Board of Directors

WestLink’s Board of Directors illustrates the diversity of expertise that governs WestLink’s strategic directions and initiatives. The Board comprises a group of professionals in the technology sector who are committed to moving innovation forward in Western Canada

The WestLink Board of Directors are:

Tim Walzak, Chair
BC Regional Innovation Chair in Sport Technology
Camosun College

Ray Hoemsen, Past Chair
Director, Applied Research and Commercialization
Red River College

Gordon Owen
President and CEO
WestLink Innovation Network Ltd.

Jim Murray
Senior Advisor
WestLink Innovation Network Ltd.

Samuel Abraham
Vice President Strategic Relations Technology Development Office
BC Cancer Agency

Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
Associate VP Academic and Research
University of BC Okanagan

Doug Gill
Consultant
Tecellence Consulting Ltd.

Dann Chow
Director, Deployment and Commercialization
Alberta Research Council/Alberta Innovates

Lorne MacGregor
Director, Applied Research and Innovation
Lethbridge College

Peter Kinash
CFO
Replicon Inc.