the vision and mission of the work. Dawn and her family have resided in the Shuswap for 25 years, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family on her hobby farm with all her critters, running, skiing, and exploring our trails.
(2023 – Current), CUDA Level A
(2024 - Current)
Riley is a 32-year-old serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and leader locally and globally. In Salmon Arm, Riley volunteers with the Dinner Rotary Club, and has managed Salmon Arm waterslides, volunteered with South Canoe Outdoor School and led the Grindrod School Sustainable Agriculture project.
Riley has focused much of his career around his entrepreneurial ability to leverage technology and engage with experts to make an exponential impact while on a minimal budget. Four years ago, Riley was on the leadership team of a cutting-edge robotics company, acting as a driving force in evolving the business model to identify a market need matched with the company’s strengths, eventually landing on automated mushroom picking. The company is now entirely focused on this niche.
In 2022, Riley founded a 45,000 sq. ft nutraceutical mushroom farm (think Lion’s Mane), growing legal superfood mushrooms that have a phenomenal impact against today’s various chronic diseases.
Globally, Riley’s largest impact was launching Stand with Nepal Charity, rebuilding Khari Village District after it was struck by the 2015 earthquake, rebuilding 83 houses, 3 schools, a community hall, and supplying mosquito nets, medicine, and running blood drives.
Riley sees himself helping SASCU advance their strength in Digital & Technology, to keep up with the next generation’s expectations for seamless digital experiences (now a major decision-making driver for choosing services like banking). With a collaborative mindset, he is a creative thinker that has proven to work well with teams of diverse backgrounds to find and execute pivotal opportunities. Riley is eager for the opportunity to serve SASCU with his hard-earned experience set.
(2024 – Current), CUDA Level A
Steven has lived and been involved in the Salmon Arm community for over 20 years. He has over 10 years of executive board experience, including roles as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer. Steven was involved in starting the radio station CKVS 93.7: Voice of the Shuswap and has been a longstanding volunteer and board member of the Shuswap Agricultural Association (formerly The Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association) operating the Salmon Arm Fair as Vice-President, Treasurer, and President. He also served as Treasurer of the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce, as a Mentor and Organizer of the Shuswap’s Launcha-Preneur program, and as a Trustee for the Salmon Arm College Scholarship Fund and Okanagan College Regional Advisory Council.
Steven is a finance and accounting professional and a member in good standing of the Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C., with over 10 years of experience. He has experience in public accounting at Deloitte Calgary and locally at Grant Thornton LLP. Steven has worked in insurance, business valuations, personal and corporate tax, and small business practice. His experience includes work on Canadian Chartered banks. He is currently the Director of Finance and Business Operations at the local robotics company 4AG Robotics Inc., which just completed the largest Agritech financing in Canada in 2023.
Steven has demonstrated a strong record of progressive advancement, with responsibilities including project management, people management, and strategic leadership. Steven utilizes an inquiry style to encourage people to collaborate and reach consensuses while avoiding groupthink.
(2025 – Current)
Doug is a professional engineer with 50 years experience building enterprise business software with accounting underpinnings. He founded 'Arts Management Systems' in 1988 to develop a CRM for Arts, Entertainment and Sports organizations across North America. As the Theatre Manager, he handled ticket sales, web sales, donations, gift certificates, financial management, project planning, and volunteer management. Unlike other ticketing companies, Doug believed each venue should control their own destiny at all times, a notable exception in an industry that operates on ticket fees.
Doug has volunteered for most of his life. He chairs the North Shuswap Disaster Recovery Society, with a mission to bring people back home. NSDRS distributed $800,000 from Shuswap Community Foundation to families left homeless by the Bush Creek fire of 2023. Financial assistance was tailored to those without insurance, which included power poles, septic, water, building materials, temporary RV homes, winterization, and rental assistance.
As a member of the North Shuswap Pathway committee, he was responsible for a marketing needs analysis. This resulted in a $500,000 BC Active Transportation Grant with the first pathway segment scheduled for construction in spring 2025.
He volunteered for Storybook Theatre in Calgary for over 30 years in various committees, in addition to serving as a Board Member for 12 years and President for nine years. In this role he helped set artistic direction, develop budgets, organize fundraisers (raising nearly $500,000) and wrote three strategic plans, successfully implementing two before retiring from the Board. Doug was also instrumental in designing and building the Calgary Community Arts Center as home to multiple arts organizations in the city.
His proudest moments have been with his wife and family who help keep his world grounded.
Barry Delaney
President & Chief Executive Officer
Barry has been the President & Chief Executive Officer of SASCU since he moved his family from Abbotsford in the spring of 2016. He is an active member of this community, past director of Salmon Arm Economic Development Board, Chair of the Brand Leadership Team and member of the Housing Task Force. A long-time supporter of post-secondary education, Barry is the retired Chair of the Board of Governors for the University of the Fraser Valley. Barry currently is a director on the Central1 Board, a large organization that provides back office services to credit unions across Canada.
Prior to SASCU, Barry held senior leadership positions as the interim CEO Northern Savings Credit Union, SVP First West Credit Union, CIBC and HFC. Barry holds an MBA from Queens University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. Immediately after graduating from university, Barry worked for one year in Denmark at the LEGO toy company in their Marketing department. This is the only professional achievement of which his children are proud.
Barry has a passion for aviation and holds a commercial pilot’s license and instrument rating. He lives with his wife Ramona, in Salmon Arm with three of their seven children.
Julie Langham Wall
Chief Operating Officer
Julie Langham Wall has held the position of Chief Operating Officer at SASCU since March 2024, and previously held the positions of Vice President, Experience & Brand and Vice President, Sales & Service at SASCU during the previous 13 years. With over thirty years’ experience in financial services, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with partners in sales, training, customer relationship management, and coaching and work with engaging, dedicated teams. She is passionate about the community-minded, collaborative and forward-thinking world of the credit union.
At SASCU, Julie has created an environment that puts the member in the centre of everything that we do. She oversees the Wealth, Insurance, Retail Banking, Commercial, Brand, Contact Centre and Central Operations divisions, all of whom partner to address our member and community needs. She has overseen the creation of new member service models as well as the creating of two new branch models. She firmly believes we are here to turn our members’ hopes and dreams into action.
Julie has worked on Economic Development, Canadian Mental Health Association and Immigrant Employment network boards throughout her career and finds a strong sense of fulfillment in understanding and contributing to the communities in which she has lived.
Julie obtained her MBA in Executive Management at Royal Roads University in 2018. Prior to that, she obtained her Canadian Securities Course and Professional Financial Planning certificates. She and her husband Doug are parents to six children and one dog. All but the dog have left home to pursue their own dreams.
Tom O'Connor
Vice President, Technology Operations
Tom O’Connor leads the overall technology function at SASCU. In his role as Vice President, Digital & Technology, Tom is part of two main teams; the IT Department and the Executive Leadership Team. On the technical front, he is responsible for the on-going health and security of different core systems at SASCU such as RFS360 Banking, email and the ACE CRM environment. He also is the ‘point-person’ for bringing emerging IT issues and opportunities to both the ELT and the Board of Directors.
Tom recently completed his MBA with Distinction at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland where he and his family lived most recently before relocating to Kelowna in 2007. Prior to plying his IT skills in a Scottish brewery (yes, really), Tom worked in various professional organizations in his hometown of Montreal following his graduation from McGill University.
Darren Bryce
Vice President, Finance
Darren Bryce leads the finance team as SASCU's Vice President, Finance.
Darren first joined SASCU as the Controller in 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University and the CPA Designation. He has more than 15 years’ experience in the financial industry, include leadership roles in finance and treasury at two other Credit Unions in Manitoba.
Darren and his wife, Cydney, live in Salmon Arm with their three boys. Outside of work, Darren celebrates the outdoors with activities including snowboarding, skiing and running.
Joanna Markin
Vice President, People & Culture
With over 30 years of experience in Human Resources, Joanna Markin is a seasoned professional specializing in people management, organizational culture, and corporate development. Currently serving as Vice President of People and Culture at SASCU, Joanna plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s HR strategies, aligning them with the organization's broader vision.
In Joanna’s previous role with Coastal Community Credit Union, she was able to further hone her leadership in HR practices and employee development. Prior to this, she worked as Director of Human Resources, Corporate Safety, and Technology at the City of Nelson for 14 years. During her tenure, she led numerous initiatives to enhance employee engagement, streamline HR processes, and foster a safety-conscious work environment. Her expertise in overseeing technology integrations within HR functions also contributed to modernizing the city's operations.
At SASCU, Joanna focuses on developing, implementing, and administering HR and training policies, programs, and systems. She is passionate about cultivating a work culture that reflects the organization's values and fosters employee success. As a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), she is committed to leading teams that prioritize people, ensuring they’re able to thrive personally and professionally.
Born and raised in Nelson, BC, Joanna is also a proud mother of two boys and two girls. With lots of family in the Okanagan, she cherishes spending time with her adult children and enjoying the moments they share together. Family is at the heart of everything she does.
Kelly Bennett
Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
Kelly Bennett is a seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience in financial management and leadership. A Chartered Accountant (CA) since 2004, Kelly has built a career that spans various roles and industries. Kelly started her career in Abbotsford with MNP LLP and then moved back to her hometown of Salmon Arm in 2011 to work with BDO Canada. Subsequently, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Sicamous for nine years, overseeing the district’s financial operations and strategies and then transitioned into the role of Chief Administrative Officer for an additional two years.
She previously served as a Director with SASCU and the District of Sicamous Development Corporation. Currently, Kelly serves as the Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships at SASCU, where she leverages her background to drive strategic initiatives and foster key partnerships.
In her free time, she enjoys playing outdoors and enjoying the beauty of the Shuswap with her husband and two daughters, whether on a ski hill or on the lake.
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