The Downtown Kelowna Association selected its 2016-2017 board of directors at its annual general meeting held Wednesday, June 1. The new board took effect immediately.

In a press release, the association called the new board an excellent mix of the various types of businesses found in Downtown Kelowna.

President 含羞草研究社� Dan Allen 含羞草研究社� Doc Willoughby含羞草研究社檚 Public House

Vice-president 含羞草研究社� Yarden Gershony 含羞草研究社� Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP

Treasurer 含羞草研究社� Rob Collins 含羞草研究社� Grant Thornton LLP

Secretary 含羞草研究社� Angie Bricker 含羞草研究社� Georgie Girl Vintage

Past president - Dustin Sargent 含羞草研究社� Streaming Caf茅 & Davara Enterprises

Directors:

Nikki Csek* 含羞草研究社� Csek Creative

Jason Guyitt* 含羞草研究社� Delta Grand Okanagan Resort

Jan Johnson 含羞草研究社� Tigerlily Fashions

Brent Lobson 含羞草研究社� Imperial Parking

Jim Meiklejohn - Meiklejohn Architects

Renata Mills 含羞草研究社� Festivals Kelowna

Trevor Neill 含羞草研究社� Mosaic Books

Renee Wasylyk 含羞草研究社� Troika Developments

Ex-Officio - Councillor Maxine DeHart, City of Kelowna

*denotes new member

含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檓 honoured to be named the Downtown Kelowna Association president,含羞草研究社� said long time board member Dan Allen. 含羞草研究社淒owntown has very exciting momentum right now with development both in commercial property and residential. We have seen our downtown experience amazing growth in the last few years and I expect it to continue here in 2016 and beyond. I含羞草研究社檓 also excited to work with small business downtown and for what lays ahead.含羞草研究社�

The DKA thanked outgoing directors for their years of dedicated service to the DKA: Luigi Coccaro, La Bussola Restaurant & The Curious Caf茅 and Perry Freeman of Colliers International.

The Downtown Kelowna Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is a safe and desirable place to conduct business, live, work and enjoy through the cooperative efforts of its members and government.