Diana Lokken
Secretary
A Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA, FCMA), Diana was elected to the Board in 2018 after retiring from a successful career as Chief Financial Officer/General Manager of Finance and Corporate Services with the Capital Regional District. She served on the Municipal Pension Plan’s Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2019 and recently earned her Masters in Trust Management Standards (MTMS). She is also currently a trustee with the Municipal Retiree Benefits Trust Board.
In addition to a variety of other Board experiences, her community service includes serving as chair of the BC and Western Canada Government Finance Officers Association board, serving on the Board of the Society of Management Accountants of BC and serving as presenter and committee member of the Municipal Administrator’s Training Institute.
Diana’s professional background helped her acquire a vast knowledge of local government leadership, involved extensive liaising with numerous local non-profit groups and between multiple First Nations and the CRD, including coordinating treaty-related matters. Diana also played key roles in major organizational transitions/mergers, and led an international capacity-building project in Ghana, West Africa.
An avid genealogist, Diana enjoys visiting her grandson on the Lower Mainland and also finds time to volunteer at Government House and to create family books.
She and her partner, Jay, live in Victoria with their playful and curious cat Jumper, and have made Greater Victoria their home for over 45 years.