The Calgary Chamber team

Influential business thinkers. Creative change-makers. There are many ways to describe our team. Rest assured: every single one of them is an expert dedicated to helping businesses succeed in our city.

Executive Leadership Team

Deborah Yedlin

President, CEO

Melanie McDonald

Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Engagement

Ruhee Ismail-Teja

Vice President, Policy and External Affairs

Jill Brown

Vice President, Corporate Services

Chamber Team

Johnny Aranibar

Digital Marketing Specialist

Ginny Barker

Manager, Marketing

Vanessa Cartwright

Director, Policy & Government Relations

Michael Claiter

Member Engagement Advisor

Nicole Claiter

Director, Events & Partnerships

Ryan Eriksen-Mckenzie

Manager, Member Engagement

Nataly Flores

Senior Business Development Advisor

Andreas Georgousis

Manager, Business Development

Matthew Harbottle

Senior Creative Specialist

Hyder Jamal

IT Support & Systems Analyst

Dan Kohse

Policy Advisor

Reyna Krocker

Events & Sponsorship Administrator

Paige Leonard

Executive Assistant & Manager, Office Services

Hailey Mason

External Communications Specialist

Zoya Malik

Data Analyst Intern

Megan Matthies

Manager, Brand & Marketing

Lucia Martinez

Senior Membership Advisor

Heather O’Donnell

Accountant

Farah Ouriachi

Membership Engagement Advisor

Mercedes Rivero

Programs & Engagement Lead​

Alisha Ronda

Administrative Coordinator, Engagement

Lance Santiago

Marketing Coordinator

Jordan Walker

Content & Engagement Specialist

Chelsea Wither

Senior Event Specialist

For general inquiries, email [email protected] or call (403) 750-0400.

Board of Directors

Ian Anderson

Independent Executive Advisor

Connor Curran

Local Laundry

Spencer Forgo

ATCO

Kelsey Hahn

Monark Inc.

Julia Irwin

Viridian People Solutions

Brian Lanier

The Leaders Circle

Jung Lee

Wolf Midstream

Ian Macdonald

MNP

Aaron Noga

Crowe BGK S.E.N.C.R.L./LLP

Melinda Park

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cassia Prentice

Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Alyson Robb

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre

Robert Savin

Wealthbridge

Scott Wenger

Board Chair, Suncor

🎁 Receive an extra 10% in Event Credits and 15% in Marketing Credits this month. 

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