Board of Directors
PEP’s Board of Directors is made up of 32 appointed members, representing 22 shareholders comprised of urban and rural municipalities and a post-secondary institution located in Southeast Alberta.
As of January 1, 2018
| Member / Shareholder | Elected Representative | Business Representative |
| City of Brooks | John Petrie | |
| City of Medicine Hat | Jim Turner | Sandra Blyth |
| County of Forty Mile | Joan Hughson | |
| County of Newell | AnneMarie Philipsen | Diane Declercq |
| Cypress County | Ernest Mudie | Alf Belyea |
| MD of Acadia | Peter Rafa | |
| Special Areas | Brad Slorstad | Jay Slemp |
| Town of Bassano | Lynn MacWilliam | |
| Town of Bow Island | Alan Hyland | Gordon Reynolds |
| Town of Hanna | Connie Deadlock | Kyle Olsen |
| 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 | Deborah Reid-Mickler | |
| Village of Empress | Roy Gill | Debbie Ross |
| Village of Foremost | Ken Kultgen | Tyson Ormann |
| Village of Rosemary | Bill Marshall | Don Gibb |
| Village of Youngstown | Robert Blagen | |
| Medicine Hat College | David Petis | Cindy Slenders |
Executive Committee
As of January 1, 2018
| 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 | Ernest Mudie (Cypress County) |
| 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
