Purpose-driven leadership. Organizational clarity. Community impact.
I am an executive leader, strategist, communications professional, entrepreneur, and community builder with more than 25 years of experience helping organizations navigate growth, transformation, complexity, and change.
My career has crossed nonprofit leadership, social impact, communications, fund development, entrepreneurship, technology, arts and culture, and community development. Today, as Co-Executive Director of Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society, I share responsibility for organizational strategy, operations, financial stewardship, people and culture, Board accountability, stakeholder engagement, government relations, fund development, communications, and the long-term sustainability of the organization.
I am at my best where strategy, people, systems, and purpose intersect. I build clarity around where an organization is going, strengthen the structures that help people get there, and create environments where teams can take meaningful ownership of the work.
Underlying all of it is a simple philosophy: leadership is an act of service. Strong organizations are built when people understand the purpose of their work, have the systems and trust required to do it well, and remain meaningfully connected to the communities they serve.
Skills & Industry Expertise
Executive & Organizational Leadership
Strategic Planning • Organizational Transformation • Operations • Board Governance • Financial Oversight • Budgeting • Risk Management • Policy & Process Development • Change Management • People & Culture • Team Development • Performance Management
Communications & Engagement
Corporate Communications • Brand Strategy • Public Relations • Media Relations • Government Relations • Stakeholder Engagement • Public Speaking • Facilitation • Digital Strategy • Issues Communications • Community Consultation
Revenue & Sustainability
Fund Development • Donor Engagement • Grant Strategy • Campaign Development • Partnership Development • Revenue Diversification • Financial Sustainability • Funder Relations
Community & Social Impact
Nonprofit Leadership • Older Adult Services • Homeless-Serving Systems • Community Development • Social Prescribing • Volunteerism • Indigenous Engagement • Community Partnerships • Arts & Culture • Public Service
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Business Development • Organizational Systems • Technology Implementation • Digital Transformation • AI-Supported Workflows • Creative Direction • Consulting • Product and Service Development
Leadership Strengths
Seeing the whole system
I naturally look beyond individual problems to understand the relationships between people, structure, culture, communication, resources, and purpose. This allows me to identify root issues and build solutions that strengthen the organization rather than simply resolving the immediate problem.
Translating vision into structure
Strategy only matters when people can act on it. I am particularly strong at turning broad organizational goals into practical priorities, systems, roles, processes, budgets, communications, and measurable work.
Leading through change
Much of my career has involved organizations experiencing transition, growth, financial pressure, cultural change, or repositioning. I bring calm, curiosity, transparency, and a willingness to address difficult realities while keeping people connected to a larger purpose.
Building relationships across difference
I have spent my career working across executive teams, Boards, government, donors, employees, community organizations, service providers, Indigenous communities, media, volunteers, consultants, and people with lived experience. I am comfortable navigating complexity while maintaining trust and forward movement.
Connecting creativity with execution
My background in visual communications, entrepreneurship, technology, and the arts influences how I lead. I am comfortable moving between big-picture thinking and practical execution, and I tend to see possibilities and connections that are not immediately obvious.
Selected Achievements
- Organizational transformation
Helped stabilize and strengthen Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society during a period of significant operational and financial pressure, improving organizational systems, leadership structures, financial oversight, strategic planning, communications, and accountability. - Strategic leadership
Developed and implemented multi-year organizational strategies connecting community impact, organizational capacity, accountability, and long-term sustainability. - Brand repositioning and culture
Led major rebrands and repositioning initiatives at both Calgary Seniors and Calgary Homeless Foundation, aligning organizational identity, culture, communications, stakeholder understanding, and public presence with evolving strategic priorities. - Revenue development
Built and led fund development initiatives that increased giving by 75% over three years at Calgary Homeless Foundation and developed successful campaigns and funding initiatives at Calgary Seniors. - Entrepreneurial leadership
In 1996, founded and grew one of Calgary’s first web development companies, leading a multidisciplinary creative and technical team and building the company to an estimated $3 million valuation. - Sector thought leadership
Co-authored Beyond the Referral: Strengthening Community Systems that Support Aging Well (2026), contributing to a broader conversation about the community infrastructure required to support aging well. - Policy development and community planning
Co-authored Together to Zero: Charting Calgary’s Path to the End of Homelessness (2018) and Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness Collective Impact Report (2018), contributing to the continuing vision towards ending homelessness in Calgary subsequent to the ending of the 10 year plan.
Beyond the Executive Role
My work has never existed entirely inside an organizational chart.
I am a longtime visual artist and former Board member of the Alberta Society of Artists. I have spent more than two decades building relationships and participating in learning with Indigenous communities. I mentor entrepreneurs through The Engine Room in Cochrane and founded MAN UP, a growing men’s community focused on connection, personal responsibility, purpose, and well-being.
I am also a speaker, facilitator, coach, writer, and creator of Functional Conscious Living, an evolving body of work exploring conscious leadership, self-awareness, communication, relationships, and how we participate more intentionally in our communities and organizations.
These experiences are not separate from my executive leadership. They have shaped it.
They have taught me to listen carefully, remain curious, communicate across different worlds, challenge assumptions, build community, and remember that organizations ultimately exist to serve human beings.
That is the kind of leadership I continue to practice.