Awarded to the chief staff person of a Chamber of Commerce / Board of Trade for outstanding performance in the areas of:

• Chamber management and operations

• Membership retention and growth

• Financial sustainability

• Contributions to the Chamber Network and Chamber management profession, and

• Community leadership

Beginning in 2024, two Executive of the Year awards are offered based on Chamber size:

•  Chambers with less than 500 members 

• Chamber with 500+ members 

• 1990 Diane Remple, Surrey Board of Trade

• 1991 Gerry Frederick, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

• 1992 Lou Biggeman, Parksville & District Chamber of Commerce

• 1993 Roslyn Castleden, BC Chamber of Commerce

• 1994 Inge Wilson, Hope & District Chamber of Commerce

• 1995 Bobbie Phillips, Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce

• 1996 Peggy Chute, Lytton & District Chamber of Commerce

• 1997 Karin Penner, Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce

• 1998 Judi Ainsworth, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

• 1999 Lynn Whitehouse, Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce

• 2000 Shery Sethen, Prince George Chamber of Commerce

• 2001 Bonnie Bates Gibbs, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

• 2002 Adelheid Bender, Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce

• 2003 John Singleton, Penticton Chamber of Commerce

• 2004 Cori Lynn Germiquet, Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce

• 2005 Doreen Faval, Sicamous & District Chamber of Commerce

• 2006 Paul Worley, Sparwood Chamber of Commerce

• 2007 Claudia Blair, Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce

• 2008 Deb McClelland, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce

• 2009 Coralee  Oakes, Quesnel Chamber of Commerce

• 2010 Bruce Carter, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

• 2011 Peter Roaf, Delta Chamber of Commerce

• 2012 Colleen Evans, Campbell River Chamber of Commerce

• 2013 Maureen Czirfusz, Houston & District Chamber of Commerce  

• 2014 Patti Noonan, Armstrong Chamber of Commerce

• 2015 Susan Clovechok, Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce

• 2016 Trish Parsons, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce

• 2017 Bill Collette, Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce

• 2018 Allan Asaph, Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce

• 2024 Naomi Larsen, Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce (Chamber less than 500 members)

• 2024 Paul Holden, Burnaby Board of Trade (Chamber over 500 members)