Board of Directors
Jens Moesker
RVP, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
2023 Partners in Tourism Golf Co-Chair
Jens Moesker, Regional Vice President and General Manager, Fairmont Pacific Rim, is a veteran hotelier with more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Before landing in Canada, Moesker spent time in Europe, the Middle East, USA, and across Asia in Food & Beverage management before taking on the role of general manager. He brings his immense experience in luxury hotels and passion for food and beverage operations to every aspect of his role at the hotel and in the region.
Adam Laker
GM, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
2023 Partners in Tourism Golf Co-Chair
Currently the General Manager for the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver known as the Castle in the City for the past four years. Prior to this role, he was the Area General Manager for the Philippines with Accor as well as being the General Manager at the Sofitel Manila for just over five years.
He returned to Accor as General Manager of the Sofitel Fiji Resort spending three years in Fiji after two years away as General Manager of the JW Marriott in Khao Lak in Thailand. Additionally, he was General Manager at the Sofitel Reef Casino in Cairns Australia and the Director of Operations at the Sofitel Gold Coast.
Scott Riley
RBC Whistler
Treasurer
Scott Riley is a Whistler local for more than 20 plus years and has been leading the team to RBC locally for 16 years. He has worked in banking across Western Canada for nearly 30 years in many areas such as Private Banking, Commercial and also Retail Banking.
Scott has been involved as an active participant of the Golf Tournament for nearly all of the past events and was added as a Partners in Tourism board member in 2021.
Scott has been an active participant in the Whistler Community has volunteered his time by coaching high school basketball for numerous years. Scott and his wife have two university aged boys and feel extremely lucky to be located in an area that has so much to offer.
Ken Hall
GM, Fairmont Château Whistler
Ken is a seasoned luxury hotelier with over 30 years of experience, spanning four countries, including Canada, Japan, Bermuda and the United States.
Ken began his career with Fairmont in Food and Beverage and has held progressive management roles at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Fairmont Royal York, Fairmont Tremblant, Fairmont Southampton, Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac and his most recent role as General Manager of Fairmont Château Whistler.
Ken has been an active member of numerous Industry Boards including Vice-Chair of Tourism Jasper, Destination Quebec City, President of the Quebec Marketing Council, Quebec City Strategic Conference Board, The ALHA and The Quebec Region Hotel Association. Ken is currently a member of the Whistler Hotel Association Board and Tourism Whistler.
Lesliann Kuhn
Director of Sales & Marketing, Fairmont Vancouver Airport
With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Lesliann has held various positions ranging from operations to sales and marketing. Currently, she serves as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Fairmont Vancouver Airport. Lesliann is deeply passionate about hospitality and tourism and is committed to fostering and helping future generations of professionals in the industry.
David Tikkanen
Program Head, BCIT – Tourism Management
David has over 35 years of tourism and hospitality experience including senior sales roles at properties including the Westin Bayshore, Fairmont Waterfront, and Metropolitan Hotel.
David is the former Conference Sales Manager for Tourism Whistler and ran his own destination marketing company, Entrée Canada, which served incentive clients from global luxury brands.
Jill Killeen
Killeen Communication Strategies
Jill Killeen is a known name in communications, public relations, and philanthropy. Her career started in radio and transitioned to public relations in the hotel industry, working with notable brands that included Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Holiday Inn Asia-Pacific. In 2010, she created Killeen Communications Strategies, providing a wide range of communication and special event services for luxury hospitality, development, and charitable organizations. Jill was a founding member of Partners in Tourism (formerly TIP) and has been a “new” golfer for decades.
Arif Devji
Portfolio Manager & Senior Wealth Advisor, RBC
Arif Devji has over 27 years of experience providing high-net worth clients with strategic wealth advice and portfolio management services. By fostering long-term client relationships built on trust and transparency, Arif is dedicated to helping clients achieve their financial goals and secure their financial futures. He holds a degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University and the Portfolio Manager designation. He also holds a financial planning designation (PFPC) from the Canadian Securities Institute and is a licensed insurance agent. Arif is committed to continuously enhancing his skills to better serve his clients and has recently achieved the Wealth Advisor title.
Born in East Africa and raised in Chilliwack, Arif believes in being active in the community. He’s been involved in various charities and volunteer organizations that serve the local community as well as international development programs. During his leisure time, Arif enjoys golf and skiing. A North Shore resident, he, and his wife, Noorani, are busy raising a family of teenage boys.
Graeme Benn
Dual General Manager of the JW Parq Vancouver and the DOUGLAS
Graeme Benn is the Dual General Manager of the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver and the DOUGLAS. He has over 40 years of experience in the hotel sector in operations, sales & marketing, strategic planning, recruitment, and leadership.
Graeme has led teams within Marriott Hotels, Coast Hotels, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, and Ritz Carlton Hotels to strategically position and open new properties and destinations. As Area VP Sales and Marketing in the Caribbean and Latin America with Ritz Carlton, Graeme worked with the many destination organizations and countries to expand their tourism product and footprint.
Graeme is currently on the Board of Directors for Destination Vancouver, the Vancouver Hotel Association and recently was on the board of Tourism Whistler, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and was Chair of the Whistler Hotel Association in 2021/2022.
Amanda Dreger
Senior Operations Manager at Pacific Destination Services Inc.
Amanda Dreger graduated in 1997 from the University of Guelph with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Hotel and Food Administration and has devoted her career to the tourism and hospitality industry.
She began her journey at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler and later transitioned into the Destination Management (DMC) industry. Over the past 24 years, she has excelled as a Senior Operations Manager, with twenty of those years dedicated to Pacific Destination Services (PDS).
Throughout her career, Amanda has achieved CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) and DMCP (Destination Management Certified Professional) certifications, highlighting her passion and expertise in the meetings and events sector. She is highly respected for her logistical proficiency, calm demeanor, and ability to build lasting relationships with vendors and clients.
Outside of her professional life, Amanda enjoys camping with her husband and two teenage sons in the remote backcountry of British Columbia, where she disconnects from technology and immerses herself in the natural beauty of BC.
Partners in Tourism Champions
James Terry
James Terry Inc.
Founder
James Terry is a true tourism professional with 50 years experience in Tourism and Hospitality. James was COO of the award-winning Canadian rail tour company, Rocky Mountaineer for 16 years, where he led worldwide operations through significant and rapid growth. He currently runs a successful hospitality consultancy, with emphasis on Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience.
James has sat on the board for the Vancouver Playhouse and Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC). James is Past Chair for Tourism Vancouver and today, is the Founder and Chair of Partners in Tourism (formerly Tourism Industry Partners).
Peggie Terry
Administrative Support
Peggie Terry was the publisher of Where magazine, a position she held from 1989 – 2019. Peggie and her husband James, have ‘retired’ to Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. She has traded in her suits for shorts and high-heels for flip flops!
Currently, she is the Volunteer Executive Director of the Vancouver Tourism Awards Program, a non-profit service recognition program recognizing front line service individuals in tourism and hospitality. She has held board positions with Destination Vancouver, Science World and most recently with TOSH (The Old School House Gallery) in Qualicum Beach. Peggie has been a volunteer board member with TIP since 2010. She enjoys golf, shooting high scores all too often. Fore The Love of Golf!