bowvalleycu - Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors ensures that our business strategies are aligned with the best interests of our members. Directors are BVCU members who are elected by their fellow members, for our members.

Our Board's mandate includes the overall responsibility and authority for the strategic direction of the credit union including leadership, stewardship, corporate governance, and monitoring performance.

The bottom line? The Board is in charge of making sure we're headed in the best direction for our members, that we have a solid plan for getting there. The Board meets at least 6 times each year. Directors also serve on board committees to share their expertise on specific topics, like governance.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Kevin Karpovich

Chair, Calgary

Paul Stutz

Vice Chair, Cochrane

Bath-Sheba van den Berg

Director, Red Deer

Brad LaForge

Director, Calgary

Garrett Hansen

Director, Calgary

Laurel Pedersen

Director, Cochrane

Marty Yucytus

Director, Calgary

Kevin has been with Key Savings + Credit Union and BVCU for over 40 years. He was on the Board of Directors for Key Savings + Credit Union for 2 years prior to the merger in 2010 and has continued to serve the membership on the BVCU Board ever since. Kevin currently sits on the Governance and Audit, Finance & Risk Committees.

In his spare time Kevin enjoys hiking, golfing, and skiing with family and friends. Kevin is married, has two grown sons, and resides in Calgary.

Paul has been a life-long member of BVCU. Paul joined our Board in February of 2020, and he currently sits on the Governance and Audit, Finance & Risk Committees.

Outside the Boardroom, Paul began his successful career in Real Estate after retiring from the Canadian Ski Team in 2014. Paul currently sells real estate in Cochrane, Calgary, and the Bow Valley. In his spare time, Paul enjoys spending time with his family and skiing when possible.

Bath-Sheba resides in the beautiful community of Red Deer. She is originally from Quebec and Ontario and lived fifteen years overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

Bath-Sheba is a Barrister & Solicitor and practices law out of Calgary and Red Deer and is called to the Bar in both Alberta and Ontario.

Bath-Sheba founded her own law firm Egronomy Law in September 2024 and specializes in constitutional and administrative law, human rights, regulatory law, and civil & commercial litigation.

Bath-Sheba values free speech and community service and has a strong background in the rule of law and regulatory compliance.

In her free time, Bath-Sheba loves to sail and competes weekly at the Glenmore Sailing Club.

Brad is a native to Alberta, having resided in Calgary before settling in Rockyview County in 2021.

An entrepreneur to his core, having owned and operated 2 successful ventures, Brad is at home in the boardroom.

He holds a deep-rooted belief in individual rights, championing freedom of speech and bodily autonomy, especially in the realm of provincial politics. Brad is a values driven community advocate. His diverse interests extend to travel, cooking and hockey.

Garrett is a fifth-generation Albertan with a strong connection to the province’s history and a commitment to its future. Raised on a grain farm, he understands the value of hard work and dedication. His family has deep roots in the credit union movement, with his great-grandfather serving as a founding board member of one of Alberta's credit unions. Garrett is proud of the province’s diverse resource industries and brings over two decades of experience in the oil and gas sector. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.

Outside of work, Garrett enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, skiing, and flying small aircraft. He is also an active volunteer in his local church community. Garrett lives in Calgary's Symons Valley area with his wife and four children.

Laurel has resided in the Bow Valley Region her entire life and has been a member of Bow Valley Credit Union since the 1990s.

She has a strong financial acumen and a breadth of experience in banking, but also in the not-for-profit and charitable sectors in the Cochrane and area community. She has a heart for building the strength of local economies, small businesses, etc. and is familiar with the character and distinctiveness of surrounding small towns like Canmore, Bragg Creek and Cremona. She believes in people and the interconnectedness of families and communities.

A proud born and raised Albertan, Marty has a strong sense of purpose to contribute to both his family and his community's ability to flourish and thrive.

Marty graduated from the University of Calgary with a business degree, and worked for a major charter financial institution for 10 years in various cities within Alberta. Marty has recently sold his business that he spent the last 24 years building, and is now turning his focus to new adventures, including supporting BVCU's growth.