Board of Directors
PEP’s Board of Directors is made up of 33 appointed members, representing 22 shareholders who are comprised of municipalities and one college.
As of November 1, 2016
| Member / Shareholder | Elected Representative | Business Representative |
| City of Brooks | Fred Rattai | |
| City of Medicine Hat | Jim Turner | Sandra Blyth |
| County of Forty Mile | Bryne Lengyel | Chantal Timmons |
| County of Newell | Brian de Jong | |
| Cypress County | Art Squire | Alf Belyea |
| MD of Acadia | Peter Rafa | |
| Special Areas | Bob Gainer | Jay Slemp |
| Town of Bassano | Lynn MacWilliam | Jackie Peterson |
| Town of Bow Island | Alan Hyland | Marjorie Moncrieff |
| Town of Hanna | Jason Smith | Richard Preston |
| Town of Oyen | Doug Jones | Stacey Wiechnik |
| Town of Redcliff | Eric Solberg | |
| Village of Cereal | Tami Olds | Crystal Anderson |
| Village of Consort | Tony Owens | Monique Jeffrey |
| Village of Duchess | Shannyn Rus | |
| Village of Empress | Arlen Johnston | Debbie Ross |
| Village of Foremost | Ken Kultgen | Brent Burton |
| Village of Rosemary | Don Gibb | |
| Village of Youngstown | Robert Blagen | |
| Medicine Hat College | David Petis | Cindy Slenders |
Executive Committee
As of July 1, 2017
| President and Board Chairman | Jay Slemp (Special Areas) |
| First Vice President | Jim Turner (City of Medicine Hat) |
| Second Vice President | Doug Jones (Town of Oyen) |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Debbie Ross (Village of Empress) |
| Member at Large | Eric Solberg (Town of Redcliff) |
| Member at Large | Don Gibb (Village of Rosemary) |
| Past President | Alan Hyland (Town of Bow Island) |
Executive Director
Walter Valentini, Executive Director
Contact Us
Whether you’re thinking about making Palliser your home, or wanting assistance to grow your Palliser business, we’d love to talk with you. You can contact us using the information below, or by filling out our online form.
Walter Valentini
Palliser Economic Partnership
Box 1046
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 7H1
Phone: 403.526.7552
Toll Free: 1.877.226.7552
Email: business@palliseralberta.com or walter@palliseralberta.com
