In April, I had completed my first two year term on Yukon Venture Angels’ board of directors. Over these two years I could see the potential and opportunity ahead for Yukon Venture Angels to be a foundational organization to kickstart the private capital ecosystem in the North.
With an experienced and dynamic CEO, Ceara Crawford, now helming the operations, the ability for the board to focus on long-term strategy while Ceara steers the ship is at hand. This new exciting chapter helped make my decision to run for the board for a second term an easy one.
While I was re-elected onto the board, Barrett Horne made the difficult decision to step down as President while still remaining on the board of directors. YVA was an idea born by him and he was able to execute his vision to get the organization off the ground in 2021. Only a few short years later, YVA secured three years of funding from both the Yukon and Federal Governments to start the growth phase. On behalf of the board I want to thank Barrett for his hours of tireless work to get YVA to this stage and to the entire board of directors for putting their trust in me as YVA’s next President.
As we move forward, we have developed a long term strategy with short term priorities centered around the immediate needs of People + Tools = Deal Flow.
We believe that this equation aligns with current priorities focused on by both private and public sectors alike, especially with a newly elected Federal Government along with the Territorial Governments, which have now turned their eyes towards building major infrastructure in the North to support Arctic sovereignty and resilience.
What this means over the next couple of years could benefit you, our members, as we drive opportunities for deals and provide engagement on supporting northern investment into northern companies that are in your communities.
With an experienced and dynamic CEO, Ceara Crawford, now helming the operations, the ability for the board to focus on long-term strategy while Ceara steers the ship is at hand. This new exciting chapter helped make my decision to run for the board for a second term an easy one.
While I was re-elected onto the board, Barrett Horne made the difficult decision to step down as President while still remaining on the board of directors. YVA was an idea born by him and he was able to execute his vision to get the organization off the ground in 2021. Only a few short years later, YVA secured three years of funding from both the Yukon and Federal Governments to start the growth phase. On behalf of the board I want to thank Barrett for his hours of tireless work to get YVA to this stage and to the entire board of directors for putting their trust in me as YVA’s next President.
As we move forward, we have developed a long term strategy with short term priorities centered around the immediate needs of People + Tools = Deal Flow.
We believe that this equation aligns with current priorities focused on by both private and public sectors alike, especially with a newly elected Federal Government along with the Territorial Governments, which have now turned their eyes towards building major infrastructure in the North to support Arctic sovereignty and resilience.
What this means over the next couple of years could benefit you, our members, as we drive opportunities for deals and provide engagement on supporting northern investment into northern companies that are in your communities.
Sincerely,
Dylan Soo
