Katja Macura is Senior Consultant at Junxion Strategy.

Tricia Barnes is the Executive Director of the Hastings North Business Improvement Association.

Joji Kumagai is Manager of Economic Development at City of Port Moody and former ED of Strathcona BIA.

Amy Robinson is a small business sustainability consultant. Amy founded LOCO BC because of her perception that BC undervalues the economic and social pillars of sustainability that strengthen communities, build resilience and foster innovation. She started LOCO to connect, support and promote local businesses while advocating for increased local spending by consumers, businesses and institutions.

Gavin Duffus is Economic Development Manager at the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and former Policy and Research Manager at the Urban Development Institute (UDI).

Liz Wong is a CPA, CMA and currently works as a consultant.

Jeremy has 17 years of community economic development experience, including program and strategy design, business technical assistance, and small business finance. He also specializes in economic recoveries following disasters, providing economic recovery planning and program design for government and non-profit organizations. He is Director of Community Economic Development Programs at SFU.

Carla Shore is a Communications Strategist, Writer, Public Relations Expert and Principal at C-Shore Communications