Vancouver, Coast & Mountains (VCM) regional representatives work collaboratively with partners throughout the region, to connect industry to various programs available through Destination BC.
Karen TunkaraDirector of Indigenous & Regional Partnerships, Destination BC
Areas of focus: Leadership and oversight of provincial regional DMO partnerships including VCM, ITBC partnership, lead the development and evolution of Destination BC’s commitments and actions towards lasting and meaningful reconciliation.
Karen TunkaraDirector of Indigenous & Regional Partnerships, Destination BC
Areas of focus: Leadership and oversight of provincial regional DMO partnerships including VCM, ITBC partnership, lead the development and evolution of Destination BC’s commitments and actions towards lasting and meaningful reconciliation.
Areas of focus: VCM region management including strategic planning, annual Business Plan, implementation of Regional Operations Plan, operational leadership, Destination Development and Communications Strategy, Emergency Management.
Planning Area: Metro Vancouver.
Areas of focus: VCM region management including strategic planning, annual Business Plan, implementation of Regional Operations Plan, operational leadership, Destination Development and Communications Strategy, Emergency Management.
Planning Area: Metro Vancouver.
Areas of focus: Assists in the coordination of the delivery of Destination BC programs within the VCM tourism region, coordination of VCM contracts, VCM Community Forum, VCM Industry Forum, and industry meetings, provides guidance to VCM partner communities to assist with engagement in VCM programs and supports the Indigenous & Regional Partnerships team
Areas of focus: Assists in the coordination of the delivery of Destination BC programs within the VCM tourism region, coordination of VCM contracts, VCM Community Forum, VCM Industry Forum, and industry meetings, provides guidance to VCM partner communities to assist with engagement in VCM programs and supports the Indigenous & Regional Partnerships team
Areas of focus: Experience the Fraser project, grant writing opportunities, Nature’s Heartland Destination Development.
Planning Area: Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon
Areas of focus: Experience the Fraser project, grant writing opportunities, Nature’s Heartland Destination Development.
Planning Area: Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon
Areas of focus: Grant writing opportunities, Rainforest to Rockies Destination Development, accessibility, communications, social media, and content development.
Planning Area: Sea-to-Sky
Areas of focus: Grant writing opportunities, Rainforest to Rockies Destination Development, accessibility, communications, social media, and content development.
Planning Area: Sea-to-Sky
Heather McGillivrayTravel Media Relations & Travel Trade Specialist
Areas of focus:
Travel media—story development, pitching, press trips, media calls, trade shows, and events.
Travel trade—tour operator and travel advisor training, sales calls, trade show representation, and travel trade events.
Heather McGillivrayTravel Media Relations & Travel Trade Specialist
Areas of focus:
Travel media—story development, pitching, press trips, media calls, trade shows, and events.
Travel trade—tour operator and travel advisor training, sales calls, trade show representation, and travel trade events.
Darnell Stager is an urban Indigenous man, born and raised in Vancouver. He proudly identifies as Ts'msyen from Kitsumkalum and S'tat'imc from Lil'Wat First Nation.
Darnell provides pathfinding assistance, offering one-on-one support to First Nations and Indigenous communities, tourism businesses and entrepreneurs in the Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky areas.
Darnell Stager is an urban Indigenous man, born and raised in Vancouver. He proudly identifies as Ts'msyen from Kitsumkalum and S'tat'imc from Lil'Wat First Nation.
Darnell provides pathfinding assistance, offering one-on-one support to First Nations and Indigenous communities, tourism businesses and entrepreneurs in the Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky areas.
As a proud member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, Wendy has spent two decades in the food and beverage industry, with ten years in managerial roles where she focused on the professional development of her team.
Wendy provides pathfinding assistance, offering one-on-one support to First Nations and Indigenous communities, tourism businesses and entrepreneurs in Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast.
As a proud member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, Wendy has spent two decades in the food and beverage industry, with ten years in managerial roles where she focused on the professional development of her team.
Wendy provides pathfinding assistance, offering one-on-one support to First Nations and Indigenous communities, tourism businesses and entrepreneurs in Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast.
