The LearningCITY Collective is guided by a Board of Directors composed of participants from Calgary’s diverse learning system. The board exists to help further the mission and aims of the LearningCITY Collective, including:
Providing strategic guidance on delivering the vision of the Skills Development Framework.
Prioritizing annual work plan for initiatives to be undertaken by the LearningCITY Collective.
Prioritizing the allocation of LearningCITY Collective resources.
Support securing resources to deliver the Skills Development Framework.
Support building formal and informal partnerships among individuals or organizations to deliver the Skills Development Framework.
Ensuring the currency of the Skills Development Framework.
2024-25 Board of Directors
Board members are appointed because of their diversity of thought, expertise, and insights, not as representatives of an organization. Below are members of the 2024-2025 LearningCITY Collective Board of Directors.
Executive Committee
David Finch (Chair), Professor & Senior Fellow, Institute for Community Prosperity, Mount Royal University
Lee Ackerman (Vice Chair), Distinguished Digital Learning Architect, TEKsystems
D'Andre Wilson-Ihejirika (Secretary), Executive Director, TalentED YYC
Nathaniel Miller (Treasurer), Operations Manager, WP Telectronics
Directors at Large
Alyssa English, LINC Instructor, Centre for Newcomers & The Immigrant Education Society
Amber Reimer, Regional Lead, Deloitte Greenhouse Lab
Dan Olesen, Apprenticeship Program Lead, Bow Valley College
Daryl Beatty, Founder & CEO. Decisive Edge, Inc.
Dean Estrella, Director of Programs, Momentum
Heather Robertson, Director of Service Design and Innovation, Calgary Public Library
Jeff Griffiths, Founder, Workforce Strategies International Inc., Senior Fellow, Canada West Foundation
Jessica Claypool, Digital Marketing Specialist, WorkForce Strategies International Inc.
Josh Pentland, Manager of Policy and Government Relations, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Margo Purcell, Co-founder and CEO, InceptionU
Megan Luu, Co-Founder and Curator, TedXCalgary
Michelle Tasa, Educational Consultant, Founder, Artpourings Studio
Paisley Churchill, Program Manager, Digital Alberta & Chief Product Officer, CarePal
Rahim Sajan, Co-Founder and Curator, TedXCalgary
Serene Yew, CEO, Pixeltree
Sophie Contreras Rindlisbacher, New graduate, mental health
The LearningCITY Collective is thankful to our many community supporters.