Garth Frizzell

CEO, Councillor Terra Cognita Software Systems, Inc.

  • Prince George BC

Small Business, Local Government, and Technology: Coworking, collaboration, Community meet Award winning micro-Entrepreneur, City Councillor

Contact

Social

Industry Expertise

Government Relations
Social Media
Computer Software

Accomplishments

Member, Province of BC Permanent Small Business Roundtable

2007-05-14

Represented small business in British Columbia, Canda, by presenting quartlery views to the Miniister of Small Business. Appointed by the Province.

Director, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

2008-12-01

Elected by Prince George City Council to sit on the Board, governing a rural area with 100,000 population, 7 rural areas and four municipalities.
As vice-chair of the Cultural Services Advisory Committee, I helped successfully negotiate a $12 Mn, 5-year funding agreement for 7 cultural institutions in the region.

Education

University of Northern British Columbia

Master of Arts

International Studies

2003

Graduation Thesis:
Legitimate activism : the use of accreditation to strengthen the legal personality of the NGO community in the world order

University of Victoria

Bachelor of Science

Interfaculty Double-Major: Computer Science, Pacific and Asian Studies

1993

CSc Published Paper: Computers and Development: the case of the barefoot nurses in Fiji: Proceedings of the 1993 Vancouver IEEE/CSECE Conference
PACI paper: Sovereignty, Imperialism and Telecommunications in Vietnam

Affiliations

  • City of Prince George
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  • University of Victoria
  • University of Northern BC
  • Province of BC Small Business Roundtable

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Host/MC
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $3000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee