Board of Directors

Merritt Ranseth is currently the President of the CKE Community Association and has just started his second year in the role and on the Board. He has lived in Chinook Park for over 8 years with his wife Nicole and 2 boys, Brady 10 and Max 8. In the winter you can typically find them in a hockey rink or skiing in Montana. Their summers are spent at the lake, mountain biking or on a golf course.

Marnie Sullivan has held the position of Vice President since May 2017. Marnie and her family have resided in Kelvin Grove for the past 9 years. She’s been involved in many community programs over the years including Heritage Soccer before joining the board. Marnie loves to spend time in her garden and hang out with family and friends. Fun facts about Marnie: She is a level 1 Sommelier (aiming to become fully certified) and I has earned her orange belt in Muay Thai Kickboxing.

Chris Doyle, the current Board Secretary, spent part of his youth growing up in Chinook Park and attended Henry Wise Wood high school. He was happy to move back to the neighborhood with his wife Lisa and two daughters in 2011. This is his sixth year on the board. Chris currently is also a member of the Planning Committee. You’ve probably seen him riding his bike down your street.

This is David Milne’s first year on the CKE Board and he currently holds the role of Treasurer. He has lived in Kelvin Grove with his wife and daughter since 2014. David values the community and all the great people within it.

Our Membership Director, Robin Daigle, moved to Chinook Park in 2010 with her husband, Blair. They have a 13 year-old daughter, Grace, and a 5 year old son, Cash. Robin grew up in a small town and always longed to get back to a community where neighbours laugh, cry, celebrate and volunteer together – CKE is this community! This is Robin’s 8th year as a board member and she’s developed friendships that will last a life time throughout the various roles she’s filled. Robin is a Certified Emergency Manager and work as an Emergency Manager in Oil and Gas. She has a passion for gardening, cooking, good garage sale finds, antiques, fishing with my family and hanging with my girlfriends – oh yah, and she loves Johnny Cash.

Dawn Messer is currently a Director at Large and has been on the Board since 2012. Kelvin Grove is where Dawn grew up and 9 years ago she found herself back in the hood, happy to be raising her family here. She has 3 boys and a dog and you may also know her husband Tony from “Ask Tony” in the newsletter. Dawn loves the neighbourhood and thinks of it as a hidden gem in the city. When she isn’t at the hockey rink or baseball field she likes to garden, travel and enjoy happy hours with friends and neighbours.

Liz Fontana is currently our Communications Director but has served on the Board since 2014 in a few roles. She’s lived in Chinook Park since 2007 with her husband, Lorenzo, and their two energetic boys aged 12 and 14. She is a part-time teacher whose hobbies include socializing, reading, traveling and unsuccessfully avoiding social media. Liz is continually impressed by the quality of people in the CKE who devote their time, energy and various talents to their community. Above all, Liz loves to have fun and has discovered that attending Board meetings and having fun are not mutually exclusive things.

Sonja Johnson is the current Planning Director and has served on the Board since 2015. She has lived in Chinook Park with her husband and 2 children since 2007. She loves to ski, bike, hike, travel and walk her dog and enjoys tutoring Math students in the CKE and beyond.

Harry Schaepsmeyer is the Garden Club Director and has served in this capacity since 2016. Harry and his family have lived in Kelvin Grove since 1993 and enjoy the community immensely. When not pulling weeds in the garden you can find Harry either cycling about or at Repsol Sports Centre in the pool.

Dan Kennelly has served as a Member at Large on the CKE board since 2016. He has lived in Chinook Park since 2006 with his wife Wendy, daughter Sarah, son Joey and dog Lucky. Dan has also volunteered for the CKE Rink Rat crew, Capital Campaign, Wine and Whiskey, Heritage Soccer and various other community events. Dan enjoys golf and heading to the BC mountains in his spare time.

Brent and his wife, Krysti, moved to Chinook Park a couple of years ago. He likes long walks on the beach, coffee before noon, beer and wine after coffee. Brent’s a professional chauffeur for his 6 and 10 year-old boys but in his free-time, can be found halfway up a mountain or waist deep in a river fly fishing. Professionally, Brent’s a Program Engineering Manager. In addition to the CKE Board, Brent volunteers for a host of community support and outreach programs and for his kids’ sports teams.

Lindsey Stene joined the board as the Recreation Director in 2018.  She and her husband, Jay, who grew up in Chinook Park, moved to Kelvin Grove in 2017 with their two kiddos.  Lindsey is a speech pathologist in a neurorehab clinic and teaches HIGH Fitness on the side. Other interests include tennis, playing in the mountains, hanging with neighbours and netflixing.  Lindsey is honoured to serve on the board for this fantastic community.

Mike is new to Kelvin Grove but jumped right into becoming part of the CKE community as a Board Member at Large in fall 2018. He is originally from Victoria but has lived in Calgary for 8 years and enjoys the Rocky Mountain lifestyle playing hockey, mountain biking, snowboarding, and most of all spending time outdoors with his wife and 2 young daughters. Career-wise he keeps busy in the healthcare IT industry but learning quickly there’s more fun to be had in the CKE Community!

Louise is new to the CKE board and is the current Membership Director. She has been involved in the community through Heritage soccer, the CKE Hall Brick campaign, Wine and Whiskey and has been a membership canvasser since she and her husband moved to Chinook Park in 2011. Louise grew up a few communities away and loves raising her 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son in the same area. Louise enjoys HIGH fitness, gardening, travelling, and eating ice cream at Heritage Park with her kids.

Erin Anderson is new to the board and is the Social Director. She has been a resident of Chinook Park since 2006. Growing up in rural Alberta, it’s refreshing to belong to an inner city community that has a “small town” feel. Her husband, Tom, attended high school in Chinook Park and they’re grateful to be raising their children in such a close-knit community. Erin keeps busy as a substitute teacher and coaching U4 soccer.

Jen was born and raised in the community of Scarborough in Calgary for most of her life then went on to build an infill in 2014 in Windsor Park with her husband, Will, and 2 sons Benjamin and Riley. Jen loves keeping herself busy and takes pride in her 4 jobs, understanding that customer service is key! On the side, Jen loves to get together with her volleyball team to smash some volleyballs over the net or get in a round at the golf course with her husband and sister. Most importantly, she enjoys watching her boys play hockey and baseball (especially on a beautiful sunny day!)