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We are fortunate to have a strong, volunteer board of directors representing all facets of the community — men and women who love their community, province and country.

Each one has their own inspiration and belief and are committed to doing good work. We are fortunate we can recall the lessons of 1988, when the city followed a dream and transformed the country. We worked for one another, stuck together, overcame huge adversity and never gave up. The result: a world-leading legacy that is simply unparalleled. There were doubts then — worries, even fears. Yet great optimism.

In the end, we took a stance and showed the world a new way to host a successful Olympic Winter Games. Thirty years later, the city is still smiling. Those Games affected us all. We discovered the unique power of teamwork and revealed the kind of character only adversity can expose.

And this time is no different. We need to be in this together, and I personally like our odds.

I am thrilled to welcome Mary Moran to lead this exciting project as our CEO. She brings exceptional market experience and intelligence, along with a desire to succeed in all that she does.

I have watched Mary in action with Calgary Economic Development and I know we are fortunate to have one of the great executives in our city lead the Calgary 2026 team.

I want to thank CED chair Steve Allan and his board for allowing Mary to take an unpaid leave of absence until the end of the year to support our efforts. Steve has assumed Mary’s duties without compensation while she leads this critical phase for Calgary 2026.