CHBA Central Interior is an active association comprised of an Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and committees. CHBA CI Executive Officer, Rose Choy, and Events Coordinator, Raquel de Guia, looks after the day-to-day operations, but the backbone of the association is its members and volunteers. The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association, responsible for overseeing the organization’s activities including advocacy work, networking opportunities, and finances.
Orchards Walk Developments
Jere Lorenz is the Vice-President of Operations at Orchards Walk Developments Inc in Kamloops. He is responsible for building Seniors Independent Living, commercial buildings, rental building, townhomes, single family homes, and also recently the Orchards Walk Community Centre.
Jere has over 40 years of extensive background in construction industry. He started in construction in the late 70’s in Alberta and by early 80’s, he was supervising his first multi-family townhome project. He moved to the lower mainland in 1985 where he built residential hi-rises towers and large condo and town home developments. In 1995, he moved to Calgary to become the new Construction Manager for the largest Multi Family Builder/Developer in Alberta. Jere continued to educate himself throughout his career, and was very involved on many committees for the CHBA in Calgary.
Jere received his Master Builder Designation in 2008 and by the beginning of 2013, he had built over 4,800 multi-family dwellings.
Jere has served on the CHBA Central Interior board since 2016. Orchards Walk Developments has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2005.
Fulcrum Development
Tom Calne is a partner of Fulcrum Development in Kamloops. Fulcrum Development has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2008.
Tom brings over 25 years experience in the construction industry and has been building in Kamloops for 15 years.
Tom is the Chair of Government Relation Committee since 2014. He began serving on the CHBA Central Interior Association Board in 2013.
Prior to settling in Kamloops, Tom and his business partner, Chris, provided quality homes in Whistler and in Pemberton.
Chimera Construction
Tom Eggers is the co-owner of Chimera Construction, a General Contractor in Kamloops, building residential, commercial and multifamily homes. Chimera Construction has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2010. Tom is a licensed builder with 17 years experience in the construction industry. Tom has served on the CHBA Central Interior Board since 2018 and is the current Chair of the Builders Council Committee.
BDO Canada LLP
Mario Piroddi is an accounting and assurance partner in the BDO Kamloops Office. He brings a working knowledge of assurance and related services that he has accumulated since 2001 in working with both the Vancouver and Kamloops BDO offices. He has significant experience with providing assurance, accounting, and taxation services to various construction industry business, not-for-profit organizations and local governments.
Mario has been involved with the audit training of professional staff on an office, regional, national and international level along with lecturing on topics such as audit methodology and financial statement analysis. He has also been active in working with BDO's national office in providing commentary on assurance methodology changes and responses to exposure drafts issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Mario joined the CHBA Central Interior board in 2009. BDO Canada LLP has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2008.
Gillespie and Company LLP
Steve DuMont has been with the firm of Gillespie & Company LLP since 1987 when he moved to Kamloops. He has an extensive practice in land development assisting clients in many important and innovative projects. He is of the opinion that his firm has "the absolute best clients in BC". He has been an active volunteer in the Kamloops area since his arrival. Steve and his firm are proud to support Canadian Home Builders Association – Central Interior with its annual training house initiative.
Gillespie & Company LLP has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior since 2015, Steve serving on the CHBA Central Interior Board since then.
HKR Builders Ltd.
Kelly Reid is a licensed builder with over 30 years of hands on experience, building well-designed, quality, custom build and spec homes in the Kamloops Region. He is the owner of HKR Builders Ltd.
HKR Builders Ltd has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2007. Kelly joined the CHBA Central Interior Board in 2015.
Kamloops Home Hardware
Ryan Kurzac is the owner of Kamloops Home Hardware Building Centre. Kamloops Home Hardware has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 1986.
Ryan is the current Chair of the Events Committee. He has been on the CHBA Central Interior Board since 2013 serving as a Director.
In recognition for his dedication and service to the association, Ryan was awarded the Maple Leaf Award in 2018. He was also the recipient of the 2018 Rooftopper Award for sponsoring the most new members to CHBA Central Interior.
Trophy Developments Ltd.
Stefen Reid is the founder and president of Trophy Developments Ltd specializing in land development, construction and asset management. Raised in Kamloops, Stefen has a long history of team success and a thorough understanding of the local community.
Stefen is a member of the CHBA CI Advocacy Committee and DCC Committee since 2014. He has served on the CHBA Central Interior Board since 2018 as a Presidential Appointee.
Trophy Developments Ltd has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2014.
Stefen played college football at Boise State University followed by an 8-year career in the CFL culminating in a 2002 Grey Cup Championship.
Vanderstad Construction Inc.
Eric Vanderburgh, a Kamloopsian for 11 years, is a licensed home builder with 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He is the owner of Vanderstad Construction Inc.
Vanderstad Construction Inc. has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2014.
Eric has served as a Director on the CHBA Central Interior Board since 2017.
Wrabel Brothers Construction Ltd.
Ron Wrabel, co-owner of Wrabel Brothers Construction Ltd, brings over 33 years of experience in the construction industry. Ron completed his red seal ticket in 1991 and did his apprenticeship through Hrycewich Contracting.
Before starting his own company, he started commercial work with McGregor Management. Utilizing the skills and experiences he acquired, he and his brother, Dan, established Wrabel Brothers Construction Ltd. in 1996. Since then, the company has continued to grow and evolve into one of the largest contracting companies in Kamloops.
Wrabel Brothers Construction Ltd. has been a member of the CHBA Central Interior since 2012. Ron has served as a Director on the CHBA Central Interior Board since 2014.
TRUE Consulting
Chris Crowell is a civil engineer at TRUE Consulting and has focused on the land development sector while working on behalf of various Kamloops developers. TRUE Consulting has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 2017.
Chris was a part of the Development Cost Charges (DCC) committee who worked with City of Kamloops to update the DCC Bylaw in 2019.
Prior to his professional career as an engineer, Chris played 4 years of junior hockey with the Vernon Vipers, serving as captain of the 2009 RBC championship. He also played 4 years of NCAA Division 1 hockey for the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves while earning his engineering degree.
Tri-AMM Developments Corp.
Marlene Anderson is the president and founding principal of Tri-AMM Developments Corporation. She has been in the land development and residential construction industry since 2004 and a CHBA member since 2005. She joined the Board in 2011 and in that time served as First Vice President, as well as several committees including Operations/Policy/Personnel, Advocacy/Government Relations and Training House.
Marlene graduated from UBC Chemical Engineering in 1990 and spent 15 years in primary manufacturing with Weyerhaeuser Canada and Procter & Gamble.
City of Kamloops
Jason Dixon is the Building and Engineering Manager for the City of Kamloops and has been a Board appointee since 2017.
Jason has worked for the City for 26 years. Starting in Engineering in 1994 then moving to Development in 2011 as the Engineering Development Supervisor and finally to his current role in 2017.
As a life long resident, Jason is grateful for the opportunity be involved in the growth of the community both through his role with the City and involvement with the CHBA CI.
The City of Kamloops has been an active member of the CHBA CI since 1981.
Thompson Rivers University
Tim Kasten has been a member of the CHBA Central Interior since 1999 where he served as the CHBA Central Interior President from 2005 to 2007. He has also served the CHBA BC board for 5 years, one year of which he was the President.
Tim brings over 29 years of experience in the construction industry with the last 6 years as a Carpentry apprenticeship instructor at Thompson Rivers University.
Thompson Rivers University has been an active member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 1991.
Prior to his career as an instructor at TRU, Tim started his own company and built quality homes in Kamloops.
TNRD
Bio coming soon...
TNRD has been an active member of the CHBA CI since 1999.
Travelers Canada
Joe LaFleche calls British Columbia home for the last 29 years. With over 39 years in the construction industry and the last 10 years working in the new home warranty industry as a Senior Technical Representative and a Claims Professional with Travelers Canada, ensuring quality control, claim resolution to both homeowners and licensed builders. Travelers Canada has been a member of the CHBA Central Interior Association since 1999.
As a CHBA CI Presidential Appointee, Joe is always available to assist CHBA Builders, Contractor Trades and suppliers.
Joe’s interests include: everything outdoors, fine woodworking, motorcycle enthusiast and spending time with his family.
Blackoak Developments Inc.
Ian Wilcox was born and raised in Kamloops. He completed his Geological Engineering Degree at the University of British Columbia in 2012 and worked for several years in the professional field. Ian became a co-owner of Blackoak Developments in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since.
Blackoak Developments focuses on residential land development and building from custom home builds to multifamily construction. Blackoak Developments has been a member of CHBA Central interior since 2016 and this will be Ian first year as a director.