Board Of Directors

Tara was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan. She spent many summers helping on her father’s grain farm and working as a swimming instructor and lifeguard at a local swimming pool. She left the prairies in 1993 to move to Vancouver to attend law school. There Tara met her husband who had grown up in Kamloops. The two of them decided to return here to raise their family once they completed law school. Tara articled with HMZ Law and has been with the firm ever since. Her practice is focused on insurance and estate litigation and Tara has appeared in all levels of court within British Columbia.

Jess was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta and moved to Oakville, Ontario when she was young.  Jess then moved to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete her post-secondary education with an HBSc majoring in Biology and Chemistry as well as a doctorate degree in Chemistry and Material Sciences. Jess' graduate research focused on the development of a radioactive drug to aid in the diagnostics of concussions. She moved to Kamloops in 2022 to start her career as a Professor of Chemistry at Thompson Rivers University. In her spare time Jess enjoys hiking, reading, sewing and playing with her two dogs

Robert was born and raised in the Lower Mainland of BC and moved to Kamloops in late 2015, for his company, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, which he has worked for now for 25 years. Robert is the GM responsible for the operations of both Casinos in Kamloops; Cascades and Chances Casinos Kamloops, and is the Director of 4 more casinos in the interior of BC. At both work, and on the Board of Directors, Robert enjoys setting aggressive targets and achieving them. In his spare time, Robert enjoys fly-fishing at local lakes, camping, metal and woodworking, cooking, baking and various other random hobbies