Board Members
The
Board of CC-AAG consists of a diverse group of professionals,
bringing to the group a mosaic of experience.
.
Jaryll Dunne
President
Jaryll has 28 years of experience in the corporate environment, finding her lifetime career as a Family Counselor in the Funeral and Cemetery industry. The last 10 years has been with working with families, at time of loss and before they required her services. Jaryll was able to take open another chapter of her life and became one of the founders and President of a new company - Planned Passing Inc.
Jaryll’s career moves have given her the opportunity to implement her skills and education in interpersonal communication aspects, motivational training of staff, team building practices as well as implementing unique leadership/management styles. As a Family Counselor, she has been able to inform and educate groups and families by the way of seminars or individual sessions on the aspect of life we all eventually deal with death. Now, with Planned Passing Inc, Jaryll will be utilizing her skills to assist the families, as well as the Funeral Homes in Alberta.
Jaryll’s interest in seniors and CC-AAG stems from watching her mother age gracefully. During this time it was important to Jaryll to know what services and facilities were available for her mother. This prompted Jaryll’s past years of experience with
CC-AAG and the Senior’s Resource Fair. She knows with the services now available and with other services becoming available, seniors can live a healthy, enhanced lifestyle, but they need information outlets to help them become aware and informed.
Jaryll’s belief in learning new things daily as well as sharing her knowledge has become one of her philosophies of life. Jaryll is a strong networker and has had the opportunity to present and inform many people she has met, new information or opportunities with the intent to enhance and simplify life. Jaryll continues to meet new people every day as well as learn new things every day. Her enthusiasm with life can sometimes be considered contagious.
Lynn
Podgurny
Secretary, Seniors' Awards
Lynn
is a graduate of the University of Calgary and has worked
in the Kerby
Centre Information/Advocacy Department since 1987. She
is currently head of that department. In this capacity she
has served on several boards and committees including the
position of president of the Information and Referral Services
Association of Alberta and secretary of the Coordinators of
Programs for Seniors. For many years she has been in charge
of the editorial content in the Calgary Seniors Directory
of Services, which is published each year.
Roopa McKellar
Seniors' Resource Fair
Roopa McKellar graduated from the University of Calgary's BComm program and obtained her Certified Management designation (CMA) shortly thereafter. She is currently employed by an oil and gas company, headquartered in Calgary. Roopa's interest in the aging population grew out of a childhood ambition to own and operate a seniors citizens home. Although her career has gone in a different direction, her interest in seniors is continually renewed as she experiences her own parents' aging process. Roopa is most interested in: increasing awareness of activities/support systems for Calgary's seniors and ensuring that the next generation is aware of the tangible and intangible benefits arise from interacting with the aging population.
Roopa looks forward to utilizing her enthusiasm, commitment, and organizational skills, to ensure a successful Seniors Resource Fair.
Inese Hanson
Winds of Grey Symposium
Inese is owner/operator of Comfort Keepers, a non medical support service for older adults, new moms and those recovering from surgery.
Inese brings a vast array of experience to the board. Graduating from the University of Manitoba with a degree in Physical Education, Inese went on to develop her skills as a Recreational Therapist. Over the years she has been involved with special needs children. She was the Recreational Therapist at Hull Home, a residential treatment center for emotionally challenged children. She continued to work in the area of the special needs population with children at Renfrew Educational Services as well as the Calgary Board of Education.
After having small business experiences, Inese feels that a business, which strives to serve the needs of the elderly, is where she feels most fulfilled and can make a meaningful contribution.
Inese’s husband David is an educator with the Calgary Board of Education, and is integrally involved with Comfort Keepers. Their eldest son, Kyle is in his second year of college in Maine on a hockey scholarship and Katie their eighteen year old daughter, much to the delight of Inese is (for the time being) in Calgary going to Mount Royal College and dancing.
Inese fully supports the mission of the CCAAG and feels she would like to utilize her experience, skills and creativity to help further develop the organization’s goals.
Glenn Skimming
Vice President, Membership Committee
Glenn graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in
Kinesiology. His major was Adapted Physical Activity with a senior's specialization. He
has an avid interest in seeing seniors increase their over all physical strength.
He has worked with seniors in both Edmonton and Calgary.
He has worked with individuals with Dementia in Adult Day Support programs and in Long Term Care as a Recreation Therapist. He also has worked with low income seniors and is a strong advocate for the principle of Aging in Place and ethical treatment of those seniors with Dementia. Glenn currently works for a Seniors Assisted Living facility with a Designated
Assisted Living unit just outside of Calgary.
He blames his career choice on the very
strong relationship he had with his Grandmother and the positive role model
she was.
Kent Saga
Provincial Liaison, Membership Committee
Kent has been working in the human services field for approximately 18 years. Kent has a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in Organizational Behaviour. He's worked with adolescents as a Youth Counselor in a clinical group home for approximately 11 years before changing his area of interest.
Kent completed his B.S.W. in 2003 with an interest in community development. Since then, he has been actively pursuing his M.S.W. concentrating in community development with an interest in in gerontology. During Kent's studies (BSW), he has worked part -time at the Kerby Rotary shelter as a part - time counselor working with clients that have dealt with issues of elder abuse. For approximately 4 years Kent has been working as an outreach worker at the Kerby Centre and just recently started with Calgary Family Services. Kent's areas of interest with the elderly tend to center around issues of ethnicity/diversity and elder abuse.
Tamara McLoughlin
Seniors Resource Fair Committee
Tamara is a graduate of the Mount Royal College Therapeutic Recreation Program. Tamara’s experience in the area of gerontology includes a position in a Huntington’s unit in England. Tamara described this employment experience as an extremely challenging environment that provided numerous opportunities for growth and development. More recently Tamara has been employed at where she provides a variety of recreation programs for residents.
