Wendy Booth has lived in the Columbia Valley for 30 years, calling Fairmont Hot Springs home with her husband.  A former elected official with the Regional District of East Kootenay for a decade, serving as Vice Chair for 6 years, she has extensive experience in board governance and strategic planning.  Having been a director and Vice Chair of Columbia Basin Trust for many years, she has a keen passion for community development and working with communities throughout the region. She served as an Executive Member of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for several years, concluding as President in Sept 2018.  In addition, she has been on several other regional boards including; Director of the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program for the Columbia Region, Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation and Community Futures East Kootenay, where she served as Treasurer for many years. Currently she is the Chair of the Columbia Valley Community Foundation and Kootenay Savings Credit Union. She is a director and Chair of the Governance Committee for The Vancouver Foundation and Fraser Basin Council. As a former owner of a white-water rafting company, she has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys spending her free time outside in the Kootenays whether it be skiing, golfing or on the water.  Wendy recently received her ICD.D designation.