Contact Us

Columbia Basin Trust wants to hear from you. Complete the form below, or contact an office in your area of the Basin. If you are looking for a specific staff member, see our staff directory for individual contact information.

Toll-free: 1.800.505.8998
Email: info@ourtrust.org

General Contact

Office Locations

Northwest

Nakusp
PO Box 220
218 Broadway
Nakusp, BC
V0G 1R0
1.800.505.8998
1.250.365.6633

Northeast

Golden
Box 393
512 – 8 Ave. North
Golden, BC
V0A 1H0
1.800.505.8998
1.250.365.6633

Southwest

Castlegar
Suite 300
445 – 13 Ave.
Castlegar, BC
V1N 1G1
1.250.365.6633

Southeast

Cranbrook
Suite 201
828 Baker Street
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 1A2
1.800.505.8998
1.250.365.6633

Community Liaisons

If you would like to learn more about how Community liaisons support organizations and communities around the Basin, click here.

Aron Burke
Community Liaison Southwest Basin
aburke@ourtrust.org
250.304.4784
Location: Castlegar

Patrick Checknita
Community Liaison Central West Basin
pchecknita@ourtrust.org
250.304.1634
Location: Castlegar

Ben Gadd
Community Liaison Northeast Basin
bgadd@ourtrust.org
250.939.8155
Location: Golden

Amanda Murphy
Community Liaison Northwest Basin
amurphy@ourtrust.org
250.304.6075
Location: Nakusp

James Woodall
Community Liaison Southeast Basin
jwoodall@ourtrust.org
250.421.7523
Location: Cranbrook

Staff Directory

Search the Staff Directory. You can enter any part of a name, search by location or leave it blank to see a listing of all staff.

Aimee Ambrosone
Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer
aambrosone@ourtrust.org
250.304.1626
Location: Castlegar

Natasha Barisoff
Manager, Delivery of Benefits
nbarisoff@ourtrust.org
250.304.1623
Location: Castlegar

Jon Beaulac
Manager, Commercial Business
jbeaulac@ourtrust.org
250.304.1636
Location: Castlegar

Tessa Bendig
Manager, Delivery of Benefits
tbendig@ourtrust.org
250.304.6019
Location: Castlegar

Denise Besold
Program Assistant, Delivery of Benefits
dbesold@ourtrust.org
250.426.8810
Location: Cranbrook

Nate Biln
Summer Student, Information Services Assistant
nbiln@ourtrust.org
250.304.1665
Location: Castlegar

Leah Biln
Program Coordinator, Delivery of Benefits
lbiln@ourtrust.org
250.304.1631
Location: Castlegar

Nancy Boucher
Environment, Health & Safety Coordinator
nboucher@ourtrust.org
250.304.1628
Location: Castlegar

Jasmine Brenton
Summer Student, Delivery of Benefits Research Assistant • Special Initiatives
jbrenton@ourtrust.org
778.520.2767
Location: Cranbrook

Rory Bruce
Senior Broadband Projects & Infrastructure Manager, CBBC
rbruce@ourtrust.org
778.517.8108
Location: Cranbrook

Amy Brunton
Summer Student, Power Operations Assistant
abrunton@ourtrust.org
778.520.2767
Location: Castlegar

Aron Burke
Community Liaison Southwest Basin
aburke@ourtrust.org
250.304.4784
Location: Castlegar

Arin Calder
Senior Accounting Technician, Finance & Operations
acalder@ourtrust.org
250.304.6050
Location: Castlegar

Martin Cale
Senior Infrastructure Systems Administrator
mcale@ourtrust.org
250.304.1639
Location: Castlegar

Kenyon Campbell
Senior Reliability Engineer – Electrical
kcampbell@ourtrust.org
250.304.6038
Location: Castlegar

Patrick Checknita
Community Liaison Central West Basin
pchecknita@ourtrust.org
250.304.1634
Location: Castlegar

Diana Churches
Office Services Assistant
dchurches@ourtrust.org
250.365.6633
Location: Castlegar

Justine Cohen
Senior Manager, Special Initiatives
jcohen@ourtrust.org
778.517.8063
Location: Cranbrook

Ben Conroy
Operations & Maintenance Lead, Mechanical
bconroy@ourtrust.org
250.304.6037
Location: Castlegar

Julie Costa
Coordinator, Compensation & Benefits
jcosta@ourtrust.org
250.304.6061
Location: Castlegar

Jean-Loup Curtat
Power Engineer, Mechanical
jcurtat@ourtrust.org
250-304-6022
Location: Castlegar

Jordon Davis
Senior Financial Analyst, Finance & Operations
jdavis@ourtrust.org
250.304.1662
Location: Castlegar

Lawrence DeBlois
Senior Manager, Engineering
ldeblois@ourtrust.org
250.304.6023
Location: Castlegar

Nicolas Doskoch
Staff Accountant, Finance & Operations
ndoskoch@ourtrust.org
250.304.1673
Location: Castlegar

Lindsay Ellison – On leave
Manager, Human Resources
lgelsinger@ourtrust.org
250.304.6016
Location: Castlegar

Angie Elsmore
Manager, Special Initiatives
aelsmore@ourtrust.org
250.916.9020
Location: Nakusp

Nathan Fergus
Engineer in Training, Compliance
nfergus@ourtrust.org
250.687.4197
Location: Castlegar

Milinda Fernando
Accounting Technician, Finance & Operations
mfernando@ourtrust.org
250-304-6033
Location: Castlegar

Karl Franco
Operations & Maintenance Lead, Electrical
kfranco@ourtrust.org
250.304.6024
Location: Castlegar

Ben Gadd
Community Liaison Northeast Basin
bgadd@ourtrust.org
250.939.8155
Location: Golden

Denis Gauthier
Infrastructure Systems Administrator
dgauthier@ourtrust.org
250.687.0951
Location: Castlegar

Dan Geissler
Senior Manager, Compliance
dgeissler@ourtrust.org
250.304.6076
Location: Castlegar

Emily Gilmar
Manager, Communications
egilmar@ourtrust.org
778.517.8064
Location: Cranbrook

Sheana Green
Corporate Secretary & Executive Assistant, Delivery of Benefits
sgreen@ourtrust.org
250.304.6066
Location: Castlegar

Brandon Haney
Vice-President, Power Operations
bhaney@ourtrust.org
250.304.6020
Location: Castlegar

Justin Hardy
Human Resources Advisor
jhardy@ourtrust.org
250.304.6027
Location: Castlegar

Roxanna Harris
Accountant, Finance & Operations
rharris@ourtrust.org
250.304.1630
Location: Castlegar

Kathleen Hart
Communications Coordinator
khart@ourtrust.org
250.304.6047
Location: Castlegar

Falyne Hauprich
Summer Student, Communications Assistant
fhauprich@ourtrust.org
778.517.8109
Location: Cranbrook

Kathryn Hlavay
Communications Coordinator
khlavay@ourtrust.org
778.520.2765
Location: Cranbrook

Hannah Holden
Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits
hholden@ourtrust.org
1.250.265.9940
Location: Nakusp

Delphi Hoodicoff
Executive Director, Communications
dhoodicoff@ourtrust.org
250.304.1641
Location: Castlegar

Wendy Horan
Senior Manager, Environment, Health & Safety
whoran@ourtrust.org
250.304.6032
Location: Castlegar

Stephanie Horn
Investments Associate
shorn@ourtrust.org
250.304.1637
Location: Castlegar

Michael Hounjet
Environmental Lead
mhounjet@ourtrust.org
250.304.6026
Location: Castlegar

John Jenner
Senior Manager, Information Services
jjenner@ourtrust.org
250.304.6063
Location: Castlegar

Myla Jillings
Controller, Finance & Operations
mjillings@ourtrust.org
250.304.6054
Location: Castlegar

Melissa Johnson
Program Coordinator, Special Initiatives
mjohnson@ourtrust.org
250.265.7378
Location: Nakusp

Katie Kendall
Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits
kkendall@ourtrust.org
250.344.7065
Location: Golden

Ruth Keyes
Senior Dam Safety Engineer – Civil
rkeyes@ourtrust.org
250.304.6065
Location: Castlegar

Zack Lamoureux
Engineering Co-op Student
zlamoureux@ourtrust.org
250.304.1667
Location: Castlegar

Christine Lloyd
Executive Director, Finance & Operations
clloyd@ourtrust.org
250.304.1635
Location: Castlegar

Rachel Lucas
Manager, Communications
rlucas@ourtrust.org
250.426.1103
Location: Cranbrook

Tammy McDonough
Manager, Procurement and Operations
tmcdonough@ourtrust.org
250.344.7015
Location: Golden

Jill McIntosh
Program Coordinator, Delivery of Benefits
jmcintosh@ourtrust.org
250.304.1627
Location: Castlegar

Rylan McKinnon
Broadband Project Lead, CBBC
rmckinnon@ourtrust.org
250.304.1622
Location: Castlegar

Jane Medlar
Corporate Secretary & Executive Assistant
jmedlar@ourtrust.org
250.304.1620
Location: Castlegar

Mackenzie Miles
Director, Investments & Economic Development
mmiles@ourtrust.org
778.517.8098
Location: Cranbrook

Caitlin Miller
Records Management & Privacy Analyst
cmiller@ourtrust.org
778.517.8062
Location: Cranbrook

Joelle Mohr
Program Coordinator, Delivery of Benefits
jmohr@ourtrust.org
250.304.6046
Location: Castlegar

Mike Moskal
Broadband Project Lead, CBBC
mmoskal@ourtrust.org
250.426.1106
Location: Cranbrook

Ulli Mueller
Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits
umueller@ourtrust.org
250.265.3078
Location: Nakusp

Amanda Murphy
Community Liaison Northwest Basin
amurphy@ourtrust.org
250.304.6075
Location: Nakusp

Christine Nichol
Manager, Delivery of Benefits
cnichol@ourtrust.org
250.687.4571
Location: Castlegar

Will Nixon
Director, Delivery of Benefits & Special Initiatives
wnixon@ourtrust.org
250.426.8878
Location: Cranbrook

Keely O’Doherty
Program Assistant, Delivery of Benefits
kodoherty@ourtrust.org
250.304.1674
Location: Castlegar

Lynn O’Keefe
Office Services Assistant
lokeefe@ourtrust.org
250.365.6633
Location: Castlegar

Mahlayah Ortiz
Accounting Technician, Finance & Operations
mortiz@ourtrust.org
250-304-6031
Location: Castlegar

Adrianne Parke – On Leave
Program Coordinator, Delivery of Benefits
aparke@ourtrust.org
250.344.2914
Location: Golden

Luke Patterson
Senior Reliability Engineer, Mechanical
lpatterson@ourtrust.org
250.304.6045
Location: Castlegar

Christopher Pittman
Broadband Project Lead, CBBC
cpittman@ourtrust.org
250.417.3665
Location: Cranbrook

Lauren Quin
Operations & Maintenance Coordinator
lquin@ourtrust.org
250.505.8998
Location: Castlegar

Audrey Repin – On Leave
Community & Indigenous Relations Lead
arepin@ourtrust.org
250.304.6044
Location: Castlegar

Katie Rychliski- On Leave
Research Coordinator, Special Initiatives
krychliski@ourtrust.org
250.304.6049
Location: Golden

Audrey Rysen
Compliance Coordinator
arysen@ourtrust.org
250.304.6023
Location: Castlegar

Ryan Shuflita
Information Services Coordinator
rshuflita@ourtrust.org
250.304.1633
Location: Castlegar

Sally Steeves
Senior Operations & Maintenance Engineer
ssteeves@ourtrust.org
250.304.6048
Location: Castlegar

Cara Lee Stewart
Senior Accounting Technician, Finance & Operations
cstewart@ourtrust.org
250.304.6062
Location: Castlegar

Tyson Stoochnoff
Business Systems Administrator
tstoochnoff@ourtrust.org
250.304.6028
Location: Castlegar

Johnny Strilaeff
President & Chief Executive Officer
ceo@ourtrust.org
250.304.1632
Location: Castlegar

Zoe Sweeting
Senior Manager, Human Resources
zsweeting@ourtrust.org
250.304.1629
Location: Castlegar

Nicole Thomas
Business Development and Services Coordinator, CBBC
nthomas@ourtrust.org
250.304.1624
Location: Castlegar

Jessica Tiefenbach
Manager, Communications
jtiefenbach@ourtrust.org
250.304.6039
Location: Castlegar

Matthew Tonner
Senior Manager, Operations & Maintenance
mtonner@ourtrust.org
250.304.6040
Location: Castlegar

Alexandra Trenholm
Investments Assistant
atrenholm@ourtrust.org
250.265.9935
Location: Nakusp

Krista Watts
Environmental Lead, Delivery of Benefits
kwatts@ourtrust.org
250.304.6058
Location: Castlegar

James Woodall
Community Liaison Southeast Basin
jwoodall@ourtrust.org
250.421.7523
Location: Cranbrook

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