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The Team

A dedicated group bringing Platform Calgary to life every day.

Board of Directors

Innovation leaders who lend their unique expertise to provide advice and set our strategic direction.

Advisory Council

Community leaders that advise our leadership team to help maximize our impact in the community.

Entrepreneurs in Residence

Experienced mentors and coaches that offer one-on-one support to founders and startups.

Aaliyah Forbes

Specialist, Community Initiatives

Alaina Shirt

Specialist, Content

Bilal Rasool

Interim Director, Founder Success

Carly Truscott

Intern, Marketing

Chris Doble

Program Manager, VMSA

David Cree

Startup Advisor

Delia Popa

Manager, Marketing

Essmaa Kachour

Coordinator, Events

Fariha Tasnim

Junior Startup Advisor

Fernando Garcia

Intern, Accounting

Gill Co

Marketing Lead, Alberta Catalyzer

Jen Lussier

Chief Operating Officer

Jen Neufeld

Accountant

Jenn MacDonald

Program Manager

Jeremy Krol

Startup Advisor

Jewel Alvarez

Café All Rounder

Jo-Ann Fasegha

Program Manager, International

Jordan Pinkster

External Relations & Communications Officer

Jordy Grant

Program Coordinator

Kaitlyn Steel

Program Specialist, Alberta Catalyzer

Kim Folis

Development Officer

Lisa Cooper

Intern, Community

Madeline Kendrew

Director, Founder Success [Mat Leave]

Maikka Galapon

IT Analyst

Meagan Shultz

Lead, Events

Michael Scullen

IT Manager

Mina Demian

Startup Advisor

Nathan Karbonik

Intern, Founder Success

Nora Rudenko

Lead, Membership

Nush Moti

Specialist, Growth Marketing

Orin Bailey-Davies

Café Ambassador

Pam McQuillen

Director, Innovation Centre

Rachel Bulloch

Manager, People & Culture

Raissa Espiritu

Interim Director, Growth

Rea Hailley

Lead, Sponsorships

Rowan Dymond

Coordinator, VMSA

Sahani Ratnayake

Data Analyst [Mat Leave]

Shelby Boehm

Program Coordinator

Terry Rock

CEO

Theresa Driscoll

Lead, Food & Beverage

Thiago Álvares de Assis

Coordinator, Food & Beverage

Travis Wilburn

Coordinator, Security & Safety

Uche Ezetah

Director, Finance

Valeriya Volkova

Data Analyst

Vanessa Gagnon

Director, Community

Victor Aramunde

Café Ambassador

Chett Ing

Associate Vice President of Strategy, Operations and Social Economics at ATB Financial

Dan Furst

Director, Enterprise Privacy at Suncor

Dean Prodan (Board Chair)

Advisory Board Member, Manitou Investment Management

Laura Sullivan

COO, Helm | Cash Flow App

Phil Roberts

CEO, Valo Networks

Ray DePaul

Director, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Mount Royal University

Victoria Bradbury

Management Consultant

Aly Kanji

CEO, AZK Management

Brad Zumwalt (Chair)

Partner, Zinc Ventures

Breanne Everett

CEO, President & Co-Founder and Board of Director, Management Representative of Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc.

Bryan de Lottinville

Founder and Executive Chairperson, Benevity

Dan Evans

Managing Partner, Evans Hunt

Dean Koeller

President, Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation

Dean Prodan

Advisory Board Member for Manitou Investment Management

Deanna Zumwalt

President and CEO, Coril Holdings Ltd.

Derrick Hunter

CEO, Bluesky Equities

Evan Hu

Founding Partner and G7 Associate, Creative Destruction Lab

Harish Consul

Founder & CEO, Ocgrow Ventures

Irfhan Rawji

Founder & CEO, MobSquad

Jana Taylor

Principal, TechSprout, Inc. and Advisor, 321 Growth Academy

Justin Mayerchak

Executive Vice President & Partner, Colliers International

Kevin Franco

Senior Product Manager, Firebrand/NetGalley

Mac Van Wielingen

Founder and Partner, ARC Financial Corp

Patrick Lor

Managing Partner, Panache Ventures

Reinier Deurwaarder

Partner, Audit, KPMG Canada

Shelley Kuipers

Co-founder, The51

Stuart O'Connor

Executive Chair and Co-founder, Arcurve Inc

Terry Rock

President & CEO, Platform Calgary

The Hon. Doug Black (Co-Chair)

Alex Todovoric

Alexandra Nuth

Andrea Oh

Ashleigh Patterson

Bobbie Racette

Bryan Chow

Crystal Phillips

Derek Payne

Dominque Fraser Landry

Dr. Christy Lane

Evan Hu

George Urquhart

Gursh Bal

Jaret Hargreaves

Jason Tate

Johanne Audet

Kai M. Fahrion

Natoya Abiola

Nick Facey

Rumaisa Mughal

Saadia Syed

Sahr Saffa

Savana Radley

Stephanie Wright

Tara Kelly

Zac Hartley

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