COTR Board elects new board chair and vice-chair

Left to right: College of the Rockies board chair Orest Federko, vice-chair Richard Reinders, president and CEO Dr. Nick Rubidge

The board of governors of College of the Rockies is pleased to announce the election of a new board chair and vice-chair during its regular meeting held on September 15, 2011.

Elected to the position of chair is Orest Federko of Cranbrook. Mr. Federko was appointed to the college board by the province in September, 2008. He is recently retired from the position of regional manager, diagnostic imaging, Interior Health. Previously he was site manager in the department of radiology and an instructor in the School of Radiology with the Regina Health District. Federko holds a diploma as a medical radiation technologist from the School of Radiology, Regina General Hospital, and a diploma in Health Care Administration from the University of Saskatchewan.

Elected to the position of vice-chair is Richard Reinders of Cranbrook. Mr. Reinders was appointed to the college board by the province in June, 2008. He is owner of the Canadian Tire store in Cranbrook and is a financial services committee member with the Canadian Tire Dealer Group. In past he served as director of dealer support with Canadian Tire Corporation. Mr. Reinders is active in the Cranbrook community. He has served as vice-chair of the Key City Theatre, as president of the East Kootenay Foundation for Health and is a member of his local Rotary club.

“Both Orest and Richard are familiar with the workings of College of the Rockies and the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead,” said COTR president and CEO Nick Rubidge. “They possess the skills, abilities, knowledge and passion that will be necessary to move the board and the college forward. I look forward to working with them both in their new leadership capacities.”

“I would like to thank outgoing chair Alex Jensen for his outstanding service to the college and the board in his capacity as chair,” said Dr. Rubidge. “We are delighted we will continue to have the benefit of his advice and council as he remains a member of the college board.”