Cathy Dyck has been named special events manager for Vancouver Island's Top 20 Under 40 Business & Community Achievement Awards, an inaugural event being held at the Old House Village Hotel & Spa in Courtenay on Feb. 9, 2013. Dyck spent 10 years with Tourism Nanaimo as manager of sales and industry relations. Dyck currently serves as a director on the board of the Vancouver Island University Foundation. Nominations for the Top 20 Under 40 Awards are based on achievement, experience, innovation, leadership, and community involvement. There's information at www.20under40.ca