Amanda Dumont,

On behalf of HMEPA, we want to sincerely thank you for attending our 2025 Annual General Meeting on March 4, 2025. Your participation, insights, and engagement helped make this event a success.

Key Highlights from the AGM

✅ Why HMEPA Matters – A powerful discussion reinforced that HMEPA allows us to tackle industry challenges collectively, rather than each company working in isolation. Collaboration leads to stronger advocacy and better solutions.

✅ Thank You to the 2024 Board & Welcome to the 2025 Board –
A huge thank you to our 2024 Board of Directors for their leadership and contributions over the past year! Your dedication has been instrumental in advancing our industry.

👏 2024 Board of Directors:

Provider Members:
- Rob Proracki (Island Mediquip)
- Jocelyn Fast (Kootenay Columbia HME)
- Jeremy Smith (Premium Mobility Products)
- Evan Kellett (Macdonald’s Home Health Care)
Associate Members:
- Kelli Vriend (Ability Members Group)
- Shawn Aslani (Permobil)
- Justin Gordon (Motion Composites)
- Steve Cranna (VGM Group)

We also welcome our new 2025 Board and look forward to a great year ahead!

🎉 2025 Board of Directors:

Provider Members:
- Rob Proracki (Island Mediquip)
- Jocelyn Fast (Kootenay Columbia HME)
- Evan Kellett (Macdonald’s Home Health Care)
Associate Members:
- Kelli Vriend (Ability Members Group)
- Justin Gordon (Motion Composites)
- Steve Cranna (VGM Group)
- Kennedy Watchorn (Sunrise Medical)

✅ Inspiring Speaker Sessions – Darrick Boyes shared insights on business growth, leadership, and mindset, while Ingrid Smith-McNeill addressed key industry concerns related to medical equipment funding and policies.

✅ Industry Advocacy & Funding Gaps – Our MLA campaign is gaining traction! Several meetings have been scheduled, but we need your client impact stories to push for meaningful change.

✅ Operational Challenges & Solutions – Discussions covered funding limitations, client relationships, equipment approvals, and service coverage periods. We appreciated your input on best practices and ways to improve collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

✅ Speed SWOT & Strategic Discussion – Members engaged in a Speed SWOT exercise, identifying key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats in our industry. These insights will help prioritize advocacy efforts, streamline processes, and shape HMEPA’s strategic direction moving forward.

📄 Download the 2025 HMEPA AGM Slides Here

📄 Download Ingrid’s Presentation Slides Here

Speed SWOT Exercise: Industry Insights at a Glance

During the AGM, we conducted a Speed SWOT session, identifying key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats facing our industry.

🔗 View Strengths
🔗 View Weaknesses
🔗 View Opportunities
🔗 View Threats
🔗 View How HMEPA Can Help

These insights will help guide our initiatives and advocacy efforts throughout the year. If you have any additional thoughts or feedback, please feel free to share!

Speaker Resources: Darrick Boyes' Contact & Slides

For those interested in learning more about Darrick Boyes’ strategies on business growth, mindset, and leadership, you can reach him directly:

📧 Email: darrickboyes@avidactioncoach.com
🌐 Website: https://avidactioncoach.com/
📄 Download Darrick’s Presentation Slides Here

We Value Your Feedback!

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the AGM! Your feedback will help us improve future meetings and better serve our members.

Provide Feedback!

What’s Next?

🔹 Stay Engaged: Consider joining a subcommittee to make a direct impact on industry issues.

🔹 Advocacy Efforts: If you have client stories that illustrate funding challenges, please share them with us.

🔹 Continued Collaboration: We will be following up on key action items discussed at the AGM and keeping you informed of industry developments.

Join a Subcommittee!

Again, thank you for your support, engagement, and commitment to strengthening our industry. We look forward to working together to drive positive change.

Regards,

HMEPA