Our Team

Committees

A special thank you to our outgoing board and committee members:
  • Garth Wong – Audit
  • Catherine Best – Audit
  • Geeta Sankappanavar – Investment
  • Paul Moynihan – Investment
  • Elizabeth Peters – Impact Investment
  • Patti Pon – Major
  • Bev Foy – Major
  • Chima Nkemdirim – Major
  • Dale Ens – Major
  • Ravi Natt – Major
  • Janet Denhamer – Advisor Engagement
  • Emiko Muraki – Arts & Heritage
  • Dean Paddock – Arts & Heritage
  • Roxanne Steen – Children, Youth & Families
  • Ariam Wolde-Giorgis – Children, Youth & Families
  • Megan Marshall – Education & Lifelong Learning
  • Wegahta Berhane – Health & Wellness
  • Judy Lawrence – Neighbour Grants

2023 - 2024

Audit
  • Wendy Adams
  • Anna Alderson
  • Catherine Best
  • Denise Bright, Chair
  • Robert (Bob) Gibson
  • Michael Mezei
  • Ivor Ruste
  • Garth Wong
Governance
  • John Fischer
  • Narmin Ismail-Teja, Chair
  • Murray Laverty
  • Melanie McDonald
  • Ivor Ruste
  • Hugh Williamson
Granting
  • Tim Bjornson
  • Charles Buchanan
  • Sherry Ferronato
  • Dianne Goodman
  • Katherine Harmsworth
  • Alice Lam, C0-Chair
  • Jessica Peters
  • Justin Reti
  • Anne-Marie Syslak
  • Hugh Williamson, C0-Chair
  • Diyana Woldegabreal
  • Maxine Yue
Investment
  • Denise Bright
  • Bob Gibson
  • Jamie Leong-Huxley
  • Mike Mezei (Chair)
  • Paul Moynihan
  • Elizabeth Peters
  • Wes Peters
  • David Phillips
  • Julianna Spiropoulos
Impact Investing
  • John Fischer
  • Neil Foran
  • Robert (Bob) Gibson
  • Blaine Lennox
  • Avnish Mehta
  • Elizabeth Peters
  • David Phillips, Chair
Major Grants
  • Marichu Antonio
  • George Damian
  • Dale Ens
  • Sherry Ferronato, Chair
  • Beverley Foy
  • Murray Laverty
  • Ken Lima-Coehlo
  • Dean Paddock
  • Ravi Natt
  • Chima Nkemdirim
  • Patti Pon
  • Kirby Redwood
  • Simon Ross
Advisor Engagement Committee
  • Jim Brownlee
  • Janet Denhamer
  • Hyder Hassan
  • Adam Hoffman
  • Cheryl James
  • Allison Maher
  • Melanie McDonald, Chair
  • Susan O’Brien
  • Farha Salim
Arts & Heritage
  • Dianne Goodman (co-Chair)
  • Dale Turri (co-Chair)
  • Sybil Choles
  • Kajsa Erickson
  • Gerald Forseth
  • Adrianne Lovric
  • Christy Morgan
  • Ahn Mur
  • Megan Thomson
  • Jermyn Voon
Children Youth & Families
  • Jessica Peters (Chair)
  • Emma Anderson
  • Dinnie Baker
  • Leanne Courchesne
  • Tenchoe Dorjee
  • Monica Franco
  • Treeva Hakim
  • Munir Jivraj
  • Lynn Millard
  • Janeen Nissen
  • Raidah Noshin
  • Jaspreet Sandhu
  • Ron Smith
  • Josh Traptow
  • Norma Wood
Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund
  • Tim Bjornson, Chair
  • Patricia Calvert-Seaman
  • Craig Conroy
  • Jon Cornish
  • Pearl Doupe
  • Nancy Farries
  • Linda MacPhail
  • Katy Murdoch
  • Beckie Scott
Education & Lifelong Learning
  • Charles Buchanan (Chair)
  • Michelle Clarke
  • Chris Jenik
  • Blanka Martin
  • Mike Pasma
  • Monica Pauls
  • Lorraine Pelletier
  • Steacy Pinney
  • David Plouffe
  • Judith Umbach
  • Zain Velji
Environment
  • Anne-Marie Syslak (Chair)
  • Julia-Maria Becker
  • Amanda Bichel
  • Kat Cadungog
  • Nicole Colley
  • Kelsey Envik
  • Tian Everest
  • Hamish Kerfoot
  • Mila Mezei
  • Bukola Ojemakinde
  • Milton Ortega
  • Patty Richards
  • Rod Ruff
  • Nick Wiggins
Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Justin Reti (co-Chair)
  • Maxine Yue (co-Chair)
  • Noureddine Bouissoukrane
  • Jiayan Chen
  • Alexi Davis
  • Sarah Everett
  • Vincent Onwuka
  • Quentin Pittman
  • Eamon Saldana
  • Sonia Sehgal
  • Nicole Thrasher
Physical Health & Wellness
  • Katherine Harmsworth (co-Chair)
  • Tazeem Weljie (co-Chair)
  • Angela Clarke
  • Debbie Goulard
  • Alyssa Hartwell
  • Patti Pon
  • Monica Suche
  • Marlies van Dijk
  • Rinku Wagle
  • Bill Zheng
Neighbour Grants
  • Bill Dickson
  • Jeff Dyer
  • Dwight Farahat
  • Farah Kaleem
  • Tinsae Kebie
  • Janet Lavoie
  • Kiran Seetal
  • Diyana Woldegebrael, Chair
Strategic Opportunity Grants
  • Katherine Harmsworth
  • Jessica Peters
  • Tazeem Weljie
  • John C. Armstrong, QC
  • Edward M. Bredin, QC (deceased)
  • Matt Brownlee (deceased)
  • Dr. Bill Dickson
  • Donald T. Hatch, QC
  • V.L. Doug Hawkes (deceased)
  • Ross Kobayashi (deceased)
  • Stan B. Laing (deceased)
  • George Cullis Lancaster (deceased)
  • Louis W. MacEachern
  • Dr. Grant W. MacEwan, OC (deceased)
  • Ann McCaig
  • Carl O. Nickle (deceased)
  • Ross F. Phillips, FCA
  • Hayden E. Smith CLU (deceased)
  • Don Thurston
  • Amal Umar

Interested in becoming a Committee Volunteer at Calgary Foundation? Learn more here.

Thank you to AltoPartners / Bluestone Leadership Services Inc. for their support in reviewing and evaluating our board and committee member recruitment process.

If you have questions about our committees, please contact our Grants & Volunteer Program Associate, Brigitte von Rothemburg.