The Golden Star has asking candidates to submit answers of 200 words or less to a question every week leading up to the election. This week's question is "What's your most valuable asset that you will bring to the role of Mayor" For those who do not read the paper below is my answer.
The most valuable assets I bring to the position of mayor
are my leadership skills, some innate and some learned.
While I have demonstrated leadership roles in both successful
businesses and professional associations, I also have extensive experience in
volunteer positions.
In my teens I was head boy, captain of one rugby team and
coach for another, and captain of the swim team.
Later I became a director of the Alberta Squash Rackets Association,
a volunteer Canadian Ski Patroller, and treasurer and president of Silver
Springs Court Condominium Corporation.
I was president of
the Canadian Hobie Cat Association and represented Canada in two world
championships.
While treasurer and commodore of the Calgary Yacht Club
finances improved, the membership grew and the club developed a strong junior
program. I was elected president of the Alberta Sailing Association and Regatta
Chairman of the Western Canada Intermediate Sailing Championships.
I led the team that developed and hosted the Annual Nancy
Greene skill awards festival attracting over 350 athletes and coaches to Lake
Louise.
I became president of Calgary's National Alpine Training
Centre and volunteered countless hours for the Lake Louise World Cup and the
provincial teams who trained on the course.
