Board of Directors
Councillor
District of Mackenzie
Jesse Wright
Director at Large
Jesse Wright, a Councillor for the District of Mackenzie, has a passion for public service and wants to help Northern communities advocate for themselves.
Jesse is in his first term as a Councillor with the District of Mackenzie. Prior to moving to Mackenzie, Jesse lived in Ontario, where he achieved my BA in Political Studies and a Bachelor of Education. Jesse moved to Mackenzie as a classroom teacher and taught for one year, followed up with various jobs, from bartending at the local Legion, being a Regional Business Liaison with Community Futures, and being a Visitor Information Officer at Mackenzie’s Visitors Centre. Politically, he worked for three years as a Constituency Assistant to the local MLA in Mackenzie.
The Board of Directors oversees 9 committees (see figure below), which are comprised of member elected officials.
| YEAR | NAME | POSITION | MEMBER COMMUNITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Sheila Boehm | Councillor | City of Williams Lake |
| 2022-2023 | Steve Forseth | Director | Cariboo Regional District |
| 2021-2022 | Cori Ramsay | Councillor | City of Prince George |
| 2020-2021 | Sarrah Storey | Mayor | Village of Fraser Lake |
| 2019-2020 | Lara Beckett | Director | Regional District of Fraser Fort George |
| 2018-2019 | Gord Klassen | Councillor | City of Fort St. John |
| 2017-2018 | Shaely Wilbur | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 2016-2017 | Laurey-Anne Roodenburg | Councillor | City of Quesnel |
| 2014-2016 | Brian Frenkel | Councillor | District of Vanderhoof |
| 2013-2014 | Brice D. Christensen | Councillor | City of Fort St. John |
| 2012-2013 | Mitch Campsall | Mayor | District of 100 Mile House |
| 2011-2012 | Art Kaehn | Chair | Regional District of Fraser Fort George |
| 2010-2011 | Mike Bernier | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 2009-2010 | Karen Goodings | Chair | Regional District of Peace River |
| 2008-2009 | Murry Krause | Councillor | City of Prince George |
| 2007-2008 | Eileen Benedict | Chair | Regional District of Bulkley Nechako |
| 2006-2007 | Craig Caruso | Councillor | District of Stewart |
| 2004-2006 | Mary Sjostrom | Councillor | City of Quesnel |
| 2003-2004 | Ken Buchanan | Councillor | Village of Hazelton |
| 2002-2003 | Ted Armstrong | Director | Cariboo Regional District |
| 2001-2002 | James Thom | Councillor | District of Kitimat |
| 2000-2001 | Dan Rogers | Councillor | City of Prince George |
| 1999-2000 | Blair Lekstrom | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1998-1999 | Bonny Hawley | Councillor | District of Houston |
| 1997-1998 | Jeanette Townsend | Mayor | Village of Valemount |
| 1996-1997 | Frank Read | Mayor | District of Vanderhoof |
| 1995-1996 | Betty Davies | Councillor | Town of Smithers |
| 1994-1995 | Doug Munroe | Councillor | District of Mackenzie |
| 1992-1994 | Steve Wallace | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
| 1990-1992 | Bob Trail | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1989-1990 | Colin Kinsley | Councillor | City of Prince George |
| 1988-1989 | Joanne Monaghan | Chair | Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine |
| 1987-1988 | Len Fox | Mayor | District of Vanderhoof |
| 1985-1986 | Bob Petrick | Alderman | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1984-1985 | Ron Burnett | Alderman | District of Kitimat |
| 1982-1984 | W.R. (Bill) Whalley | Mayor | District of Mackenzie |
| 1981-1982 | Brian Palmer | Mayor | City of Fort St. John |
| 1980-1981 | C.D. Maroney/Ross Marks | Mayor | District of 100 Mile House |
| 1979-1980 | John Panagrot | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
| 1978-1979 | George Thom | Mayor | District of Kitimat |
| 1975-1977 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1974-1975 | Gordon Rowland | Mayor | City of Terrace |
| 1972-1974 | Mel Benson | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1970-1971 | Elroy Garden | Alderman | City of Prince George |
| 1969-1970 | Ross Marks | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1968-1969 | Jim Fraser | Alderman | City of Williams Lake |
| 1967-1968 | Bob Trail | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
| 1966-1967 | Carrie Jane Gray | Alderman | City of Prince George |
| 1965-1966 | Garvin Dezell | Mayor | City of Prince George |
| 1964-1965 | George B. Peters | Councillor | City of Terrace |
| 1963-1964 | Joe McDonald | Commissioner | Town of Smithers |
| 1962-1963 | Holgar S. Enemark | Alderman | City of Prince George |
| 1961-1962 | Herb Gandner | Chair | City of Williams Lake |
| 1960-1961 | T.N. Youngs | Alderman | City of Prince Rupert |
| 1959-1960 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1958-1959 | Alex V. Fraser | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
| 1957-1958 | Ken Jack | Alderman | City of Prince George |
| 1956-1957 | Gordon Williams | Mayor | Town of Smithers |