We are proud to announce the addition of two new board members, and one advisor, to the VisibleGovernment.ca team.   

Director: Alistair Croll

Alistair covers emerging web technologies, networking, and online applications at Bitcurrent. Prior to Bitcurrent, Alistair co-founded Coradiant, a leader in online user monitoring, as well as research firm Networkshop. He has held product management positions with 3Com Corporation, Primary Access, and Eicon Technology. Alistair contributes to industry events such as Interop and Web2Expo, and writes for a variety of online publications including GigaOm. He is the author of numerous articles on Internet performance and security, and co-author of Managing Bandwidth: Deploying QOS in Enterprise Applications from Prentice-Hall.

Director:  Will Pate

Will is a technology entrepreneur and investor, community strategist and builder. He started his first business, Infinity BBS, in elementary school. In 2005, he co-founded Raincity Studios, Vancouver's premiere community development and design firm. In 2006, he became the Community Ambassador at Flock, a web browser built for the social web. In 2008 he helped found VenCorps, an online community focused on discovering, funding and growing startups for community for NY venture capital firm Spencer Trask.

Advisor: Michael Coulson

Michael has worked with cutting-edge media and technology companies for over fifteen years. At a consultancy in the early nineties, he worked with some of the pioneers in social media, educating companies and individuals about online collaboration. At Sympatico, he parlayed this learning into building what was then Canada's largest online community.  Michael then moved into media and TV with two industry leaders: Planetweb, which developed the browser that connected millions of Sega game consoles, and Bell Canada , which led the way in telco adoption of IPTV.  Realizing that the future of video is online, he joined ExtendMedia to market this leading edge broadband video services platform.  Michael currently writes a blog and consults.