Community Action on Mental Health and Addiction Stewardship Group

The Community Action on Mental Health and Addiction Stewardship Group provided leadership to the development of Calgary’s Mental Health and Addiction Strategy. This group also offered diverse viewpoints and expertise to initial reviews of Change Can’t Wait! fast pilot applications and endorsed the Calgary Mental Health and Addiction Community Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2023.

Name	Organization	Position/Job title
Karen Gosbee	Community Advocate	Stewardship Group Co-chair
Dr. Chris Eagle	Community Advocate	Stewardship Group Co-chair
Naheed Nenshi	The City of Calgary	Mayor of Calgary
Diane Colley-Urquhart	The City of Calgary	City Councillor, Ward 13
David Duckworth	The City of Calgary	City Manager
Dr. Valerie Taylor	Alberta Health Services and University of Calgary	Department Head, Psychiatry
Dr. Karla Gustafson	Alberta Health Services	Zone Medical Officer of Health
Janet Chafe	Alberta Health Services	Executive Director, Addiction & Mental Health, Calgary Zone
Katie McLellan	Calgary Police Service	Deputy Chief
Steve Hardy	Warm Ventures	Resilience Innovation Synthesist
Nancy Mannix	Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, Palix Foundation	Chair and Patron
Karen Young	United Way of Calgary and Area	President and CEO
Joanne Pitman	Calgary Board of Education	Superintendent, School Improvement
Andrea Holowka	Calgary Catholic School District	Superintendent, Instructional Services
Debbie Bruckner	University of Calgary	Senior Director, Student Wellness, Access & Support
Dr. Paul Arnold	Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary	Director
Dr. David Park	Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary	Director
Dr. William Ghali	O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary	Scientific Director
Bryan de Lottinville	Benevity	CEO
Curtis Stange	ATB Financial	President and CEO
Whitney Issik	Government of Alberta	MLA
Jim Gibson	Thin Air Labs	Partner
Mark Fitzgerald	PETRONAS Calgary	President and CEO