Throughout the year, many community members generously provide Calgary Economic Development with resources, industry insight and strategic guidance. Through the hard work and commitment of the strategic community partners and members of the strategic business committees, Calgary Economic Development’s key initiatives are realized.
Dave Chalack - Chair, Alta Genetics
Arlene Dickinson, District Ventures
Bob Booth, Bennett Jones LLP
Bryan Walton, Alberta Cattle Feeders Association
Carol Kitchen, UFA
Doug Beever, Agrium
Ed Knash, ATB Financial
James Thangaraj, Innovate Calgary
Justin Burrows, Venture Communications
Ken Keelor, Calgary CO-OP
Kevin Zimmel, RBC Royal Bank
Kim McConnell - AdFarm
Marilynn Boehm, Alberta Food Processors Association
Mark Carlson, Verdex Capital
Ray Price, Sunterra
Robert Wise, Calgary Stampede
Sasha Musij, ATB
Stuart Cullum, Olds College
Virgil Lowe, VBP+
Jeff Hessel - Chair, Tourism Calgary
Carolyn Watson, Meetings & Conventions Calgary
Heather Lundy, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
Fraser Tingle, Sport Calgary
Tara Barnas, Innovate Calgary
Helen Moore-Parkhouse, Calgary Arts Development
Pamela Tchida Kupidy, Calgary Hotel Association
Jessica Whiting, Calgary Economic Development
Hannes Kovac, OPUS Corporation (Chair)
Trent Edwards, Brookfield Properties Development (Co-Chair)
David Wallach, Barclay Street Real Estate (Past Chair)
Amie Blanchette, City of Calgary, Real Estate & Development Services
Bernie Bayer, Taurus Property Group
Brian Hanh, BILD
Dwight Jack, Brookfield Properties
Eileen Stan, Matco Development
Greg Guatto, Aspen Properties
Iain McCorkindale, M3 Development Management
John Fisher, CBRE
Kate Thompson, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
Ken Toews, Strategic Group
Richard Morden, QuadReal
Robert Homersham, Stikeman Elliott
Tanya Eklund, Tanya Eklund Group
Thom Mahler, City of Calgary Manager, Urban Strategies
Calgary Economic Development: Court Ellingson and Leslie Shier
Steve Allen - Chair, Calgary Economic Development Board of Directors
Cindy Ady, Tourism Calgary
Rod McKay - Chair, Tourism Calgary
Peter Garrett, Innovate Calgary
Michael Witt - Chair, Innovate Calgary
Heather Lundy, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
Tom Bornhorst, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
Colleen Shepherd, Calgary Regional Partnership
Bill Robertson, Calgary Regional Partnership
Patti Pon, Calgary Arts Development
Dean Prodan - Chair, Calgary Arts Development
Chima Nkemdirim, Office of the Mayor
Erin Chrusch, Office of the Mayor
Lori Kerr, Community Service & Protective Services
Rollin Stanley, Urban Strategy
Stuart Dalgleish, Planning and Development
Kurt Hanson, Community Services
Mac Logan, Transportation
Brad Stevens, Deputy City Mayor
Jeff Fielding, City Manager
Susan Mide Kiss, University of Calgary
Carole Simpson, Mount Royal University
Maureen MacDonald, SAIT Polytechnic
David Mitchell, Bow Valley College
Wendy Lowe, Ambrose University
Therese Takacs, St. Mary's University
Justin Riemer, Economic Development and Trade
Shannon Flint, Economic Development and Trade
Matthew Machielse, Economic Development and Trade
Chris Heseltine, Culture and Tourism
Lori Zaparniuk, Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Jim Saunderson, Western Economic Diversification
Franco Savioa, Vibrant Communities Calgary
Jeff Loomis, Momentum
Michael Brown, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
Stephan Poirier, Calgary Airport Authority
Adam Legge, Calgary Chamber
Scott Hutchinson, Aspen Properties
Ian Wild, ATB Financial
Paula McGarrigle, Solas Energy Consulting
Dave Chalack, Alta Genetics
Bill Whitelaw - President & CEO, JWN - Chair
Alan Boras - Director Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Seven Generations Energy
Apoorv Sinha - CEO, Founder, Zerocor Technologies Inc.
Audrey Mascarenhas - President & CEO, Questor Technologies
Chris Carlsen - VP Engineering, Birchcliff Energy
Daniel Clark - President & CEO, CSV Midstream Solutions
Dario Alvarez - VP Communications and Government Relations, Ferus
Dr. David B. Layzell - Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis
David Chappell - Senior VP Petrochemical Development, Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Eric Axford - CED Board Member/EVP Business Services, Calgary Economic Development/Suncor
Eric Schmelzl - VP Strategic Business, NCS Multistage
Francois Blouin - Director Innovation, ATCO Electricity
Ian Anderson - President, Kinder Morgan
Jackie Forrest - Director of Research, ARC Energy Research Institute
Jeanette Patell - Government Affairs and Policy Leader, GE Canada
Kendall Dilling - Vice-President, Environment & Regulatory, Cenovus
Lori Caltagirone - President & CEO, Sunesis Consulting Inc.
Satvinder Flore - Director Oil & Gas, Canada, AMEC Foster Wheeler
Ian Wild - Chair, ATB Financial
Alexander Fritsche, Bank of Canada
Brad Pierce, Borden Ladner Gervais
Cody Church, Triwest Capital
Cynthia Van Sundert, A100
Drew MacIntyre, TD Bank Group
Glen Eastwood, Canadian Western Bank
Jeff Lawson, Peters & Co. Limited
Kevin Uebelein, AIMCo
Laurie Stang, Scotiabank
Michael Mezei, Mawer Investment Management
Mike Davis, HSBC
Monica Rovers, Toronto Stock Exchange/TSX Venture Exchange
Rebecca Giffen, Venture Capital Association of Alberta
Robert Cook, ARC Financial Corp.
Shane Fildes, BMO Capital Markets
Shelley Vandenberg, First Calgary Financial
Warren Bergen, AVAC
Paula McGarrigle - Chair, Solas Energy Consulting
Anouk Kendall, Decentralised Energy Canada (DEC)
Arsheel Hirji, City of Calgary
Bruce Kolesnik, EDF EN
Connie Van der Byl, Mount Royal University
Craig Dunn, Borealis GeoPower
Dan Cunningham, Greengate Power
Dave Estill, Siemens Canada
David Silburn, SAIT Green Building Technologies
David Kelly, Skyfire Energy/CANSIA
David Lawlor, NextEra Energy Resources
Ed Ma, Suncor Energy
Evan Wilson, Canadian Wind Energy Association (CANWEA)
John Rilett, ENMAX
Maureen Kolla, Alberta Innovates
Rocco Vita, Enbridge
Roslyn McMann, BluEarth Renewables
Ryan O'Connor, EDP Renewables
Sara Hastings-Simon, Pembina Institute
Murray Sigler - Board Chair (and CEO of Sport Calgary), Calgary Sport (YYC Board)
Alex Phillips - Van Horne Institute
Anne-Marie Davies - Account Executive, Trimac Bulk Plus
Bob Sartor - CEO, YYC
Chester Nagy - CEO, Plains Fabrication
Chris Marko - General Manager, Western Canada, Hopewell Logistics
David Forbes - Partner / Owner, Enright Capital
Hanif Manji - Regional Sales Manager, WestJet
Heather Dewald - Human Resources Manager, CERT Logistics
Heather Macmahon - Director, Regional Sales, Canadian Pacific
James Auld - Senior Manager, Business Development, CN Rail
Jordan Cicoria - Managing Director, Aerium Analytics
Keith Lambert - President, Supply Chain Amplified
Kent Rupert - Airdrie EDO
Lori Schmidt - President & CEO, Manufacturing Sector / PADD
Matt Miceli - VP Sales, Business Development, ATCO Energy Solutions
Neil Kaarsemaker - Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
Nelson Tonn - Vice President, Sales, Fountain Tire
Ross Gilholm - General Manager, Panalpina
Scott Burtney - Strategic Account Manager, Air Canada Cargo
