Okanagan College (OC) has added new members to its board.

Sheri Hamilton served as an Okanagan Foundation Director and chair of the finance committee from 2018 to 2024. She is also past chair of the Okanagan College Regional Advisory Committee (Shuswap Region). 

In 2024, she began a term as a board member of Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) BC & Yukon.

Gurjit Chand has over 15 years of human resources expertise from the public and private sectors. She has worked with the City of Vancouver, UBC Okanagan, Interior Health, and the City of 琉璃神社. She is also a member of CPHR of BC & Yukon.

Hamilton and Chand replace appointees Juliette Cunningham (who also served as board chair from 2022-2023) and Tina Lee.

Board member Cindy Battersby was re-appointed for a second two-year term. Two newly elected employee members and two students will also join the board.

Benjamin Harris from OC鈥檚 business program and Sukhmeet Kaur from the science program were elected for a one-year term. 

Employees Roger Wheeler (representing faculty) and Kevin Fukushima (representing support) have also been elected for three-year terms.