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

Mary Jane Allard

Administrative Coordinator

Saher Aiam

Marketing & Events Intern

Johnny Aranibar

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Rutendo Chingosho

Policy Analyst Student

Michael Claiter

Member Engagement Advisor

Nicole Claiter

Director, Events & Partnerships

Ryan Eriksen-Mckenzie

Manager, Member Engagement

Nataly Flores

Business Development Advisor

Andreas Georgousis

Business Development Manager

Matthew Harbottle

Senior Creative Specialist

Hyder Jamal

IT Support & Systems Analyst

Dan Kohse

Policy Advisor

Megan Matthies

Interim Manager Brand & Marketing

Lucia Martinez

Senior Membership Advisor

Heather O’Donnell

Accountant

John Perri

Membership Engagement Advisor

Vicki Rinke

Senior Executive Assistant and Governance Coordinator

Mercedes Rivero

Programs & Engagement Lead​

Alisha Ronda

Administrative Coordinator, Engagement

Colleen Ruhl

Senior Policy Advisor

Lance Santiago

Marketing and Events Intern

Jordan Walker

Content Marketing Coordinator

Ty Willness

Media and Public Relations Coordinator

Chelsea Wither

Senior Event Specialist

Board of Directors

Ian Anderson

Independent Executive Advisor

Connor Curran

Local Laundry

Spencer Forgo

ATCO

Kelsey Hahn

Monark Inc.

Anne Harding

Forum Community Relations

Jason Hatcher

Board Chair, Navigator

Julia Irwin

Viridian

Brian Lanier

The Leaders Circle

Ian Macdonald

KPMG

Misheck Mwaba

Bow Valley College

Melinda Park

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alyson Robb

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre

Robert Savin

Wealthbridge

Scott Wenger

Board Vice-Chair, Suncor