Serving All Your Human Resources, Headhunting and Executive Search Needs in the BC Interior and Okanagan

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charles Hurtubise, Ashton & Associates RecruitingCharles Hurtubise
Executive Search & Talent Acquisition

Originally from Montreal, Charles has been calling British Columbia home since 1995. He brings with him a wealth of experience building customer care teams, garnered through 20 years in leadership with award-winning environments like Araxi Restaurant and Bar (Whistler) and the Westin Whistler Resort and Spa, and Waterfront Wines (Kelowna), as well as coming from one of the top sales training programs in the country.

A graduate of the International Sommelier Guild’s diploma program, Charles has received multiple awards and is excited to be working with Ashton & Associates Recruiting. For him, as well as the rest of the Ashton team, this is an excellent opportunity to consolidate his leadership skills and experience with a goal that is extremely important to him: helping people to grow and succeed. When not at work, Charles can be found spending time with his family or up on the slopes at Sun Peaks….often both.

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Career Coach & Team Builder

Career & Personal Coaching
Team Building Workshops
Communications Coaching
Public Speaking

Some stress in the workplace findings based on the responses from 2,800 participants:

  • 62 per cent report their workplace is stressful.
  • 47 per cent said there is little trust between employees and management.
  • 65 per cent state they are worriers.
  • 61 per cent find they cannot leave work at work.
  • 25 per cent said they cannot balance their work and personal life.
  • 70 per cent said they often feel exhausted.
    *source: Your Life at Work Survey.


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Trish Matthews, CHRP
Human Resource Consulting

Executive Search
Hiring Practices
Employee Onboarding & Performance Appraisals
Human Resource Compliance Audits
Performance Appraisals
Compensation Planning
Employment Contracts / Employee Handbooks
Termination Mediation

Trish is the principal of 5th Meridian Global Resourcing, a Human Resources consultancy focused on cost-effective HR processes.

Her strength lies in establishing and developing HR processes, and working directly with business owners and C-suite executives. She is very sensitive as to how HR decisions impact the bottom line.

Trish holds a Masters Degree, majoring in Human Resources,as well as a Degree in International Management, and a Diploma in Human Resource Management.

As a Certified Human Resources Practitioner she is a member of the International Coaching Federation and Certified Management Consultants of Alberta (CMC), and a member of the HRIA (Alberta) and BCHRMA.

Ashton & Associates Recruiting Lorraine Richmond Leadership Coach Career Coach Lorraine Richmond
Career & Leadership Coach

Leadership Coaching will call you to a big life and a bigger game. It will use everything you’ve got and ask for more. It will take your restless vision and demand that your next step involve action that is gutsy, worthy and relevant.

For the past decade, Lorraine has been providing leadership coaching to a wide range of experienced and emerging leaders. With that experience she has compiled the best lessons and strategies into a few keynotes and workshops which support and value leadership capacity.

Trust confidentiality and accountability are personal hallmarks for Lorraine. Click here to book an introductory conversation or to learn more about Lorraine Richmond Leadership Coach.

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Trisha Novakowski
Human Resources & Database Administration

james macgregor James MacGregor
Social Recruiting & Social Media Manager

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Canadian Immigration Consultant

Amelia is owner of Higher Options Consulting Services and is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and a BC Commissioner of Oath.

She enjoys volunteering with various non-profit organizations to support educational opportunities for training and development. As a result, she brings an in-depth knowledge of immigration policy grounded in real-life experience to the challenges of expatriate and new immigrant work.

Amelia is passionate about operational excellence and employee engagement. A Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and creative problem solver with a hands-on approach, her core knowledge extends to many aspects of HR including performance management, recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and individual/executive coaching.

Amelia’s record of success speaks for itself. While working with a worldwide cast of clients and drawing upon the efficiencies of the 2.0 workplace, Amelia has become an international resource — well-regarded for both her knowledge and esprit de corps.

Other affiliations and memberships include BC HRMA, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, Canadian Employee Relocation Council and Canadian Payroll Association.

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Ashton & Associates Recruiting Inc. serves Kamloops, Kelowna, the BC Interior, Okanagan and Lower Mainland, bringing you over 60 years of combined human resources, executive search, and headhunting experience.

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