WCTA History of Past Presidents
1964 was the first annual WCTA Conference
WCTA Constitution registered in 1973
HISTORY OF WCTA PRESIDENTS –rev May 2018
# Year of Conf. PRESIDENT CONFERENCE LOCATION
1 1958 Graham Drew UBC
2 1959 Manny Gueho UBC
3 1960 J.S. Ellis UBC
4 1961 G. Croft UBC
5 1962 ?? Victoria (Univ. of Victoria)
6 1963 ?? no record
7 1964 Manny Gueho Burnaby (joint with NTA at Sheraton Villa)
8 1965 Don McLeod no record
9 1966 Herb Jones/Graham Drew Kelowna
10 1967 Herb Jones Harrison (joint with NTA)
11 1968 Heinz Knoedler no record
12 1969 Eric Hughes Penticton / Vancouver
13 1970 Eric Hughes Victoria (Red Lion)
14 1971 Eric Hughes Harrison
15 1972 Jack Negraeff Kelowna
16 1973 George Pfeifer Harrison (joint with NTA in fall)
17 1974 Doug Taylor no conference
18 1975 Doug Taylor Victoria (Empress)
19 1976 Ken Warner Vancouver (Bayshore)
20 1977 Robin Rance Harrison
21 1978 Gary Perks Harrison
22 1979 George Domich Vernon (Vernon Lodge)
23 1980 Ken Warner Victoria (Empress)
24 1981 Angus Richardson Vancouver (joint with CGSA at Hyatt Reg.)
25 1982 Bob Wick Vernon (Vernon Lodge)
26 1983 Vince Helton Richmond ( Richmond Inn)
27 1984 Harry Lester Victoria (Empress)
28 1985 Tom Browning Richmond (Delta River Inn)
29 1986 David Sullivan Kelowna (Capri)
30 1987 Gordon Aston Vancouver (Sheraton Landmark)
31 1988 Don Biggin Victoria (Empress) Offical 25th Celebration
32 1989 Peter Sellmer Vancouver (joint with CGSA at Pan Pacific)
33 1990 Craig Lewis Penticton (Lakeshore Inn)
34 1991 Stu McMillan/Gerhard Vandenbosch Vancouver (Sheraton Landmark)
35 1992 Gerhard Vandenbosch Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
36 1993 Cheryl Cameron Vancouver (Westin Bayshore)
37 1994 Tony Norris Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
38 1995 Bob Giesbrecht Penticton (Penticton Trade & Convention Centre)
39 1996 Jim McGarvey Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
40 1997 Brad Clarke Vancouver (Plaza of Nations)
41 1998 Ashley LeGeyt Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
42 1999 Bob Paterson Penticton (Penticton Trade & Convention Centre)
43 2000 Brian Youell Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
44 2001 Mary Lou Wilmott Vancouver (Vancouver joint with CGSA)
45 2002 Paul Stevens Penticton (Penticton Trade & Convention Centre)
46 2003 Ernie Kidd Kamloops (Best Western Hotel/Sport Mart Place)
47 2004 Al Feenstra Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
48 2005 Jim Plasteras Penticton (Penticton Trade & Convention Centre)
49 2006 Jim Plasteras Vancouver (Vancouver joint with CGSA)
50 2007 Dan Rolfe Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
51 2008 Ron Olaussen Penticton (Penticton Trade & Convention Centre)
52 2009 Karen Hounsome Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
53 2010 Dena Gent Nanaimo (Island Conference Centre)
54 2011 David Duncan Vancouver (joint conference with CGSA)
55 2012 Scott Mitchell Victoria (Victoria Conference Centre)
56 2013 Tab Buckner Penticton
57 2014 Keith Lyall Vancouver (joint with CGSA)
58 2015 Trevor Smith Victoria
59 2016 Trevor Smith Whistler
60 2017 Jason Pick Penticton
61 2018 Peter Sorokovsky River Rock Resort, Richmond, BC
SECRETARIES / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Miss McGarvey -- time span not known
Ms. L Perkins -- time span not known
Ruby Aston -- 1972 (?) to 1975
Freda Warner -- 1975 to 1980
Ken & Freda Warner -- 1986 to 1991
Doug Taylor -- 1980 to 1986
Bob Wick -- 1991 to 2009
Viola Freer -- 1993 to 2012
Jerry Rousseau – 2009 to present