Kathryn Hotte

Kathryn, President & Chief Learning Office, Hotte Consulting, brings with her 30+ years of experience in sales and corporate executive management as well as developing and facilitating training programs in over 16 countries. Kathryn has received many accolades over the years, including national and international awards for sales achievement, Economic Development of Alberta awards for RABC Business Incubator and Raising the Roof in Rural Alberta, Women of Influence Award in the Business & Professional Category and, most notably, a Training Excellence award from the Canadian Society for Training & Development. She was formerly the President of the Durham Ontario Home & Small Business Association in Ontario and received a Business of the Year Award through that association. Kathryn is the President & Chief Learning Officer for her company Hotte Consulting Inc. as well she served as the Small Business Advisor for the Rural Alberta Business Centre in Cold Lake. 

Hunter Gates

Hunter has been in the arts and entertainment industry for more than thirty-three years and is the founder and Managing Director of RuminariLive Arts in Beaumont where under her direction, they are host to local, regional, national and international professionals and novices.  She is working on many projects involving her passions of theatre, art, film, education and people.  As a Director/performer, Hunter travels with an international team of hospital clowns to Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico.  For the past 32 years, she works internationally on indie film as a stunt coordinator.  Hunter is a certified stage combat instructor, a Lecoqian pedagog and a certified Stunt performer and teacher.   She was also the founding artistic director (1996 to 2016) of The Hunter Gates Academy of Physical Theatre, a school specializing in training, new-play creation and international collaborations.

Dale Heffren

Dale has been a resident of Beaumont for over 18 years. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, with Eagle Eye Accounting Solutions and has been practicing in Beaumont for over 5 years. He has over 20 years of experience as an executive, business owner and entrepreneur and has held positions of CFO and COO for various companies. Being a business owner and entrepreneur, he enjoys workings with clients and sharing his experience and knowledge as he develops business plans and tax strategies for businesses and individuals. He has also been a member of various boards and committees and continually looks for ways to be involved in the community and support local organizations.

Ashely Kingsbury

Ashley is the manager of the Beaumont Farmers Market and owner of Gimmie All The Cakes here in Beaumont. She has assisted the city of Beaumont in marketing the Beaumont Days event for the past two years. She has been an active member of our home based business community and hopes to engage with the Beaumont business community taking on the Director of Membership portfolio on the Chamber Board of Directors.

Heather Ash

Heather is the Co-Owner of Dockside Coffee & Micro-Roastery, a small batch coffee roastery proudly located in Beaumont. Established in 2019, Dockside Coffee has become a bustling business and a journey rooted in meaningful relationships and community. While Heather spends evenings at the roastery, during the day she is the Manager of Leasing for the Government of Alberta. Heather holds a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology, a Juris Doctor of Law, and is a member of both the State Bar Association of North Dakota and the Law Society of Alberta. 

Nam Kular

Before entering the dynamic Real Estate Market of Edmonton and surrounding areas, Nam Kular has been professionally employed for 10 years as a Project Controller with a large industrial construction company in the Oil&Energy industry of Edmonton, with revenues of over $10B.
Hard work ethics, integrity, honesty and efficiency were instilled at a young age while working to graduate from high school and managing a family business in South side Edmonton.
Nam Kular managed a family business for 5 Years, before graduating from NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) in Business Management, April of 2006. Active Alumni member, and played on the Ooks Soccer team while attending.
“Family and community are a big part of my life.

Ron Hanchurak

Owner of RPH Consulting Services, Ron is an industry guru that inspires mobile solutions, with has more than 45 years in the communications industry. Ron led the transition from the Beaumont Business Association to the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, as the First Beaumont Chamber of Commerce President. 

Tegan Thompson