Salmon Arm resident Norman Embree has stepped away from his roles at Okanagan College and Interior Health, but he’s not slowing down much.
Embree has now joined the board of directors for the Nature Trust of British Columbia, a non-profit land conservation organization.
As a leading non-profit land conservation organization, The Nature Trust of British Columbia is dedicated to protecting BC’s natural diversity of plants and animals through the acquisition and management of critical habitats. Since 1971 The Nature Trust, along with their partners, has invested more than $80 million to secure over 70,000 hectares (173,000 acres) across British Columbia.
Embree has spent a lifetime working as an entrepreneur. His career began in securities and he eventually joined his family’s machining business, Embree Industries Ltd. of Hamilton, Ontario, which was founded by his grandfather in 1913. At the age of 34, he bought the company and became President and CEO, expanding it to an international company. During his career he also worked for the Business Development Bank of Canada as well as becoming a founding partner in a management consulting company, Presidents Network Inc. He moved to Salmon Arm in 1996 and served as a Board member of the Salmon Arm Economic Development Advisory Committee, Shuswap Hospice Society, and the College of Pharmacists of BC. He was the Chair of the Interior Health Authority Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014 and Chair of the Board of Governors as Okanagan College transitioned from Okanagan University College.