22 — Sunday, October 7, 1990 - North Shore News AFFLUENCE & INFLUENCE Musician turned mall-man Skott Keller traded his guitar for spreadsheets SKOTT KELLER has a well- balanced brain. TY By Evelyn Jacob News Reporter Unlike most business profes- sionals, he gets to use both hemi- Spheres as manager of Lynn Valley Centre mall. When he's not fiddling with numbers, he’s racking the creative side of his brain for imaginative marketing ideas. “What I like about this job.2— says Keller, ‘tis that you can sit down at the computer and spend three days on some part of a budget, punch a million numbers oul on a spreadsheet — all this financial heartburn. On the other hand, you can do some market- ing, bring your people in and have a think tank, and try to come up with some original ideas. I've always enjoyed working with both sides of my brain. My job is very well-rounded because it allows me to put my fingers in everything. ! don’t know of too many people who have that kind of opportuni- ty.” Not many people made the kind of career switch Keller did either. 15. . CAPILANO COLLEGE 2055 Purcell Way « North Vancouver « B.C. Computer Career Training 10-month Accelerated Program Enroll Now! You'll be job-ready after this fast-paced, full-time Computer Systems Management program. If you have a minimum of seven years general business experience and can Start your education this Janyary, we can retrain you for your new career. There are only a few seats left. Call before October Phone Business Management at 984-4960 between 10 a.m. Dressed conservatively in navy slacks, shirt and tie, Keller, 34, today isn’t exactly the picture of a long-haired, smoke-stained musi- cian, But back in the early to mid *80s, he played professional guitar with a local blues band called the Die Hards. Kind of incongruous for a manager of a mall, but that was before he decided to trade in the kinetic world of music for a more predictable career in business. Today Keller manages a busy staff and spends his spare time ‘‘driving home to Crescent Beach."" And he doesn’t see his career switch as anything more than a natural progression, “I started out at UBC in art school and from there | went to commerce. I intended on getting my bachelor of fine arts, but I suppose it was a case where | had the left hand side of my brain turned on, and after a year 1! thought I can’t do this, I'm not good enough,”’ he laughs. Instead, Keller graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in communications and went on to work for various banks and credit unions. Just over two years age he and 2 p.m. Mon. to Thurs. There is light at the end of the tunnel. For example, the mortality rate of Hodgkinson's Disease has been reduced by a remarkable 90%, Please give generously. joined Marathon Realty — which owns Lynn Valley Centre and 34 malls across North America and made a manager. During his tenure he has implemented a number of ideas are helping to boost Your NeigHBoeHoop cA Foutufc! Fours! POUILLABAISE. NOW EL inlep- THUS FAMOUS FENCAN LI HEAUE OF MUSSELS, CLAME AVP CALEF ULL” 2427 HARE oeive Weer VAlcowvez, ga § ~ Sonaned en Thankégiving Oct. 7th and 8th eee " a ~ : NEWS photo Mike Waratleld SKOTT KELLER has his finger in every pie as manager of Lynn Valley Centre. mall’s profile — and some of national Council of Shopping them are winning the praise of his Centres for their ‘Friends Helping peers. Friends”’ campaign. Last March, Keller and staff Keller’s strategy was to capital- were awarded the Maple Leaf ize on the centre’s warm, friendly Award for Marketing Excellence atmosphere, and in the process from the New York-based Inter- More A&/ Page 23 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING HERITAGE CHARACTER AREA STUDY The City of North Vancouver will be holding a series of three public meetings to present and discuss a recently completed con- sultant study addressing three Heritage Character Areas in the City. This report recommends changes to the City’s Official Com- munity Plan and Zoning By-law which are intended to encourage the retention of the unique character of each of the three Heritage Character Areas. These are information meetings only, intend- ed for public consultation prior to Council taking action on im- plementing any of the report recommendations. Boulevard ~~ The three Heritage Character Areas and their respective meeting times are as follows: GRAND BOULEVARD Tuesday, October 16, 1990 OTTAWA GARDENS Wednesday, October 17, 1990 100/200 E. 10TH STREET Thursday, October 18, 1990 All’ meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 147 West 74th Street, North Vancouver. Copies of the report are available at City Hall and are free of charge for individual Heritage Character Area excerpts or $5.90 for the full report. For more information call City Hall at 985-7761 (local 216). .