Gregory T. Connon - President
Greg Connon was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He joined Air Canada’s Finance Branch fresh out of school in 1966.
Through his 35 years of service, Greg worked in various areas of the EnRoute Credit Card Bureau, UATP Credit Card Billings and Passenger Revenue Accounting.
During the 70’s he acquired a Certificate in Business Administration at Red River College and completed Air Canada’s Professional Management Development Program.
He held positions as Supervisor, Local Office Accounting, Manager, Agency Accounting and Manager, Interline Pricing. Then in 1998 his position changed to Manager, Industry Affairs & Interline Accounting which recognized his extensive role in the Revenue Accounting Airline Industry and the leadership role in the STAR Alliance. His professional industry activities included:
 IATA Revenue Accounting Committee (Vice-Chairman)
IATA Clearing House Panel Member
ATA Revenue Accounting Committee (Chairman 1995 – 1996)
ATA Airlines Clearing House Board of Directors (Past President)
STAR Alliance AC Revenue Accounting Representative
In 1999 he was appointed A/Director, Passenger Revenue Accounting for 14 months and in October 2001 retired from the company.
Shortly after retirement, he was offered a position with IATA Financial Services in Montreal and in January 2002 assumed his position as Director, Clearing Services and Manager, IATA Clearing House.
This was a challenging time in his life with a new company, new city and an airline industry that was reeling from the economic effects of Sept 11th. His responsibilities, which included airline bankruptcies, resulted in many new demands requiring extensive travel throughout the world. However, one of the benefits for Greg and his wife Judy was living in downtown Montreal and enjoying all the great restaurants, festivals, shopping and urban life at its best!
Returning to Winnipeg and fully retired in 2005, life took on a much slower pace, but at the same time they became busy with family, travel, and many new interests.
Greg and his wife of 33 years have three grown children, Richelle, Rob and Curtis and are blessed with three grandchildren, Tehya 12, Riel 4, and Addison2.
Their cottage on Paddy Lake near Kenora, Ont, is where they spend the majority of their leisure time and other than various shorter trips, they have been wintering for Jan & Feb. in Mexico.
Interests include curling (especially the Pionairs National Curling bonspiels), boating, fishing, waterskiing, and photography.
Greg joined Pionairs in 2001and has attended local district meetings and the last three AGMs. He is honoured to be elected as National President and looks forward to his new challenge.
President
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 4)
- Responsible for the administration of Air Canada Pionairs.
- Responsible to the membership for the management and operation of the organization.
- Functions as the official liaison between the organization and Air Canada;
- Approves disbursement of organization funds;
- Along with the Treasurer has primary signing authority on all Bank Accounts
- Calls and presides over all official meetings of the Executive Board and the organization;
- Appoints all Directors-at-Large and define their duties as necessary
- Appoints all Committees and define their duties as necessary;
- Serves as an ex-officio member of all Committees
- Shall exercise the powers and perform the duties which are normally the responsibility of the chief administrator.
- Report to the membership on the activities of the organization and on future plans at least once each calendar year at the Annual General Meeting.
- Acts as the presiding officer at the Annual General Meeting.
- Signs all Membership Cards
- Responsible for the activities of the Director-at-Large, Publicity & Liaison.
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Jannet Tricarico - Past President
Jannet Tricarico, born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
After completing University with a Business degree, ventured to Paris, France to study at University of Sorbonne. After graduation, completed her language education in Denmark as Correspondent in German, English and French.
Worked for 10 years as Manager for the Danish Exhibition of Art & Craft under the patronage of her Royal Majesty the Queen of Denmark then returned to France to work in Sales & Promotion for Orlane Cosmetics. A few years later was offered to work in Customer Service for Exhibition Automobile in Paris & Brussels and travelled extensively until becoming a Public Relation Manager for an American company based in Copenhagen. Simultaneously during those years became a Facilitator/Instructor for both Leadership Dynamics Institute in Europe and Advanced Business Management Inc. Worldwide.
After being hired by Air Canada in Customer Sales & Services in Vancouver she became the Airport Training Instructor. During her time with AC was selected to work at EXPO86 and proud to have received an Excellence Reward from AC/United Way, 3 nominations for Reward of Excellence, an Employee recognition award and from Premier Bill Bennett a Recognition certificate for Tourism.
On behalf of the Star Alliance was sent to Copenhagen to help facilitate the opening of YYZ-CPH Route with SAS and later sent as ambassador to Bangkok. For a month she was transferred to TPE to participate and train the staff in the opening of the YVR-TPE Route with EVA Airlines.
After nearly 30 years Jannet retired from AC in 2001.
After her retirement she is today also involved in several other associations:
President for the Danish Sisterhood of America in Canada Lodge 179
1st Trustee for the DS Pacific North West Conventions
Director on the Executive Board of Dania Home Society
Social Director for the OAC airline Club
Member of the Emergency Assistance Team (SAT) for Air Canada
Jannet and her husband, Thomas resides in North Burnaby, BC and has been married for 27 years. Her husband is still working - but they enjoy their busy lives together with their longhaired miniature dachshund (as their 4-legged kid) and their lovebird. Many other hobbies include gardening, photography, reading, ballroom dancing, hiking and traveling - especially to various Formula ONE auto racing circuits around the World.
Pionairs:
Jannet joined the Air Canada Pionairs in 2001. She became membership chair (3 years), Assistant District Director (1 year) and served as District Director and brought the YVR District membership to the third highest of all 15 of Pionairs Districts Worldwide during her 3 years term.
In 2009 she was elected Air Canada Pionairs National President, where she served for 2 years and together with her team was responsible for adopting the Pionairs Mission Statement into our bylaws and securing our permanently new owned Logo by signing a 10 year trade agreement with AC.
She was the creator of the InfoPak (Keepsake) for YVR and created a new Privacy Chair position – further was the initiator of the Website log-in registration and added Pension information and the History of Golf & Curling to the Website.
During her term she re-activated Train the Trainer program, the Info. Line and Photo Gallery on the Website - and created with the help of AC Design group the new Honorary Life Member pin.
With the help of her Board, a new structure for AC Pionairs AGM & organization was formed and a new sponsorship added.
At present Jannet serve as Past President on the Exc. Board and is Chair on the Nominating Committee as well as Privacy Chair with responsibility for any privacy issues.
Immediate Past President
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 9)
• Provides continuity in the conduct of the affairs of the Executive Board to the incumbent President and the Executive Board,
• In a consultative capacity, provides advice and counsel to the President and the Executive Board as required,
• Designated Privacy Chair with responsibility for any privacy issues which may arise.
• Designated Chair on the Nomination Committee, with responsibility to seek further nominations with
the committee for the selection of a new future President
• Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President.
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Jacques Levesque - 1st Vice President
 Jacques Levesque was born in Kamloops BC into a Military family that was transferred to Ottawa shortly after his birth.
Jacques joined Trans Canada Airlines in 1964 and worked in Passenger Sales as a Reservation agent, transferred to the Airport in 1968 as an agent Supervisor, then moved to SOC as a Duty Manager. In 1983 he moved on to become Area Sales Manager in the Ottawa region. In June of 1993, he accepted an early retirement package and left the Airline.
Jacques had a parallel career with the Naval Reserve and made an immediate transition to the Canadian Navy serving with them for 7 years on a fulltime callout. He commanded two units - one in Ottawa and one in Sept Iles QC. The last five years of his second career was as Chief of Staff at the headquarters in Quebec City. He retired a second time in 1999 having achieved the rank of Commander.
He has served on the Board of the Juno Beach Centre (The only Canadian Museum in Normandy France) from 2000 to 2004 and had a key role in the opening of this Centre in 2003. Jacques is also a serving member on the Board of the Hall of Valour Museum in Carleton Place ON acting as First Vice President since 2005.
He and his wife Dorothy, also an Air Canada retiree, live in Ottawa within close proximity to their 3 children and four grandchildren.
Golf, Florida Winter sabbaticals and curling are on the agenda when time permits. Jacques and Dorothy have been members of the Pionairs since retirement. Jacques has been on the Ottawa committee since 2006 and became District Director for the Ottawa, Eastern Ontario Region in 2008.
First Vice-President
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 5)
- Functions in place of the President whenever the President is absent or unable to perform the duties of office.
- In the absence of the President presides over all official meetings of the organization, including, without limitation, the Executive Board, the Board of Directors meetings and the Annual General Meeting.
- Acts as first back-up signing authority on all Bank Accounts in the event the President or Treasurer is absent or unable to perform the duties of office.
- Provides advice and counsel to the President and the Executive Board at all meetings.
- Responsible for research and preparation of Air Canada Pionairs newsletters and other information to members to be distributed through electronic or other approved channels as authorized by the President, (At least three news or information releases will be prepared and distributed to the membership each year)
- Responsible for the relationship and liaison with all electronic service providers including e-mail software providers (Constant Contact, EventBrite, etc.) and the Webmaster who maintains the Pionairs web page. Works closely with the Director, Publicity & Liaison on their contractual matters.
- Responsible for the activities of the Director, Memberships.
- In conjunction with the Director, Memberships, responsible for the maintenance of e-mail membership lists.
- Responsible for the activities of the Director, Web & E-Mail Services.
- Primarily responsible for responding to Members Emails on Pionairs and Travel related matters, with the support of the Director, Web & E-Mail Services.
- Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President.
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David McBride - 2nd Vice President
 David McBride
David McBride – 2nd Vice President
David was born and raised in Montreal, where he completed his education, at Sir George Williams University.
On December, 21st 1964, David started his career with the CN/TCA Credit Card Bureau. A short six months later he was on his way to Winnipeg on a one way ticket. Who knew back then that the Bureau would eventually become the basis for the enRoute Credit Card.
David held a number of Supervisory positions in the Cargo Billing and Accounting areas. He was later promoted to Manager, Commercial Credit and Credit Card Accounts area, and then to Manager, Refund Services in the Revenue Accounting world. David eventually returned full circle to his roots as the Manager, Credit Card Accounts enRoute. David also represented Air Canada on the ATA Credit Panel and was the Chair in 2000.
In May 2001, David retired as Manager, Credit and Collections, with 36+ years of service. David has volunteered on the Board of Directors of the Airline Credit Union, and was the President till March 1979.
David and his wife Maureen have been married for 43 years and have two grown children, Stephen who lives in Victoria, B.C. and Ryan who lives in Winnipeg.
He has been quite active in the sailing community, sailing at the Falcon Yacht Club where he was Commodore in 1981 and 1988. He spent many years volunteering for numerous organizations, and to mention a few, the Manitoba Sailing Association Board of Directors for several years, and volunteered at the Pan AM Games on Race Committee in 1967, and then again in 1999 on Race Committee as DRO. He has also volunteered nationally at the Youth Championships and Canada Games when his sons sailed competitively.
Since 1997 David has been involved and still is currently with the Manitoba Marathon on the Technical Committee. He enjoys travelling and spending the warmer months at the cottage in the Lake of the Woods area; he still loves to sail, curl and play the occasional golf game.
David joined Pionair’s in 2001 where he continues to participate. David, along with Maureen have attended the last three annual general meetings and looks forward to working with the Executive, District Directors and the Pionairs Membership.
Second Vice-President
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 6)
- In conjunction with the President and the Executive Board, responsible for research and preparation for the Annual General Meeting of Air Canada Pionairs including the AGM material and packages, site preparations, registration and publicity.
- In conjunction with the President and the Director-at-Large, Publicity & Liaison, responsible for research and preparation of Air Canada Pionairs publicity and other information to be distributed through electronic or other approved channels as authorized by the President.
- Acts as second back-up signing authority on all Bank Accounts in the event the President or Treasurer is absent or unable to perform the duties of office.
- Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President.
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Rochelle Zucker - Treasurer
 Rochelle Zucker was born in Winnipeg and has lived there all her life.
Rochelle graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and spent the next year traveling in Europe and Israel. She joined Air Canada on September 8, 1975 in the Interline Accounting area of Winnipeg Finance.
Rochelle jokes that she is the “accidental accountant”. She took the job at Air Canada more because of her love of travel than anything. She began taking accounting courses after she joined the company. In 1996, she earned the designation of Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Through her years in Air Canada, Rochelle worked in various areas including Interline, Cargo and Agency Accounting, the EnRoute Credit Card office and the Systems Administration group. She was part of Air Canada’s team for the first Interline Electronic Ticketing Agreement with United Airlines. She was also part of a Star Alliance Paperless Billing working group. When she retired from Air Canada on March 30, 2006, after 30 ½ years of service, she held the position of Interline Controls Manager.
Rochelle has been married to Joe Eskow since 1987.
Rochelle volunteers with the Air Canada Group at Winnipeg Harvest – a local food bank. She was also a volunteer for the Pan Am Games when they were held in Winnipeg in 1999.One of her hobbies is studying Spanish. She has attended classes in Guatemala and Argentina. She is a member of The Group for Yiddish Heritage and hosts a weekly half hour Yiddish Radio program on a local station. She has also volunteered in many Federal, Provincial and Civic Elections.
Pionairs
Rochelle joined Pionairs in August 2006. She has been attending the local meetings and luncheons since then. She attended her first AGM in Victoria, and the Train the Trainer session in Calgary in April 2007. She was asked to serve as National Treasurer from 2007 – 2009 under President Norma Dawson and was honoured to be asked to serve a second term as Treasurer on the Executive Board. Treasurer
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 8)
- Responsible for the financial affairs of Air Canada Pionairs.
- Maintains the Bank account(s) for the organization, budget and financial records as required.
- Along with the President has signing authority on all bank accounts.
- Receives and deposits all funds due to the organization (including fees for Annual General Meeting social activities).
- In conjunction with First Vice President responsible for the activities of the Director, Membership specifically with regard to the receipt and deposit of Membership Dues.
- Pays all obligations on approval of the President, or 1st Vice President in the President’s absence.
- Prepares a Monthly Financial Statement for submission to the Executive Board and reports all financial transactions to all Executive Board meetings.
- Prepares an Annual Financial Statement for the fiscal year (from September 1 through August 31 of the following year) for audit and for submission to the Executive Board, the Board of Directors and the membership at the Annual General Meeting .
- Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President
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Gail Morlock - National Secretary
 Gail Morlock was hired by Air Canada in April 1980 as a Secretary in Computer & Systems Service. While an employee in IT she worked on many projects, most notably, the Bull project and PANDA project. In 1990 Gail was assigned the position of Instructor and in that role taught Basic DOS, WordPerfect and Lotus to Management, ATS and Data Entry staff.
In September of 2000 Gail was offered the position of Administrative Assistant to the General Manager, Finance who oversaw a staff of plus 600 Finance employees. In 2004 she was promoted to Management as Executive Assistant to J.G. McLean, Controller of Air Canada.
During CCAA Gail was asked to participate as the Winnipeg representative in the bi-weekly teleconferencing meetings to disseminate important and timely information to Air Canada staff re developments in the CCAA process.
While employed with Air Canada Gail was very active in the Winnipeg Interline Club and through the years served as Secretary, Vice-President and President and ultimately became a member on the Board of Directors. She was the Recording Secretary for many years with the World Airlines Clubs Association and recorded the minutes at many Annual General Meetings around the world.
Gail’s husband Jerry, was the owner of Henderson Insurance in Winnipeg and retired from the insurance world in 2003. Gail and Jerry’s son Jay is aFirst Officer with Emirates Airlines and they are the proud grandparents of two granddaughters, Emily and Sarah. Gail enjoys golfing, skiing, traveling, reading, biking and walking.
Some of her accomplishments during her career include:
1987 Award of Excellence Recipient and a nominee for the award in 2005
(Air Canada’s most prestigious employee award).
Pionairs
Gail joined Pionairs in the spring of 2005 and in 2007 to 2009 enjoyed the challenging role of National Secretary under President Norman Dawson and was offered and accepted a second term on the Executive Board. Secretary
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 7)
- In conjunction with the President, responsible for preparation of all meeting notices and agendas for all meetings as called or required by the President.
- Records the minutes and maintains formal records of all Executive Board meetings, the Annual General Meeting and other meetings as called or required by the President.
- Confirms quorums and tabulates votes at all meetings.
- Distributes copies of minutes to all members of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors as applicable.
- Retains custody of the Corporate Seal.
- Responsible for all annual filing required by Industry Canada.
- Responsible for booking space for monthly executive meetings.
- Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President
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Val Conley - Director, Publicity & Liaison
 Val joined Air Canada on April 21,1969 starting her career in the cargo department of Winnipeg
Finance. Through transfers to various departments she gained experience in areas such as
credit cards, credit granting, sales agents debit memos and third party collections. In
Commercial Credit, she was promoted to Lead Clerk for the collection group.
Val was on the development team to create DARS 11, the system that tracked bad debt for the
company.
Val retired in 2004 with 35 years of service.
Born in Winnipeg, Val and has always resided there. She and husband Dave, have been
married for 35 years and have two children, Jennifer and Andrew and a grandson, Logan.
She is a lifetime member of the woman’s organization, Beta Sigma Phi, and has held all
executive offices within her chapter.
Val is enjoying retired life and the opportunity to pursue new interests.
Pionairs
Val joined the Pionairs in 2004. She served as National 2nd Vice President , under Presidents Norma Dawson from 2007 to 2009 and Jannet Tricarico from 2009 to 2011. As 2nd VP she was responsible for planning the Semi Annual Meetings and AGM's. She has now accepted the position of Director, Publicity and Benefits for 2011 to 2013 in Greg Connon's National Executive. Directors-at-large
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 8)
Director, Publicity & Liaison
- Reports to the President and works closely with the First Vice President
- Responsible for negotiating with and maintaining corporate partnerships with Johnson Insurance and other travel related sponsors.
- Works closely with the President and the First Vice President in negotiating with and maintaining contractual relationship with Web page host and e-mail software supplier
- Works closely with the President and the Second Vice President in negotiating with and maintaining contractual relationship with venue hotels and restaurants for Semi Annual Directors’ Meeting and Annual General Meeting
- Performs other duties to assist the President as may be assigned to the position by the President.
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Bruce Aubin - Chairman Pension and Benefits Sub Committee
 Bruce Aubin, born in Hamilton, Ontario, is married to Nancy and has three grown daughters and three grandchildren.
Bruce graduated from S, Louis University in Aeronautical Engineering and McGill University in Business Administration, He is a licensed Professional Engineer, has a Commercial Multi Engine Pilot's License, an A & P Mechanic's License and is a qualified Accident Investigator. He has spent over 45 years in the Air Transport Industry - 40 years with Air Canada and 4 with USAirways.
He has held leadership positions in: Engineering, Purchasing, Real Estate and Facilities, Aircraft Acquisition, Maintenance, and Technical Operations.
In 1992, after retirement from Air Canada as Senior Vice President - Technical Operations and Executive Advisor to the Chairman, President and CEO, he joined US Airways as its Senior Vice President, Maintenance Operations, responsible for its Contract workforce of 10,000 Mechanics and the airworthiness, reliability and maintenance of its 440 aircraft fleet.
Pionairs
Bruce has been the Chairman of the Pension & Benefits sub Committee since 2005. Directors-at-large
(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 8)
Director, Chair Pensions & Benefits Sub-committee
Reporting to the President and to the Board of Directors, the duties of the Chair are defined in accordance with the ‘Terms of Reference’ of the Pensions & Benefits Sub-committee ’ as adopted by the Board of Directors at the semi Annual Meeting on October 14, 2004 and revised and approved by the Executive Board Feb. 11, 2009 as follows:
- Represent the Pionairs members in matters relating to the security of the Pension Trust Funds
- Works closely with the elected Pension Plan representatives in monitoring pension fund reports, including actuarial reports and financial statements from AC and makes recommendations for any actions deemed necessary
- On behalf of all retirees broadly monitors corporate activities relating to the pensions and benefits of retirees.
- To the extent possible monitors performance of individual pension plans and contributions from the various diversified companies of ACE.
- Meet with appropriate (Air Canada) Company representatives at least on an annual basis to be informed with regard to pensions and benefits of the retirees and surviving spouses. Such benefits include pensions and basic and supplemental health insurance plans maintained by the Company on behalf of retirees, as deemed necessary by the Chair in discussion with the President,
- In consultation with and/or as delegated by the President, meet with such other organizations including government departments, other Retiree Associations, Unions, Regulators and Agencies as are required to meet the objectives of the Sub-committee,
- Reports to the Executive Board at least on a quarterly basis and to the Semi Annual Board of
Director's meeting and the Annual General Meeting of Air Canada Pionairs.
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Bob Newson - Director, Chair, Membership
Bob Newson - Bob was born in Saskatchewan, finished high school and worked for one year as a machinist rebuilding engines. After graduating from Radio College of Canada, he worked one year repairing consumer electronics. He married in 1956 after a very short stint in the RCAF and then started his own construction business. He moved to Ontario after eight years in construction and went back to Radio College of Canada to take Electronic Engineering Technology.
Bob joined Air Canada in September 1964 as an electrician, doing electrical/electronic work on buildings and ground support equipment. After four years, he was selected to take programming training for the Reservec-II project in Toronto. He progressed from application programmer to software specialist/performance analyst in the operating system software on the ResII and Flight Movement computers. On April 1st, 1989, Bob took early retirement when the computers were moved from Toronto.
Bob has lived in Brampton since 1963. He has four children and thirteen grandchildren.
He lost his wife to Alzheimer's in 2006.
In 1990 he joined the Central Ontario Pionairs Executive and published the newsletter until 2008. Bob has attended all but one or two AGMs since joining and has taken two "Train the Trainer" sessions.
Bob has been a Director of the Airline Credit Union for over 25 years and has been on the Audit Committee for six years.
Chairman, Memberships
- Reports to the First Vice-President, and Works closely with the Treasurer
- Maintains the Membership data base on a current basis
- Receives and processes all Membership Applications and deposits the accompanying dues in a special deposit bank account
- Responsible for mailing Welcoming Letter and laminated Membership Cards to all new Members and their Spouses
- Transfers dues in the deposit account to the Treasurer on a regular basis
- Submits all new members and membership changes to Air Canada Pension & Estates Administration (Dean Verrier) YWG to be added to the Pionairs Master database
- Assigns District codes and reformats data on the new monthly membership data base from YWG
- Reconciles all changes in Pionairs membership data base with Air Canada YWG on a regular basis, and receives Changes and Obituaries from YWG
- Produces monthly Reports of New Members, Obituaries and Changes and provides copies to District Directors and district data base coordinators
- Annually invoices (May/June) the non Pension Payroll members on the YWG database and deposits the membership dues into the Special Bank account
- Maintains a separate data base of the “Associate Members” and Invoice when necessary
- Works closely with 1st Vice President in maintaining e-mail members data base
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Dave Conley - Director, Web/Email Services & Benefits
Dave Conley
Dave was born in North Bay,Ontario. In his youth, he spent several years in Europe, where his Dad was posted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1962 the family moved to Winnipeg, where he attended Sisler High school. He graduated from University of Winnipeg with a degree in Geography. Dave was employed by the Province of Manitoba in the Highways Department. He held various positions in the highways branch, the last being manager responsible to oversee the aggregate resources for the Manitoba Capital Program for Highway construction. Dave retired October 2011 with 38 years of service.
Dave and Valerie have been married 35 years and have two children, Jennifer and Andrew and a grandson, Logan.
Pionairs
Dave became a member in 2004 as spouse of a retiree. He has assisted at four AGM's. He was offered the position of web and email director and is looking forward to this new challenge.
Directors-at-large(as provided for under the Bylaws, Article 4, paragraph 8)
Director, Benefits / Web & E-mail Services
- Reports to the President and Pionairs National Executive Committee
- Liaisons with Air Canada Employee Travel, People and Development, and Global Benefits Departments on benefit issues.
- Acts as National Web Coordinator, working closely with Pionairs’ Webmasters.
- Assist District Web Coordinators and.
- Produces the National Pionairs Newsletter, issues event(s) notices and reminders and occasional obituary announcements.
- Responds to members e-mails queries.
- Acts as Official Photographer for Pionairs when attending Pionairs functions.
- Uploads Pionairs event photographs to the Pionairs website Photo Gallery for membership viewing.
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Beverley Lotocki - Sports Events
 Director – Sporting Events - Beverley Lotocki #33 – 460 Lindenwood Drive W. Winnipeg, MB R3P 0Y1 Home: (204) 832-3152 Cell: (204) 299-9590 Email:
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Bev. Lotocki was hired by Air Canada in the C&SS Department in Winnipeg on a casual part-time basis for approximately five years (1978-1983), doing many and varied secretarial duties. In 1984 she started permanent full time with Air Canada at the Maintenance Basis, working at that time for the Director, Western Region, Jim MacKay (who at that time oversaw a staff of approximately 500 employees). Bev. started at that time as Mr. MacKay’s personal secretary (a few years later the position was changed to Administrative Assistant). Bev. continued in that position, working for a variety of Directors (to name a few – John Dolkjar, Ted Page, Dave Brooks, Ray Poulin and Bill Zoeller). Prior to employment with Air Canada, Bev. worked as an Executive Secretary to the Vice-President of a major grain company. Once the children were on the scene, she worked at home as a typist for a court reporter for the Government of Manitoba, Department of Attorney-General and on a part –time basis for fourteen years as a sales clerk and then a Department Signature at Eaton’s. While employed with Air Canada Bev. was active in the Winnipeg Interline Club for a few years, serving as Secretary. Bev. at one time was a Member of the Board of Directors, Sturgeon Creek Community Centre as well as President of the Ladies Auxiliary Sturgeon Creek Community Centre. Her husband, Walter, worked at the CN in Management for over forty years, retiring approximately eight years ago. She has a daughter, Tannis who is a Physiotherapist, son-in-law Dana, who owns his own business. Bev. also has a son Ronald, who has his Commerce and CMA degrees. Ronald’s wife Sue is an Occupational Therapist. Bev. has two granddaughters, Carli 11, Jayden 9 and two grandsons (twins), Ryan and Jake, 9. Bev. took early retirement from Air Canada in June 2003. She joined Pionairs immediately after her retirement, serving as Director – Sporting Events from 2007 – 2009. At the beginning of 2011, the position was vacant due to the resignation of one of the Board Members and she was asked to return for the rest of the 2009-2011 term. She has now been offered, and has accepted, the position for the 2011 – 2013 term and is looking forward to working with our new President and the rest of the Executive Board.
Director, Sporting Events
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