Board Member Biographies
Last Updated: July 07, 2011
The Municipal Government Board is made up of a Chair and 47 board members. All board members are appointed by Order in Council for their experience and knowledge of assessment, taxation, planning, development and quasi-judicial processes. MGB hearing panels consist of a Presiding Officer and two members. Composite Assessment Review Boards (CARB) sit with one provinicially appointed Presiding Officer (MGB Member) and two municipal appointed members. Instructions for requesting a CARB Presiding Officer are located on the Composite Assessment Review Board link located on the left side of this page.
Joseph Acker |
30 years business experience in communications & computer systems. Local Goverment experience. Former Mayor of Spruce Grove. |
| Liz Atkey St. Albert |
Senior Property Assessment/Tax Advisor (retired) -Oil & Gas industry. |
| Managing Partner - Advocacy Planning firm; Former Manager Alberta Planning Board. | |
| Assessor (retired); Assessor City of Red Deer (retired). | |
| Philip R. Colgate Calgary |
Assessor (retired); 30 years assessment experience
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Jeffrey Dawson Calgary |
Former Assessment Review Board Member; Former Municipal Councillor |
| James Fleming Edmonton |
Investment Consultant & Management - large institutional properties. Former Member - Subdivision & Development Appeal Board. |
| Lawyer, legal experience in planning and administrative law; Past Member - Local Subdivision & Development Appeal Board. | |
| Warren Garten Edmonton |
Real Estate Broker - Commerical Property; Construction and Financial Management. |
| Jeffrey Gilmour Calgary |
Former Deputy Minister to Cabinet NWT, & former ADM Department of Justice NWT. CEO & Chair - Workers’ Compensation Board NWT. |
| Richard J. Glenn Calgary | Lawyer, experience in civil, real estate and administrative law. |
| Tom Golden Lethbridge |
Professional Planner - Urban and Regional planning. Advisor - Local Subdivision & Development Appeal Boards. |
| C.J. (Chris) Griffin Calgary |
Practicing Property Appraiser - Commercial Real Estate Valuation; Member Appraisal Institute of Canada and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. |
| Ted Helgeson Calgary |
Lawyer & Professional Planner. |
| Bryan Horrocks Lethbridge |
City Manager (municipal CAO) (retired); Professional Engineer. |
| Thomas B. Hudson Lethbridge |
Manager (retired) - Community Development; Former Member - Municipal Planning Commission. |
| Peter Irwin Ma-Me-O Beach |
Former Municipal Administrator, Human Resouces Professional. |
| Robert Irwin Carstairs |
Former Manager - Real Estate Board; Licenced Real Estate Agent. |
| Steven Kashuba Edmonton |
Doctorate, Education Administration. Former Educator, Superintendent of Schools, Land Developer, Construction Contractor & Member - Assessment Review Board. |
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Kenneth D. Kelly Calgary |
Former Assessment Review Board Member; Former proffessional planner. |
| Heesung Kim Calgary |
Business person, Architect. |
| Wayne Kipp Calgary |
Property Appraiser (retired; Lecturer & Educator - various appraisal courses. |
| Jerry Krysa Edmonton |
Former Manager - City Assessment Review Board; Accredited Assessor. |
| Larry Loven Edmonton |
Manager - Realty Transactions (private sector); Mathematician, Industrial engineer. Former Member - Subdivision Appeal Board. |
| Clive McEwen Calgary |
Former Assessment Review Board Member; Former Vice-President and manager of commercial and real estate sales for business supply company. |
| Don Marchand Leduc |
Assessor/Appraisor. Former professional staff -MGB. |
| Patricia Mowbrey Edmonton |
Accredited Appraiser & Real Estate Broker; Property appraisal, sales and management experience. Former Member - Assessment Review Board. |
| Robert Mowbrey Edmonton |
CEO - Financial Institution; Former Member -Assessment Review Board member, Certified Management Accountant. |
| Hatem Naboulsi Edmonton |
Business Owner/Operator; Formr Member various local, regional and provincial boards; Former Chair - Local Taxicab Commission. Former Member - Assessment Review Board. |
| John Noonan Edmonton |
Registered Investment Advisor. Former Member - Municipal Assessment Review Board. |
| Lynn A. Patrick Edmonton |
Lawyer; Past President various business groups; Member and hearing chair for the Real Estate Council of Alberta. Former Member - Subdivision Appeal Board. |
| Paul Petry Carstairs |
Human Resource Consultant with 20 years experience, including 10 years in municipal government; Former Member- Alberta Labour Relations Board. |
| Thomas (Tom) Robert Sherwood Park |
Senior Property Tax Advisor & Assessor (retired) -Oil industry. Experience with industry and government committees on tax and assessment issues. |
| Ted Sadlowski Edmonton |
Doctorate in Education Administration, University Professor & Administrator; Former Member -Assessment Review Board. |
| Dean Sanduga Edmonton |
Doctorate, Business Administration. Trade & Marketing Consultant; Former Member - Assessment Review Board. |
| Jack Schmidt Vimy |
Certified Appraisor & Assessor, AAAB member; Farmer. |
| Robert Strauss Vulcan |
Farmer; Many years experience in municipal administration and various local quasi-judicial boards. |
| David Thomas Lamont |
Lawyer (retired); Former Municipal Councillor. Rancher. |
| Darryl Trueman Sherwood Park |
Appraiser. Member of various real estate boards and associations at the local, provincial and national levels. |
| Michael Vercillo Lethbridge |
Certified Management Accountant; Chief Financial Officer (retired); Former Member - Assessment Review Board. |
| Ivan T. Weleschuk Calgary | Accredited Appraiser; Appraisal consultant with experience in rural and commercial properties. |
| Frank Wesseling Cochrane |
Planning Professional - Municipal & Regional Planning Experience. |
| Earl Williams Calgary |
Private Sector Senior Management - Commercial & Corporate Real Estate; Former Human Resource professional. |
| Lana Wood Edmonton |
Lawyer; Former Professional Staff - City Assessment Review Board. |
| Lana Yakimchuk Cremona | Fomer Municipal Councillor; Member various boards and committees; Former teacher. |
| Ike E. Zacharopoulos Calgary | Former Assessment Review Board Member; Independent consultant specializing in strategic planning, valuation and taxation. |
| Jerry Zezulka Medicine Hat |
Accredited Appraiser; - property appraisal, expert witness before property tribunals. |
