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Tom Dyck joins 果酱视频 Foundation Board of Directors

By College Relations | August 20, 2024
   

Tom Dyck in 果酱视频's carpenty shop.
Tom Dyck in 果酱视频's carpentry shop.

The 果酱视频 Foundation is pleased to welcome Tom Dyck, who is joining its Board of Directors for a four-year term. Tom is a retired senior executive who has worked in banking at a national and international level for a large part of his career. 

We asked Tom to share what motivated him to volunteer his time and how education has transformed his own life.

What inspired you to join the 果酱视频 Foundation board of directors?

The types of skills people learn at 果酱视频 are in such demand and are just not provided by many other institutions. This is a place where people get the vital real world skills our communities need every day 鈥 from building their homes to fixing their cars to keeping their teeth healthy 鈥 and I, in a small way, want to support them in their journeys.

Looking forward, as technology begins to dig deeper into how we live our lives and do our work, we鈥檒l see greater emphasis on the types of skills that require face-to-face interaction, where technology can鈥檛 play a leading role. Like in the skilled trades, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare 鈥 the roles in these industries will be in even greater demand and people will need the skills and training to support that. The college is uniquely positioned to teach those skills and respond to the demand.

(Editor's note: 果酱视频 is building a new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism, learn more here, and has state-of-the-art trades training and health science complexes.

How has education shaped your life?

I come from a long line of mechanics, carpenters, and farmers so hands-on learning was a big part of my childhood. But I was also the first person in my family to get a post-secondary education, which has shaped the way I think about the world around me.

I also don鈥檛 believe education ends when you finish a diploma or a degree 鈥 we all must continuously be curious and learn or we risk falling behind in a rapidly changing world. That can happen in small ways through reading, learning new hobbies, and looking for new ways to complete old tasks. It can also happen formally. After working for 15 years, I attended Queen鈥檚 University for an executive development sabbatical. After my 25th year I travelled to Fontainebleau, France to study Advanced Management. And now I鈥檓 鈥渁ttending鈥 college again!

What do you hope to achieve in your role?

While I鈥檝e sat on many boards over the years, both non and for profit, this is the first time I鈥檝e sat on a foundation board so I know I鈥檒l have a steep learning curve and will need to grow within it.

I hope to bring a unique perspective, having worked in both the U.S. and Canada, and on nonprofit boards in each. Within Canada I鈥檝e developed an extensive network of friends and colleagues which I鈥檓 looking forward to introducing to the college.

I鈥檓 really excited to get started. Every time I come to 果酱视频 I see another aspect of what the college does, and it gets me more excited to be here.

Bonus question: If you could go back to school and take anything you wanted, what program would you take?

I鈥檝e always loved working with wood and building things. I think you鈥檇 find me in the carpentry shop.

(Editor's note: 果酱视频 is the second largest trades training institution in B.C.)

The 果酱视频 Foundation is always looking for engaged community leaders to join our Board of Directors. To learn more, visit okanagancollegefoundation.ca or email foundation@okanagan.bc.ca.



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