Swiss Edelweiss Village Foundation

Swiss Edelweiss Village Foundation is an incorporated non-profit in BC, Canada. Our mission is to preserve and promote Edelweiss Village for present and future generations to enjoy, making it a gift for all communities to enjoy.

Board Members of the Swiss Edelweiss Village Foundation

Dr. Ilona Spaar

Swiss-Canadian Historian & Educator, Author of Swiss Guides: Shaping Mountain Culture in Western Canada and Swiss Immigration to Canada: Achievements, Testimonies, Relations.
Ilona lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She grew up in a 300 year old chalet in Engelberg (OW), in the Swiss alps and has a deep appreciation for the mountains.

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Dr. Johann Roduit

Founding Partner Conexkt, Innovation & Design Studio. Elected Swiss Delegate, Council of the Swiss Abroad for Western Canada.
Johann lives in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. He was born and grew up in the heart of the Swiss alps, in beautiful Valais, in Martigny (VS).
Note of transparency: Conexkt was employed by Montayne to develop the branding of Edelweiss Village & Resort website. A team member of Johann created the webiste.

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Vince Sciamanna

President of The Garaventa Lift Group, Vancouver, Canada; Former President of the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver, BC.
Vince lives in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. He was born and grew up in the mountain village of Wengen in the Bernese Oberland.

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Joanne Sweeting

Executive Director at Tourism Golden

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Ralph Stalder

Recreation Coordinator at Whisper Ranch Cabins in Golden; owner of Calling Horse Lodge in Golden, former professional Hockey player for the Swiss National League

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Advisors

Thomas Schneider

Consul General at Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver, BC
Rudi Gertsch

Swiss-Canadian mountain guide & helicopter skiing pioneer, Golden, BC
Brittany Newman

Executive Director, Golden Museum and Archives, Golden, BC
Colleen Palumbo

Former Executive Director, Golden Museum and Archives, Golden, BC
Dr. Peter Dawson

Department Head & Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, AB. Research Focus: digital preservation of heritage at risk, visualization of archaeological data using 3D Computer Modeling, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality.
Samuel Boisvert

BA, CAHP, Director at Donald Luxton and Associates Inc., heritage consulting firm, Vancouver, BC. Board member of the BC chapter of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP), community member of the City of New Westminster’s Community Heritage Commission.
Katherine Foster

Emerging Technology for Impact - Advisor and Board Member, Swiss-Canadian, FR, Switzerland.
Twitter @foster_change
Thomas Arn

President Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Elected Swiss Delegate, Council of the Swiss Abroad for Western Canada; Founder and Owner of SBO Distributors Ltd, North Vancouver, BC
Hanspeter Feuz

Owner and Director ITProjects, Uttigen, BE, Switzerland. Grew up in Gsteigwiler, BE, the hometown of the Swiss Guides at Edelweiss Village. While not related to them, Hanspeter knows their history well.