Nelson Chan, FCPA, FCMA is the CFO of the Capital Regional District (CRD) where he oversaw recent major capital projects including the consolidation and modernization of 9-1-1 dispatch operations on southern Vancouver Island and the completion of a $775-million wastewater treatment plant that will convert regional biosolids into fuel. Under his direction, the CRD has won several awards from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Chan is also the CFO for the Capital Regional Hospital District and the Capital Region Housing Corporation. Dedicated to his community, Chan has served on the Royal Roads University’s Board of Governors since 2017. As its chair and chancellor, Chan advances initiatives that support First Nations reconciliation and equity, diversity, and inclusion. Chan is also a board director with Community Living BC.

Diana Lokken, FCPA, FCMA is a board director recognized for her financial, analytical, and business development acumen. She brings invaluable experience gained as a leader with the Capital Regional District and with the Capital Regional Hospital District in Victoria. A remarkable volunteer, Lokken has shared her skills with finance and accounting-related organizations for over three decades. Lokken served with both GFOA of Western Canada and GFOABC, including as president, and in 2019, she received a Life Membership from the Canadian Association of Government Finance Officers. From 2013 to 2019, Lokken was a board director with the BC Municipal Pension Plan, the sixth largest defined benefit plan in Canada. In her community, Lokken currently volunteers with Beacon Community Services and the Friends of Government House Gardens Society.

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