Marlene is a native Calgarian and has been a member of Confederation Park 55+ for three years.
She has worked at three different companies doing Accounts Payable and Payroll. Marlene has volunteered on three boards; her church board, Jaycees & Square Dancing.
Her hobbies are cribbage, handicrafts and Square Dancing.
PAST PRESIDENT
PAT PITSEL
Pat has a commitment to volunteering having sat on the Calgary Police Commission, the Calgary Convention Authority, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association.
Pat spent the bulk of her time conducting training programs for a variety of companies in Western Canada
A psychologist by training Pat recently retired from her practice and is now offering management coaching by email.
VICE PRESIDENT
CELIA BARRINGTON
Celia is originally from Montreal and came to Calgary to finish her last degree and never left. Celia was a teacher and school administrator for Rockyview Schools for 36 years, and was heavily involved with professional development, organizing several educational conferences. She is functionally bilingual and has had the good fortune to have travelled extensively.
Retired now, Celia enjoys walks with dogs, visiting with family and friends, and keeping herself active.
As well as being a member of the Board of Directors, Celia is the Co-Chair of the Fund Development Committee.
TREASURER
RAEL KALLEY
Rael has been an educator, speaker, trainer and business performance coach for 25 years.
He is the President of Strategic Pathways Inc. and developer of OnCourse, a multi-tier, self-growth, coaching program that has elevated the standard.
SECRETARY
DOROTHY DYER
Born and raised in Calgary, Dorothy has deep roots in the community. She worked as a teacher and then principal for 40 years, mostly at the Elementary and Middle School level.
In the role of principal, Dorothy oversaw budgets of as much as $6 million and supervised staffs of over 45 people, as well as overseeing education and wellbeing of students in schools up to 650 boys and girls. She has served on a multitude of committees over those years.
Her greatest satisfaction arises from having a son and daughter as well as two grandchildren who keep me very busy. Dorothy's personal interests include curling, riding her bike, golfing, and gardening. She has been involved with the Confederation Park +55 Activity Centre in the Chorus as well as the Writing Club.
DIRECTOR
LYNN GREIG
Before becoming a Real Estate Agent for 35 years, with Remax, Lynn was the Assistant to the V.P. of Land for Mobil Oil. She has three grown children and is a very “hands on” grandma to four wonderful grandkids.
Lynn is a relatively new member (2 years), and volunteers and participates in classes and groups as much as she can. Each one is filled with wonderful, friendly and enthusiastic people, Pickleball probably one of the most enthusiastic)!
Lynn lives in the Community of Capital Hill and was on their Board of Directors for 6 years. Lynn was also a member of The Calgary Real Estate Board Charitable Foundation Board of Governors for four years.
DIRECTOR
GILLIAN LINES
Gillian has previous experience as a board member, working with organizations/clubs such as the Let It Roll Society, The Phoenix Club, and Con-Version. These positions have given her a great deal of experience working with groups of people.
Previously a teacher for twenty+ years, she is currently spending her time working for Little Scholars Daycare. Serving as the Director, Supervisor and “Principal” of the ECS program.
She loves working both with young children and adults and is very committed to serving the Confederation Centre to the best of her ability.
DIRECTOR
SHARON DUN
Sharon has enjoyed being a member of Confederation Park for several years including taking part in classes such as Tai Chi and Pickleball. She has enjoyed volunteering, mostly in the kitchen for special events or lunches, and most recently, screening for COVID protocols. This has given her the opportunity to get to know members and to see how important the activities offered by our Centre are to members.
Sharon's most relevant work experience was 30 years in property management specializing in Condominium Management. Sharon is happy to share that experience of working with boards, owners, trades, Government Regulators with Confederation Park, especially at this most important time of transition.
DIRECTOR
MUYIDEEN ELEGBEDE
Muyideen joined Confederation Park 55+ in April 2018 as a Director and brought on board over 20 years work experience in the oil and gas industry both in North America and Africa. He has been a Director, Project Services in Makum Limited, an Engineering Project Management Consulting firm since 2013. Muyideen worked with multinational companies like Chevron-Texaco, Nigeria for about 10 years, Chevron Canada, Shell Canada Energy and Willbros Canada in project controls and cost management roles.
Muyideen has a Masters degree in project management from University of Calgary, MBA, Bachelor degree in Accounting, and professional designations in Accounting and project management.
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