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 a number of committees. Each committee meets at least four times per year, and more frequently as necessary.
Board Committees
The purpose of the finance and audit committee is to assist the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with regard to financial information, systems of internal controls, the internal audit process, and investment management activities.
2021 Finance and Audit Committee Members
Caitlyn Ducasse (chair)
Brian Krywulak
Kathleen McNally Leitch
Karin King (community member)
Brian Frank
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.
2021 Strategy and Public Policy Committee Members
Barb Howard (chair)
Jeff de Boer
Kelly Morstad
Chima Nkemdirim
Evan Woolley (to November 2021)
Courtney Walcott (beginning November 2021)
Wil Knoll (community member)
Brian Frank
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.
2021 Governance and Human Resources Committee Members
Sophia Lebessis (chair)
Oliver Ho
Lisha Hassanali
Brian Frank
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.
Public Art Subcommittee Members
Jeff de Boer (chair)
Chima Nkemdirim
Sophia Lebessis
Susan Veres (past board member)
Brian Frank
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.
2021 cSPACE Subcommittee Members
Chima Nkemdirim (chair)
Brian Krywulak
Caitlyn Ducasse
Brian Frank