Samantha Ferguson, President

Samantha Ferguson is a lawyer with Lawson Lundell LLP. Samantha’s practice over the past seven years has evolved to include working with family or privately owned businesses, undertaking estate administration and advising clients through the trust and estate planning process. Samantha has her Trusts and Estate Planning designation and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Having practiced ballet for fourteen years while growing up in the Okanagan, Samantha enjoys participating in the In Motion program with Ballet Kelowna and helping guide the society to continue being a leader in the arts sphere in British Columbia.

Leona Baxter, Director (Past President)

Leona Baxter is a partner in the law firm of Oland Baxter, practicing maritime, insurance and personal injury law in Kelowna for over 20 years. She has volunteered with many local not-for-profit arts organizations and is a Past President of the Kelowna Ballet Society. Leona is also an active participant in the In Motion program.

Kate Cumming, Treasurer

Kate Cumming is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC and is currently the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer at School District No. 23 Central Okanagan. Prior to joining the School District, Kate was a Manager with Grant Thornton LLP. She has focused much of her career on conducting and leading assurance engagements and providing business advisory services to privately held businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and public sector clients. Dance was an integral part of Kate’s life growing up and she is thrilled to be able to contribute to Ballet Kelowna.

Sharon Miller, Director

Sharon Miller, a seasoned Regional Employment Placement Specialist with over 11 years of experience at the BC Construction Association. Sharon's professional journey includes an early career in education and extensive work as a career development practitioner. She has dedicated over seven years as a volunteer with Ballet Kelowna, showcasing her commitment to the arts and community growth.

Deborah Owram, Secretary

Retired as Deputy Secretary to Cabinet and Deputy Clerk of Executive Council, Government of Alberta. Previously was Assistant Public Service Commissioner with over 20 years of experience in senior human resource positions. Served on the Alberta Government Management Pension Board and served 6 years on the board of the Kelowna Art Gallery including position of Secretary.

Jasmine Patrick, Director

Jasmine Patrick is a professional communicator and community consultant at Urban Systems Ltd. specializing in communication and engagement strategy, media and stakeholder relations, and issues management. Driven to create safe and equitable spaces for communities to thrive and grow, Jasmine brings human-centred design thinking and behavioural economics into her practice. Having practiced for more than 15 years, ballet was an important part of Jasmine’s life growing up, and she’s delighted to be supporting Ballet Kelowna in this role.

Jonathan Voigt, Director

Jonathan Voigt is the co-founder and CEO of Agility CMS, a Headless Content Platform with an API-First approach to digital content distribution. He focuses on bringing flexibility and ease of use to the world of app and website development or any other digital property. He has volunteered on many boards including fundraising with the National Ballet of Canada and also supported Ballet BC when he lived in Vancouver. Now residing in Kelowna, Jon is very excited to be a part of Ballet Kelowna and hopes his experience can help support the organization in the years to come.