BIOS
DAN SAMPSON – PRINCIPAL
Dan Sampson, Principal and co-founder of UPCOUNTRY Group.
Dan oversees day to day operations, including asset management, acquisitions and dispositions. He has been immersed in construction and land development for over 25 years. Dan directs real estate strategy including development, asset repositioning and portfolio management. Since 2005 UPCOUNTRY has been involved in the successful acquisition and divestment of more than 700 commercial and residential units totaling over $160,000,000 in major Western Canadian markets.
Focused on living a full, healthy and balanced life while giving back to the community, Dan is an avid nature seeker, spending his spare time with his wonderful wife and three vibrant sons skiing in the mountains or boating in the Pacific Northwest.
Dan holds a BBA in Marketing from Mt. St. Vincent University in Halifax N.S.
MIKE CUNNING – PRINCIPAL
Mike Cunning, Principal and co-founder of UPCOUNTRY Group.
Mike is also a director of UPCOUNTRY’s subsidiary, Miracle Springs, an aquaculture investment corporation, and LVC Capital Inc., a private mortgage lender.
A Calgary native, he moved to BC in 1995 obtaining a BA in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia (1999) as well as a Diploma in Urban Land Economics (2005).
He is actively involved in the community and volunteers with North Shore units of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR).
Mike spends his free time on board his boat, The Bottom Line , in pursuit of Pacific Salmon to share with his wife and three children.
JOELLE WENDT
604.209.7177
jdwendt@gmail.com