Carol Hamilton
Education:
Graduated from senior high school and continued my education on the job.
Occupation:
Retired in 2013 after a career in banking with TD Canada Trust and Envision Financial in Mission.
Political experience:
School Trustee for Mission Public Schools for past nine years.
Residency:
Mission
Community Activity:
Rotarian; Fraser House board member; director on the Chamber of Commerce; board member Mission Foundation. Involved in the BC Winter Games hosted by Mission.
Ronn Harris
Political slate: CRMG
Education:
BA, SFU, double major in economics and commerce
Occupation:
Self-employed horticulturalist/contractor
Political experience:
Served a previous three-year term on Mission council
Community Activity:
Previous director and presidency Canadian Homebuilder’s Association (Fraser Valley chapter); previous executive director and chair, Fraser Valley Credit Union (now Prospera); provided a miniature free “petting zoo” and park for the enjoyment of the neighbourhood.
Attila Davalovsky
Political slate: CRMG
Occupation:
Manager in food and beverage
Residency:
Mission
Community activity:
Chamber of Commerce (director), events committee
Jim Hinds
Education:
Instructor diploma in adult education.
Occupation:
Electrical safety trainer
Residency:
Mission
Community involvement:
President Mission Agriculture Association 1986-1994; Mission Art Council Christmas Craft Fair Committee1986- 2014; Mission Candlelight Parade Marshall & Committee Organizer 1994-2014; Mission Raceway 1991-2005 volunteer and club member.
Chamber Tourism committee member.
Barry Jeske
Education:
Apprenticeship and Trade School.
Occupation:
Funeral director and embalmer, self-employed in Abbotsford and Mission.
Residency:
Surrey. I work at our business in Abbotsford and I help out at my wife’s business in Mission and am planning to relocate to Mission.
Community
involvement:
Volunteer at church.
Rhett Nicholson
Education:
Graduate of the Art Institute of Vancouver
Occupation:
Small business owner (Sue’s Copy Place).
political experience:
Board member Downtown Business Association;
President of the Mission Optimist Club.
Residency:
Mission.
Community involvement:
Creator and organizer of Missionfest Downtown Street Fair; creator and youth adviser for the Junior Optimist Club of Mission and the CBC-recognized magazine “Optimix”;
Organizer Safe Halloween trick-or-treating downtown Mission; marketing for Rockin’ River Musicfest; volunteer for: Canada Day; Adopt - a - Block; MAC Children Festival; Riot of Reading; Fire Safety Week; Street Hope (Feeding the Hungry); BC Day; and Youth Week.
Shazad Shah
Education:
BSc Biology
Occupation:
Education assistant School District #34
political experience:
Provincial campaign volunteering, elected to UNBC Senate.
Residency:
Mission.
Community involvement:
Employed by MACL; volunteered with MAC, MCSS, CFUR; board member of PGPIRG; Community resource volunteer with UBC Campout.
Terry Stobbart
Education:
University education (not finished BA)
Occupation:
Retired
political experience:
Ran in Abbotsford civic election in 2011; NDP candidate for Mission/Abbotsford
Residency:
Mission
Community activity:
Early Childhood and family literacy groups in Abbotsford. Held positions in PACS and political boards in Abbotsford and Mission; volunteer with the Mission Air Cadet program
Rich Vigurs
Education:
Graduate from Capilano University Outdoor Recreation Program
Occupation:
Entrepreneur.
Residency:
Hatzic.
Community activity:
Served on the executive of the Fraser Valley Mountain Bike Association.
Terry Gidda
Education:
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education
Political experience:
Councillor, District of Mission from 2005 to 2011
Residency:
Resident of Mission for more than 45 years
Community activity:
Citizen`s Advisory Committee, Mission Medium Institution ; Citizens Advisory Committee, Regional Parole; Recreation Commission-Leisure services Committee; Mission and District Lions Club - more than 26 years; Trustee Mission Memorial Hospital