Team Member Type: Board of Directors

Allan Coyle is an accomplished communications and marketing professional and an experienced post-secondary administrator.

From 1998 until 2021, he served as a member of the executive of Okanagan College, and Okanagan University College.

He completed his tenure at Okanagan College as Associate Vice President External and Strategic Initiatives with responsibility for institutional communications, media relations, government relations, branding, and marketing. During the latter years of his College career, he also served as interim Vice President Students (2019-20), Acting Director of Student Services (2017) and Regional Dean (2018).

From 2019 until retirement, he served as the chair of the BC Colleges Communications Leads committee and as advisor to the President of BC Colleges. He also served as a member of the Government Relations Committee of Colleges and Institutes Canada.

Coyle also served eight years as director of the Kelowna YMCA until 2013. Other volunteer roles included being a director of the Kelowna Yacht Club Board of Directors (1992-94), a member of the Public Relations Committee, the Campaign for Cancer Care (1994-96), and as a director of the Okanagan Summer School of the Arts (1992).

Coyle ran a successful public relations, marketing and media relations consultancy from 1996 until 2000, with clients including the regional office of Human Resources Development Canada (and its 40 associated service providers), municipal governments and a major magazine publisher. He also served as a contract trainer for Thomson Newspapers, specializing in editorial development.

Coyle’s successful business venture followed on the heels of a 15-year career as a journalist and editor, working for a range of newspapers and magazines starting in Medicine Hat with Southam Newspapers and concluding in 1996 in Kelowna as the Metro Editor for Thomson Newspapers’ Daily Courier. He edited seniors magazines, and a successful business magazine. He was also a freelance writer with several feature-length stories published in Beautiful BC Magazine and other national publications.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Victoria (1980), and attended Fraser Valley College from 1976-1978.

Chad Hoskins is the Executive Director of the System Integrity Branch in the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS). The System Integrity Branch provides oversight for private career training institutions in British Columbia and administers the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) program, which designates institutions that host international students.  Chad joined the BC Public Service in March 2009. Before joining the System Integrity Branch, he served as Executive Director at StudentAid BC and at FOI Operations—the area responsible for processing the Province’s Freedom of Information requests. He has also held roles within the Ministry of Citizens’ Services and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Prior to his public service career, Chad worked with the Corporate Governance team at Vancity Credit Union.  Chad is passionate about post-secondary education, policy development, and leadership. Born and raised in Victoria, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.  Outside of work, Chad is active in the Victoria soccer community as a coach, player, and former club board member.

Ryan is a senior manager with the accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP, located in Victoria, BC. Ryan obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

Ryan has over 14 years of experience working in public accounting with a diverse range of clients from auditing large public and private companies and NPO’s to supporting owner managed businesses in meeting their personal and business goals. Ryan has found the owner managed business space the most rewarding and has devoted his professional time for the last 10 years in assisting clients in this space.

Ryan was born and raised in Victoria and although he left Victoria to pursue his professional goals, he returned to take advantage of the lifestyle Victoria affords its residents and raise his young family in the city.

For over eighteen years Heidi has been involved in post-secondary recruitment, admissions, instruction, and curriculum development at public universities in British Columbia. She is now entering into her tenth year at UBC’s Okanagan campus, which is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan People as a Manager of International Student Recruitment and Advising. In her role she counsels, advises, supports and advocates for students from diverse geographical backgrounds while maintaining cultural sensitivity.  Heidi is deeply committed to assisting others find their way to achieving their goals of education, to intercultural communication, to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and to creating safe communities both personally as well as professionally. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts with Honours.  She continues to seek out learning opportunities and has completed a certificate in Intercultural Communication and is currently enrolled in a Certificate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program through UBC extended learning.  In her spare time, she can be found enjoying the outdoors with her family in the Okanagan

Christine Fast is the Executive Director of StudentAid BC for the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, where she leads work to improve access to post-secondary education and provide financial assistance for students across the province. With over a decade of experience in public service, Christine has held senior leadership roles focused on policy development and public sector accountability, driving programs that enhance economic growth and workforce readiness. Christine holds a Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Victoria. Her career reflects a commitment to equity, innovation, and collaboration in shaping education and social policy. Beyond her professional work, Christine has contributed to community organizations on boards and as committee member. Born and raised in southern Germany, Christine now gratefully lives with her family on the traditional territory of the Sc’ianew and Songhees Nations.