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Board of Directors & Staff

Board of Directors

Blair McArthur

President

Colliers International

Parker Bettenson

Senior Vice President

Bettenson’s Sand & Gravel Ltd.

Thomas Sypkes

Past President

Shunda Consulting & Construction Management Ltd.

Kurt Lowe

Director

Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd.

Bruce Martin

Director

Border Paving

Kelly Vopni

Director

Goodmen Roofing Ltd.

Adam Bontje

Director

Carbon Earthworks Ltd.

Adam Slomp

Director

World Class Contracting Ltd.

Kerry Boothe

Director

Timcon Construction (1988) Ltd.

Matt Balson

Director

Carpet Colour Centre – Carpet One

David Pye

Director

Red Deer Polytechnic

Gord Clark

Director

Q & Q Fencing Ltd.

Dustin Edey

Director

Emco Corporation

Ryan Hawley

Director

Bruin’s Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

Staff

Gary Gies

Executive Director

Sarah MacPherson

Office Administration

RDCA Bylaws

Board of Directors Election Policy

RDCA Board of Directors Details

The RDCA’s Board of Directors is comprised of 14 elected Directors and 1 Director Ex-Officio, being the immediate President. Directors are elected for 2 year terms with voting done on a staggered basis annually.

The RDCA board is a volunteer leadership position that does require some hours of personal commitment per year. This includes board meetings every month from January to June and again from September to December.

The Election Process

Nominations for new Directors for the upcoming year are accepted starting in September. The Executive Committee reviews all of the nominations and they are voted amongst the entire board in November. New Directors are appointed at the Annual AGM in February.

Nomination Requirements

Each nominee is required to submit an official application along with a short biography of themselves. All applications are to be submitted prior to mid-November.

The application for nominations for Board of Directions can be downloaded here:  

                                                                            2025 Application