Board of Directors

The Okanagan Symphony Society is a not-for-profit organization governed by the BC Societies Act. Our Board of Directors is made up of a group of community volunteers recruited for their special knowledge and expertise in many areas. It is with our Board’s skill and commitment that we are able to support the continued success of our orchestra.

The Okanagan Symphony Society is looking to recruit additional board members for our organization.

We are looking for individuals who are committed to seeing live music thrive in the Okanagan Valley. Our board members champion exceptional board leadership and believe that every organization needs a strong and effective board to realize its full potential. Our board members are active advocates and ambassadors for the organization and are fully engaged in assisting the OSS in advancing its mission.

We need people that are creative and energetic to serve on our various communities and that can assist with Finance, Fund Development, Governance and/or Community Engagement.

If you have the skills and expertise in any of these areas, and want to find out more, please contact Judy Burns at 250-878-8509 or [email protected] and one of our Nominating and Personnel Committee members will be happy to meet with you to provide an overview of our organization and the board commitments, roles, and responsibilities.

2022/2023 Board of Directors

Judy Burns

President

Lake Country

Hanan Campbell

Vice President

Summerland

Joshua Morrissey

Director

Penticton

Bryce Traister

Director

Kelowna

Chris Shauf

Director

Kelowna

Judy Burns
President

Judy Burns with her husband Graham, owned/operated a construction company, and self-owned/ operated a culinary school. She has also held several senior management positions in the cable television industry, including Shaw Communications and Moffat Communications. Following a move to Kelowna in 1993, Judy attained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Okanagan University College (UBC). She also holds a degree in sports and leisure management from UBC. For over a decade she has volunteered with the OSO, organizing various fundraising events. She sings with the OSO chorus and joined the OSS Board in 2018.

Hanan Campbell
Vice President

Hanan Campbell is a lawyer and partner at Interior Law LLP in Penticton.  She has been practicing law for over 20 years and provides legal advice to a variety of companies and individuals on a wide array of business issues.  Hanan and her family moved to Summerland in June of 2018 from Edmonton Alberta.  Music has always been an important part of Hanan’s life.  In Edmonton, Hanan and her husband were long time season subscribers to and supporters of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.   Hanan believes in the power of music to bring people together no matter their backgrounds.  As a recent transplant to the Okanagan, Hanan is looking forward to being part of the music community once again and being of service to the OSO.

Marni Brown
Secretary

Marni Brown is employed as a legal assistant at the law firm of FH&P Lawyers in Penticton and has worked in the area of family law for close to 40 years. She is also involved in the Penticton Women in Business, Penticton Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Board as secretary/treasurer of the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society. Marni is very active in the Penticton community and enjoys fundraising. Marni was raised in Kelowna, and she was immersed in the arts during her upbringing.

Eamonn Deegan
Director

Eamonn has recently retired from a career as a professional engineer. His career covered engineering, program management and business development and has worked in numerous countries around the world. He moved to the Okanagan in 2017 and joined the OSO Chorus in 2018 and recently the Vernon Community Singers. He joined the Board in November 2021 as Community Member and in the Spring of 2022 took on the lead role with the Fundraising committee. He has subsequently started to work on the HR committee.

Joshua Morrissey
Director

Joshua Morrissey is the General Manager for Sandman Hotels Penticton providing a new outlook on hotels and localizing the business to the town that they are a part of. He was a Red Seal chef before he entered the hotel section. Reaching out to local businesses as well as networking has been one of his strong suits that has led him to the top of the organizations he is involved with. Joshua was born in Newfoundland but grew up mostly in British Columbia and is looking forward to bringing his skill set to the Okanagan Symphony.

Bryce Traister
Director

Bryce studies and teaches courses in early American literature and culture. He holds a BA and PhD in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and taught for 20 years at Western University in London, Ontario, before joining the UBCO Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies in 2017 as Dean.

Since moving to the Okanagan, he has been consistently impressed with the artistry of the place - he came for the skiing, but stayed for the art.

Chris Shauf
Director

Chris Shauf is Tourism Kelowna’s Director of Marketing & Communication, and has worked with the Remai Modern Art Gallery, Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays, and Saskatchewan Centennial Celebrations. He was a board member with the Saskatoon Public Library, Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, and University of Regina. Chris has a business degree and has accreditations from the International Association of Business Communicators and Canadian Public Relations Society. In his youth, Chris performed and studied music, and toured Europe with the Canadian Youth Band.

Board of Directors

2022/2023 Board of Directors

Judy Burns

Hanan Campbell

Joshua Morrissey

Bryce Traister

Chris Shauf

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Judy Burns
President

Hanan Campbell
Vice President

Marni Brown
Secretary

Eamonn Deegan
Director

Joshua Morrissey
Director

Bryce Traister
Director

Chris Shauf
Director

Board of Directors

2022/2023 Board of Directors

Judy Burns

Hanan Campbell

Joshua Morrissey

Bryce Traister

Chris Shauf

Judy Burns President

Hanan CampbellVice President

Marni BrownSecretary

Eamonn DeeganDirector

Joshua MorrisseyDirector

Bryce TraisterDirector

Chris ShaufDirector

Judy Burns
President

Hanan Campbell
Vice President

Marni Brown
Secretary

Eamonn Deegan
Director

Joshua Morrissey
Director

Bryce Traister
Director

Chris Shauf
Director