Marla Kiland

Vice President

Kate Sullivan

Secretary Treasurer

Denise Anderson

Recording Secretary

Denise Anderson is the CUPE 900 Recording Secretary and an active Union member. She is a current member of the Personnel and the Education Committees, as well the Chair of the Hiring Committee for the Local’s Administrative Assistant. Denise is a former CUPE 900 Trustee and member of the Local’s Bylaw Committee, as well as a former City of Kamloops Unit Job Evaluation Committee member and the Unit Recording Secretary.

Denise has been a City of Kamloops employee since 2010. As the City’s current Legislative Assistant, her duties include preparing agendas, taking and editing Council and Council Committee minutes, preparing and writing bylaws, assisting with Freedom of Information and Privacy projects, and coordinating with the public and City Council.

Denise also represents the CUPE 900 membership as a Kamloops and District Labour Council Delegate and Member at Large, and as an Okanagan Mainline District Delegate and Trustee. 

Darlene Foley

Membership Officer

Darlene has been an active unionist for over 40 years. She began her Union activities when employed at BC Tel/Telus, holding a variety of Union Executive positions within the Telecommunications Workers Union/Steelworkers. Changing careers, she started her employment at the BC Wildlife Park in 2007 and her involvement with Cupe Local 900 began. Darlene is very passionate about the working lives of members, the education of members and believes whole heartedly in inclusion and communication to all members.

Darlene is currently the Membership Officer for Local 900, a position she has held since 2016. She takes a great amount of pleasure serving in this position, as it allows her the chance to connect with members at the Locals General Meetings. Darlene has been instrumental in getting Local 900’s education committee working efficiently and currently is Education Chair for this committee. She also has the position of Education Chair for the Okanagan Mainland District Council education committee. Darlene is also involved in the Kamloops and District Labor Council, holding the executive position of Seargent at Arms, as well as sitting on numerous committees for the Labor Council. 

Ellen Monteith

Barriere Chair

Ellen Monteith is an Administration Support Clerk for the District of Barriere, where she wears many ‘hats’ throughout the Municipal Office.

Ellen has worked with the Municipality since it’s incorporation in 2007. Besides the regular administration duties, she also assists in the parks by growing, planting and maintaining the many flower planters, sits on their Municipal Emergency Managment program,  photgraphy and volunteers in the community.

Ellen enjoys being a part of Barriere as it is a gateway to many outdoor activites, lakes, fishing, skiing, trails and camping

Larissa Deneault

BC Wildlife Park Chair

I am a member of the Secwepemc First Nations. I have been a CUPE 900 member since spring 2015 as an employee at the BC Wildlife Park. I was fortunate to be nominated and voted to be the Unit Chair in 2017 and have been learning as much as I can to help members in my unit as well as our local. Recently I was appointed to the Young Workers Committee for CUPE BC, where I will also have the opportunity to shadow both the Indigenous and OH&S committees.