Fraser Valley Focus podcast

We will be joined by Barb Nelson and Peggy Richardson, who will talk abou their Fraser Valley Focus podcast.

Barb Nelson is the owner of Events Plus Management Ltd., a Fraser Valley event planning company. EPM has branched out from large expos, festivals, one-off events, to managing and programming the Fraser Valley Continuing Education centre in Langley, and started a local podcast consisting of all the unique things about the Fraser Valley. 

Starting out as Office Administrator, Bookkeeper and Sales Coordinator for the family-run business Clay’s Nurseries, Barb took her knowledge for the Horticultural and Nursery world in the Fraser Valley to the BC Landscape and Nursery Association where she was their Events Coordinator and Assistant Show Manager for the CanWest Horticulture Show for many years. Barb spent 5 years as the Executive Director for Semiahmoo Arts Society and is also an Event Planning Instructor for Fraser Valley Continuing Education.

Barb and her husband Jamie live in Langley with their 2 dogs and have 3 children that are now grown and married themselves. In her spare time, Barb likes to knit, read, garden and participating in the performing arts. Barb is a former Rotarian, Rotaract member and Paul Harris recipient. 

Peggy Richardson has a varied 25-plus year background centered around Information Technology. Her passion for tech as a true usable tool has enabled her to expand her work beyond IT to project management, operations management, and media creation, in both the US and Canada. She is also a multi-published technical writer and editor, with over 30 manuals and eBooks to her credit. As the Marketing Manager for Events Plus Management Ltd, she hosts the weekly podcast "Fraser Valley Focus". (Tuesdays, 4pm PST, iTunes, Google, and Amazon Prime, among other networks.) She divides her time between the Fraser Valley and Gabriola Island, where she lives with her husband, their daughter, and their rescue dog, Stanley. She is a former Rotarian and a proud Paul Harris recipient. She is also an avid knitter and reader.