Judy Karwacki President, Small Planet Consulting - Caribbean ...

Resume of Judy Karwacki
Commission, Presentation House Cultural Society, North Vancouver Museum and Archives,
Presentation House Gallery and Capilano College Birch Theatre)
r Development of Destination Marketing Organization structure and financial plan for City of Fernie,
BC (Fernie Tourism Task Force)
r Market and financial feasibility for a proposed museum and deep sea interpretive centre in North
Vancouver, Canada (City of North Vancouver and Deep Foundation of Canada)
r Tourism Opportunities Strategy (TOS) focusing on ecotourism and outdoor recreation development
for the Williams Lake Forest District, British Columbia (British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Small
Business and Culture)
r Regional tourism development plan, focusing on cultural and ecotourism development, for five First
Nations on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Ma-mook Development Corporation)
r Tourism opportunities study for the Clayoquot Sound/ Central Nuu-Chah-Nulth Territories of
Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Ma-mook Development Corporation and BC Ministry of
Tourism)
r Feasibility Study and Business Planning for Doig River First Nation Youth Cultural Education
Programs and Corporate Cultural Education Programs (Doig River First Nation)
r Community tourism opportunities study focussing on cultural and ecotourism development for a
First Nation in British Columbia, Canada (Doig River First Nation)
r Advisor on Strategic Analysis of Tourism Opportunities for the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council
study British Columbia, Canada (BioQuest International Consulting)
r Market feasibility assessment and identification of potential funding sources for proposed Aboriginal
cultural attraction in Whistler (Squamish and Lil’wat First Nations)
r Business expansion and marketing strategy, including market assessment, feasibility assessment
for an ecotourism accommodation facility, and pre-feasibility assessments of various eco-cultural
tourism related expansion options (Bella Bella Development Society & SeeQuest Adventures)
r Business plan for a guided eco-cultural canoe tours operation in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada (Tsleil-Waututh First Nation)
r Business plan for the proposed St’at’imc Cultural Centre in Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada,
including identifying cultural and ecotourism business opportunities that could emerge if the Cultural
Centre is built (Upper St’at’imc Language, Culture and Education Society)
r Preliminary tourism development strategic plan, focusing on cultural and ecotourism development,
for the Kaska Dena territory in northern British Columbia, Canada (Kaska Dena Council)
r Feasibility study for a sport fishing and eco-cultural tourist lodge in north western British Columbia,
Canada (Nisga’a Economic Enterprises Inc.)
r Business plan for the Headley Mine heritage tourism project in Headley/Keremeos, British Columbia
(Lower Similkameen First Nation)
r Community economic development plan, including a cultural and ecotourism component, for the
Shoal Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan, Canada (Shoal Lake Cree Nation)
r Feasibility study for an eco-cultural tourist lodge in north eastern Saskatchewan, Canada (Shoal
Lake Cree Nation)
r Market feasibility assessment for a multiplex arena and entertainment complex proposed as part of
the Vancouver 2010 Olympic bid (Resort Municipality of Whistler)
r Marketing plan for the Okanagan Cultural Corridor, an arts and cultural tourism corridor spanning
the Okanagan and Similkameen regions (Okanagan Cultural Corridor Project)
r Market and financial feasibility assessment for a proposed children’s museum in Victoria, Canada
(Children’s Museum of Victoria Association)
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