Career Highlights
Career Highlight - Led the strategic rebrand of the 20-year-old Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations into the Nonprofit Chamber, positioning it for long-term relevance and impact. Launched the Alberta Nonprofit Leaders’ Summit and Nonprofit Vote, while modernizing governance and operations to support the organization’s next 20 years of growth.
President + CEO
Career Highlight - Built trusted advisory relationships with Ministers and Deputy Ministers, providing clear, evidence-based advice to maximize the impact of government investments in publicly supported outcomes. Worked collaboratively across multiple ministries to ensure alignment, coordination, and the effective leveraging of opportunities
Project Lead, Canada 150 / Project Lead, Premier’s Council on Culture
Career Highlight - Led a year-long citywide celebration directly engaging more than 5,000 Calgarians and raising $6M in new dollars for the arts and creative sector. The year created a lasting legacy through the establishment of the Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society, the City of Calgary’s Cultural Plan, and the Mayor’s Cultural Leaders’ Awards.
Executive Director, Cultural Capital of Canada
Career Highlight - Designed and implemented Calgary’s current peer-based assessment model and modernized the granting systems from paper to digital. Advocated for a $165M municipal cultural infrastructure fund and created and delivered the assessment program to allocate infrastructure investments with the City of Calgary.
Director of Resource Development / Director of Community Investment
Executive Director
Career Highlight - I founded and registered the organization, securing its first opportunity and led fundraising and delivery of ArtsHab One. A completed 12 unit live / work housing and studio project in downtown Edmonton, establishing a new model for affordable space for artists.
