• Chair, CEO & HR Committee
• Member, Credit & Market Risk
• Member, Conduct Review & Governance Committee

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.

• Chair, Member Engagement & Director Recruitment
• Vice Chair, CEO & HR Committee
• Member, Audit & Enterprise Risk

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.

• Member, Community Engagement
• Member, Credit & Market Risk

Tanja has been employed with Community Futures Shuswap for 20 years and served as the Business Development Officer since 2008. She enjoys the role it plays in the community to provide business advisory services and financing to new and existing entrepreneurs in the Shuswap region. Tanja has strong business acumen and analytical skills and brings her knowledge to the SASCU Board of Directors and its members. Through her work delivering advice and growth strategies for new and existing businesses, Tanja has played a part in the success of countless businesses throughout the communities of the Shuswap and gained extensive experience in project implementation and management.

Her volunteer work has included being a director for the Shuswap Association for Community Living, the Downtown Improvement Association and judging for 4-H speech competitions. She is a strong community supporter and admires the contributions SASCU makes in the community to make it a better place to live, work and play.

• Chair, Credit & Market Risk Committee
• Member, CEO & HR Committee
• Member, Conduct Review & Governance Committee

June was first elected a SASCU Board Director in 1986, following a nine-year career with SASCU.

During her 30 years of service, she was a member on all committees in all roles, including Board Chair and Vice Chair and recently retired as the Executive Director for Shuswap Children’s Association with 20 years’ experience as a business analyst.

June served on the City of Salmon Arm’s Official Community Plan review committee and was one of the first in the country to qualify with an ACCUD, the Accredited Canadian Credit Union Director designation from the CU Institute of Canada and Dalhousie University.

• Chair, Conduct Review & Governance Committee
• Member, Audit & Enterprise Risk Committee
• Member, Member Engagement & Director Recruitment

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.

• Chair, Audit & Enterprise Risk Committee
• Member, Conduct Review & Governance Committee

Ken is a retired professional accountant and businessperson. His professional roles included President, CFO and VP for several publicly traded companies, owner of small businesses, plus business consultant for private, public and government clients. Ken brings strong hands-on experience in regulatory compliance, business planning, board governance and risk management.

Ken was an active member of Vancity Credit Union. He saw firsthand the value that credit unions bring to a community - where decisions are made locally, and the benefits remain within the community. Ken brings his passion, training, and experience to the SASCU Board to support the development of a prosperous and livable community within the Shuswap.

• Member, Community Engagement Committee
• Member, Member Engagement & Director Recruitment

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.

• Member, Audit & Enterprise Risk
• Member, Community Engagement
• Member, Credit & Market Risk

Dave holds a Bachelor of Education degree specializing in Commerce and English and an Educational Master’s degree specializing in Science and Technology.

After 36 years in public education, Dave retired as Superintendent of School District No. 83 in 2013 and currently accepts short-term contracts from government agencies and legal firms as an educational and administrative consultant.

Dave also volunteers as a director on the Board of the BC Tomorrow Society, a local organization formed to assist future citizens in the exploration of sustainability when considering land-use decisions.

• Member, Community Engagement
• Member, Member Engagement & Director Recruitment

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.