Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Get to know the team behind Calgary’s meetings and conventions scene. We’re crazy about Calgary – and it shows! Our mission is to assist you in bringing your vision to life, while ensuring your delegates get the most out of The Stampede City. Learn more about our team and our favourite Calgary activities below, and then connect with us today! We can’t wait to meet you.
Management
Carson Ackroyd
Come to Calgary to: golf at Kananaskis Country Golf Course and watch the Calgary Stampeders football team play on a sunny afternoon.
David Woodward
Come to Calgary to: take in a concert at one of Calgary's live music venues along Music Mile, or grab a micro brewed pint at one of the dozens of craft breweries in our amazing city.
Business Development
Blair Keating
Come to Calgary to: zip down North America’s fastest zipline at WinSport, Canada’s Olympic Park.
Sandra Moniz, CMP, CMM, DES
Eastern Canada
905.605.0555
smoniz@meetingscalgary.com
Come to Calgary to: race down a professional bobsleigh track - in the summer! Take the summer bobsled at WinSport for an adrenaline rush.
Jennifer Beatty, DES, HMCC
Come to Calgary to: shop your heart out at CrossIron Mills and take in Studio Bell, Canada’s National Music Centre, one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced.
Kyla Knudson
Eastern USA
703.969.4738
kknudson@meetingscalgary.com
Come to Calgary to: take in the impressive public art downtown, like "Wonderland" at Bow Tower, the heritage buildings on Stephen Avenue, and the striking Peace Bridge spanning the Bow River. Once you've walked up an appetite, head to 17th Avenue to enjoy some of Calgary's dining hotspots.
Fraser Abbott
Event & Client Services
Charleen Sliwon
Come to Calgary to: shop local in boutique Inglewood or 17th Avenue.
Mary Frances Ryan
Come to Calgary to: relax at the Kananaskis Nordic Day Spa, followed by dinner at the Cedar Room (try the Tomahawk steak). Wrap up the day with drinks at Woody’s Pub & Patio.
Sales Support and Marketing
Dana Hayes
Come to Calgary to: dig into the local food scene with Alberta Food Tours.
Janelle Shields
Come to Calgary to: get inspired at Calgary’s Central Library, one of Time Magazine’s “52 Places to Go in 2019”. Grab a coffee at Luke’s on the lower level before heading up.