Board Members

The Board of CC-AAG consists of a diverse group of professionals, bringing to the group a mosaic of experience.

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Glenn Skimming President / Provincial Liason	Jaryll Dunne Past President
Krista Brown-Chase Secretary/Seniors Awards Committee	Kent Saga Seniors Awards
Marnie Marcotte Aging & Active Living Expo Committee	Inese Hanson Winds of Grey Symposium
Alison Mapp Aging & Active Living Expo Committee	Donna Malone Member at Large
Lynda O'Connor Aging & Active Living Expo Committee	Tiffany Hansen Fundraising Committee
Nancy Lindquist Student Representative

 

Glenn Skimming
President / Provinicial Liason

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.

 

Jaryll Dunne
Past 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.

 

Marnie Marcotte
Aging & Active Living Expo Committee

Marnie Marcotte is the Manager for Priority Care Call, who provides Personal Alarm Systems for seniors who live on their own.  Marnie has been working with seniors for over six years; her hands on experience with the elderly has allowed her to appreciate how important this often forgotten sector of our society is.  With a back ground in Marketing and Public Relations, Marnie has found the perfect balance between growing a business, providing an essential service, and the feeling of fulfillment from helping others.

Donna Malone
Member at Large

Donna is employed at the City of Calgary, Seniors Services Division as a Program Supervisor at City Links. Donna loves her work with older adults and enjoys opportunities to network with others who are passionate about their work. Donna completed a Certificate in Gerontology at Mount Royal University in 2010.

 

Inese Hanson
Winds of Grey Symposium

Inese and her husband David own and operate Comfort Keepers, a Non-Medical Home  Care company, providing services for seniors, new mom and those recovering from surgery or a stay in the hospital.
The website is www.comfortkeepers.ca.

Inese brings a vast array of experience to the board. Graduation from the University of Manitoba with 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 centre 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 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.

 

Tiffany Hansen
Fundraising Committee

Tiffany was born on April 19, 1980 in Labrador City, Newfoundland.  She was raised in a small fishing out port called English Harbour East.  The same community her parents were raised in, and her grandparents were raised in.
In a small out port in Newfoundland, the community itself are the caregivers to the elderly.  The elderly were a respected and important part of the village.  The loss of every elderly person was like the loss of a member of one's own family.  From a very early age she remembers wanting to be a caregiver.
In 2002 through 2003, Tiffany worked for Cronin's Senior Guest Home in St. John's Newfoundland as a caregiver providing personal care such as bathing, dressing, grooming and hygiene, meal preparation, laundry, and administration of medication.  In 2003 through 2004, she worked for Serenity Nursing Home in St. John's Newfoundland providing assisted living and home care services.

In 2007 Tiffany moved to Alberta to begin upgrading her education at Mount Royal.  In 2009 she completed the Funeral Directing and Embalming program at Mount Royal College.  She is currently working as a Funeral Attendant at Pierson's Funeral Service.

It is currently Tiffany's desire to become more involved in the community through volunteer work.  She is actively looking for involvement that will bring the same support to the elderly in a large city like Calgary, that she was part of in her home community of English Harbor East

Kent Saga
Seniors Awards

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.