The British Columbia Golf Board of Directors

An avid recreational golfer, Shauna is currently the VP of Event Operations at the PNE. In her 20+ year career she has been a trusted advisor and leader in both the public and private sectors including 4 years as the Deputy General Manager of the Vancouver Park Board. She has volunteer and board experience at the local and national level and is a life-long participant in sport.

Gillian is a Senior strategic Human Resources professional with over 24 years of experience in both the mining and telecom industries. She started her career in the mining industry with Placer Dome Inc. During her time at Placer she worked across six different countries at the operational, corporate and international levels. A golfer since the age of 11, Gillian is currently the Vice President, Human Resources at NexGen Energy Ltd. For a more complete bio click here

Darrel is a senior finance professional, with 20 years experience across the services and operator sectors in the Oil and Gas industry and most recently in the Construction Consulting and Design business. He led finance teams, as well as treasury and other related functions in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and North America.
Through his varied and cross functional background Darrel managed development and implementation of financial policies, controls and processes, ensuring productivity improvements, while steering change management.
As a high performance sports competitor in another life, a keen golfer and rugby enthusiast now, Darrel believes that work and life balance is an important part of being a successful contributor at the workplace, wherever that might be.

Kathryn Teneese is a citizen of the Ktunaxa Nation and currently serves as the Nation Chair. She has dedicated much of her life to public service, holding various leadership roles within the Ktunaxa Nation and at the provincial level with several Indigenous organizations. While she has spent most of her life in the Ktunaxa homeland in southeastern BC, she also lived in the Lower Mainland for 17 years. Kathryn was introduced to golf while living in the Lower Mainland and became a member of the Cranbrook Golf Club upon returning to Cranbrook in 1999. She has been actively involved at the club, zone, and provincial levels, both as a player and volunteer.

Brent has a long association with British Columbia Golf and is a certified rules official as well as being the Zone 3 Chair, Sr. Championship Chair and current Chair of the Finance Committee. Brent is a golf course owner/operator having been Director of Operations & Administration with Tall Timber GC for 30 years and more recently has become involved with 18 Pastures Golf Course. 

Ruth retired from the RCMP in 2001 having posted in both Alberta and BC, working in a variety of investigative positions. Upon retiring in 2001, she continued to work in the investigative field with self-regulatory organizations and then part time as a civilian for the Coquitlam RCMP working with the new recruits. An avid golfer for 18 years  Ruth has volunteered with the Canadian LPGA, PGA Tour Canada and Golf Canada. Since retiring and moving to Vancouver Island she's been the Zone 6 BC Golf Representative for the past four years. In 2024 she was the Host Club Chair for the Canadian Mid-Am Tournament held at Crown Isle GC.

Michael has been an active volunteer with golf since 1997, at the club and zone level in Victoria when his oldest son started to play the game. He became a referee in 2009, Zone 5 Junior Boys Chairperson in 2011. Following a retirement move to Parksville in 2014, the Zone 6 Men’s Rules Chair in 2016 and Chairperson in 2017 and joining the BC Golf Board in 2020. Currently Michael chairs the Governance and Championship committees and has represented BC Golf on the PNGA Board for the last 5 years as secretary and has been elected as PNGA Board President for 2026.

David joined the board of British Columbia Golf in 2018 and has extensive experience in board oversight, championship administration and sponsorship/marketing. A complete bio can be found here.

Nonie Marler has over 20 years of experience in business and real estate, having worked in the Vancouver, Toronto, and London (UK) markets. She currently serves as an Associate Vice President at Colliers’ Vancouver office, specializing in investment sales and leasing across British Columbia. An avid tournament golfer, Nonie competes at a high level across North America. She is a two-time BC Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion (2020, 2022) and a 2020 Ontario Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion.

With a track record as the Senior Vice President of Marketing at the Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club, Erin has also been instrumental in the transformation of the Canada Games brand as well as being a leader in driving the commercial advancement of the Olympic Movement in Canada. A golfer since age 9, and current member of the Langara Wednesday Women’s Club, Erin held the role of Communications coordinator at Golf Canada in 2004-05. A more complete bio can be found here.

Sam is a Senior VP and Partner at Kirk & Co., a Vancouver-based consulting firm specializing in strategic communications, consultation, and engagement. Between 2013 and 2016, Sam served as Press Secretary in the Office of the Premier of British Columbia. Sam's career golf highlight was playing on the team that won the Pro-Am Championship at the 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship.

Hugh attended the University of British Columbia where he obtained his teaching certification (BEd). As President, Volleyball Canada (2007-13), Hugh’s focus on strategic leadership was pivotal in turning Volleyball Canada into a financially sustainable organization. SportBC honoured Hugh with the Darryl Thompson award in 2016. In 2005, he became a full member at the Kelowna G&CC and golf is now the dominant leisure activity in Hugh's life. 

The Chief Executive Officer of British Columbia Golf, Matthew Steinbach is leading the Provincial Sport Organization through a period of transformation; honouring its rich history while modernizing for the future. A strong believer in the transformational power of sport, Steinbach sees golf as a vehicle for individual and societal well-being, offering benefits that are physical, mental, social, and spiritual.