Peaks of Grassi Community Association
POGA Board of Directors
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Lawrence Armstrong
My family and I have resided in the Peaks since 2001. We raised both of our children in the neighbourhood and feel so fortunate to have done so.
My career does require that I commute to Calgary for work but I enjoy every minute in the mountains. With children very involved in activities I have spent many years volunteering for the Canmore Biathlon Club through Canmore Nordic Ski Club.
The Peaks of Grassi is a very special neighbourhood in the Town of Canmore and I would be very privileged to have the opportunity to be a part of the new community association and work with the residents and town to preserve and enhance it.
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Deb Sellers
I have lived with my family in the Peaks of Grassi for over 15 years. Our daughters grew up spending their days at the playground at the east end of the Peaks. I love living in the mountains and enjoy getting out on neighborhood trails. I teach at Canmore Collegiate High school and coach at the school. Our family also continues to be heavily involved in skiing and biathlon. One thing I love to do is bring community together and our family has been involved in doing that in the Peaks, organizing the annual Easter Egg Hunt since 2004 as well as several block parties over the years. I enjoy meeting my neighbors and want them to truly feel they live in the best neighborhood in Canmore.
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Ernie Mattern
President
Resident and owner of 1040 Lawrence Grassi Ridge since 2001.
I was born and educated in Edmonton and am a U of A Chem. Eng. graduate.
We’ve lived in Edmonton, Sarnia, Calgary, Houston, Athens (Greece) and Canmore. We currently also have a home in Houston where our children live.
I’m still semi active in, and a part owner of, a company that does LPG commercialization and gas processing projects in Africa and the Middle East.
We have two children and 5 grandchildren who all love Canmore and in particular the Peaks of Grassi, Quarry Lake area.
My wife Kathy and I are both founding directors of POGA.
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Kathy Brodeur-Robb
Treasurer
Professionally, I am the Executive Director of the C17 Council, a national research and education-focused non-profit network of all the children’s cancer centres in Canada that is based in Edmonton. I am currently also a member of the Belgravia Hall Redevelopment Committee, a sub-committee of our local community league that has been fundraising and grant writing for 3 years to renovate and redevelop our community hall. Acting as the financial lead for the committee, we are about to start construction on this $1.4M project. I am a former president of our local playschool, previous member of the Edmonton Nordic Ski Club executive and active in community-based initiatives and activities. I have been a part of several political and social issues related to community development and how they impact quality of life in our communities.
Personally, I prefer to spend as much time as possible at our house that we built in 2001 on Lawrence Grassi Ridge in Canmore. My experience in Canmore, however, predates PoG, as we have 4 children who competed on the provincial, national and international biathlon scene starting in 1994. I have a strong history of volunteering at the Canmore Nordic Centre, acting as an official, coach and chaperone for various biathlon events for over 15 years. As young adults, all four of our children have lived in Canmore for various periods of time, including working in the service industry in Canmore.
The strengths I bring to POGA are an ability to network and collaborate with others. I have a good understanding of the community challenges and opportunities that are facing Canmore, and have the added perspective of being involved with community development in another community in Alberta. I have experience in leadership in a diverse environment with many different sets of priorities and perspectives that would help develop POGA as a leading community group in Canmore.
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Former home-owner, current resident still, and for the last sixteen years, of the Peaks of Grassi. I have resided in the valley since 1985, am a former member of the Banff Fire Department and Banff EMS, and have owned and operated Lifeskill Rescue Services Ltd. since 1991.
Apart from my business experience, I have also sat on other Boards in the past, and have worked with various volunteer groups, including the Bow Valley Victim Services Association and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association. I hope that we can find a way through POGA to engage the Town of Canmore with issues that are of immediate concern to residents of this community.
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