Calgary Innovate Council Members
Angelo Nwigwe
Mitac
Community Organization representative
Carrie Fanai
ConvergX Global Solutions
Community Organization representative
Dawn Leonard
WinSETT Centre Canada
Community Organization representative
Erin Chrusch
City of Calgary
Public Sector representative
Fouad Jallouli
Government of Alberta
Public Sector representative
Gavin Harrison
Level 52 Inc.
Private Sector representative
Jill Dewes
Nice One
Private Sector representative
Jim Chisholm
Calgary Public Library
Public Sector representative
Kasey Dunn
University of Calgary
Public Sector representative
Kelsey Pyde
Althea Medical
Private Sector representative
Kent Edney
City of Chestermere
Public Sector representative
Maddie Renouf
Alberta Innovates
Public Sector representative
Mark Krysinski
Town of Cochrane
Public Sector representative
Rea Hailley
New Idea Machine
Private Sector representative
Sarah Romanuck
RBC
Private Sector representative
Scott McLeman
Dentons
Private Sector representative
Sharon Fleming
City of Calgary
Public Sector representative
Tanya Gillrie
BDC
Private Sector representative
Tyler Cormier
Plug and Play
Private Sector representative
Local Innovate Challenge Award Recipients
Innovate Calgary
City of Airdrie Affordable Housing Program
Erin Chrusch, City of Calgary
Role of the Charter Members
Member Composition
The Calgary Innovate Council shall be comprised of 25 Charter Members, with representation from within the City of Calgary, surrounding communities, local companies, and community organizations.
Quarterly Council Meetings
The Calgary Innovate Council shall meet quarterly over lunch in 2026 and 2027 for Roundtable Discussions, networking, and formal recognition of community innovators!
Two year commitment
We ask that Charter members commit for two years to ensure consistency in leadership, sustained collaboration, and stable participation that builds trust, captures multi-year learning, and supports long-term initiatives that advance Calgary’s public-sector innovation agenda and deliver measurable impact for the Calgary Innovation Council Canada.
Innovate Challenge Chip
Each Charter Member of the Calgary Innovate Council will receive an Innovate Challenge Chip that will be used to formally recognize a person, company, community organization, or a government department that has employed innovation for the betterment of the community.
Following the standards established by the Charter Members in Calgary, each member will seek out worthy recipients of the Innovate Challenge Chip for recognition. Over the next two years, collectively our Charter Members will have recognized and rewarded as many as 25 individuals or organizations in Calgary, Alberta, and Canada.
Innovate Council Canada
Charter members of the Calgary Innovate Council will also become at-large members of the Innovate Council Canada, with access to national activities.