OVERVIEW

Board of Directors

Calgary Arts Development is governed by a board of directors, appointed by and directly accountable to our shareholder, The City of Calgary, via City Council. The board of directors governs lawfully, observing the principles of a policy governance model, with an emphasis on strategic leadership and clear distinction of board and CEO roles.

The board also identifies the principal risks of Calgary Arts Development’s business, achieves a proper balance between risks incurred and potential returns, and oversees the development of policies and the implementation of appropriate systems to manage the risks.

 

The board carries out its responsibilities through the work of several committees. Each committee meets at least four times per year, and more frequently as necessary.

Board Committees

2023 Board of Directors

 

(listed in alphabetical order by first name)

 

Barb Howard, Secretary

Brian Krywulak, Treasurer

Caitlyn Ducasse

Chima Nkemdirim, Chair

Jeff de Boer

Kathleen McNally Leitch

Kelly Morstad

Kevin Littlelight

Lisa Hari 

Lisha Hassanali

Peter Oliver

Cllr Terry Wong

The finance and audit committee helps the board fulfill its oversight duties regarding financial information, systems of internal controls, the internal audit process and investment management activities.

 

2023 Finance and Audit Committee Members

 

Brian Krywulak (Committee Chair)

Caitlyn Ducasse

Colleen Jacobsen

Lisa Hari

Peter Oliver

The mandate of this committee is to make recommendations to the board on matters affecting strategy and public policy, and to provide guidance and evaluation for the development and evaluation of alignment with our mission and vision, including facilitating the strategic planning process.

 

2023 Strategy and Public Policy Committee Members

 

Barb Howard

Jeff De Boer

Kelly Morstad (Committee Chair)

Kevin Littlelight

Peter Oliver

Will Craig

This committee concerns itself with governance matters, including management of the relationships between the board and the CEO and between Calgary Arts Development and the shareholder. It also has oversight of board policy review and development, human resources policy development, board recruitment, development and evaluation.

 

2023 Governance and Human Resources Committee Members

 

Lisa Hari

Lisha Hassanali (Committee Chair)

Kathleen McNally-Leitch

Terry Wong

 

This committee undertakes the process of reviewing and putting forward a slate of recommended nominees for the board as well as non-board members appointed to committees.

 

2023 Nominating Committee Members

 

Chima Nkemdirim

Kathleen McNally-Leitch (Committee Chair)

Lisa Hari

 

To oversee the bid for Calgary Arts Development in response to The City of Calgary’s RFP for a third party to assume the public art program, a public art subcommittee was created, made up of current and past Calgary Arts Development board members. It is now a regular sub-committee of the board with current board members and community members.

 

2023 Public Art Subcommittee Members

 

Chima Nkemdirim

Jeff De Boer (Committee Chair)

Peter Oliver

 

cSPACE Projects is a subsidiary of Calgary Arts Development in partnership with the Calgary Foundation. As such, a subcommittee of Calgary Arts Development board members undertakes specific focus on our relationship with cSPACE as the majority shareholder.

 

2023 cSPACE Subcommittee Members

 

Brian Krywulak

Caitlyn Ducasse (Committee Chair)

Lisha Hassanali

Wes Jenkins

Staff

Aaron Chatha, Public Art Communications Specialist

Alannah Chu, Administrative Coordinator (part-time)

Allan Rosales, Manager, Community Investment

Angèle Bleackley, Digital Specialist

Brandy Dahrouge, Director, Public Art

Caitlin Main, Research Specialist (as of June 2023)

Chelsea Boida, Public Art Projects Manager

Fatema Chowdury, Research Assistant (part-time)

Gregory Burbidge, Research & Policy Manager, Interim Director,  Public Art

Haider Ali, Communications Assistant

Heather Campbell, Manager, Public Art

Helen Hu, Public Art Administrator

Helen Moore-Parkhouse, Director, Communications & Events

Kari Watson, Communications Specialist

Lenka Plaskonova, Bookkeeper 

Lesley Hinger, General Manager

Marta Ligocki, Specialist, Arts Organizations

Maureen McNamee, Communications Manager 

Melissa Tuplin, Director, Community Investment & Impact

Morgan Possberg, Indigenous Program Specialist 

Nick Heazell, Communications Specialist

Parisa Radmanesh, Public Art Engagement Specialist 

Patti Pon, President & CEO

Perpetual Atife, Grant Program Specialist

Rachel Anand, Executive Advisor to the President & CEO and Office Manager

Sable Sweetgrass, Director, Engagement & Reconciliation

Sayonara Cunha, Community Liaison

Stephanie Solomon, Research & Policy Specialist

Taylor Poitras, Specialist, Individuals & Collectives Program

Van Chu, Grants Coordinator

 

Contractors

 

Alex Lingnau, Public Art Project Lead

Amanda Germain, Accountant

Areum Kim, Public Art Project Lead

Carolyn Loewen, Public Art Project Lead

Cesar Cala, Wisdom Circle

Cherie McMaster, Events Consultant

Cheryl Foggo, Wisdom Circle

Dawn van de Schoot, Public Art Project Lead

JD Derbyshire, Wisdom Circle

Jacilyn Blackwood, Public Art Project Lead

Joni Carroll, Spaces Consultant

Kaley Beisiegel, Engagement Consultant

Kathleen Kelly, Public Art Project Lead

Natasha Jensen, Public Art Project Lead

Saa’kokoto, Wisdom Circle

Tamara Cardinal, Public Art Project Lead

Toyin Oladele, Public Art Consultant

Trinh Dong, Administration

Tyler Los-Jones, Public Art Project Lead