VALDA ROBERTS

I was born in Dawson Creek, B.C. and came to Edmonton in 1982. As of 2020, I have lived in the neighborhood for 21 years and have been involved in various neighborhood initiatives and events.

I attended the University of Guelph BA program and Grant MacEwan College where I received my diploma in Volunteer Management. As a professional volunteer manager, I have experience in the non-profit realm and bring that experience to the board. I am involved with a number of league initiatives including our Finance Committee, Facilities Committee, Seniors outreach, and Social Events. 

​I am passionate about Event Management, especially live music and community festivals. I am a crafter and a sewer in my spare time.

EDWIN SHALE

Hello, I am Edwin Shale. I go by He/Him but also answer to Buddy or Pal.  I have lived in the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood for 10 years and joined the Alberta Avenue Board as a member in 2022. My community passion is Neighbourhood Safety and so I chair the AACL Safety Committee and am involved with the area District G initiatives as well.
I love & live Alberta culture and music and groove best with temperatures between -4 and +22!

CHANTEL COOKNELL

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JAIDYN MAYAHI

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AARON DEINES

I was born in Vancouver BC, and moved to the Peace River area of NW Alberta when I was 4, where my family had an off the grid farm. I moved to Edmonton when I was 19 to attend University at U of A.
 I studied English and minored in Political Science, receiving my degree in 2001. I was a member of the UAMUN (Model UN Group). I taught English in Japan following my degree, and began a career in construction/restoration upon my return to Canada in 2004. I have been managing construction companies and/or operating as a Project Manager for 15 years.

In my life outside of work, I enjoy being active with my wife and two daughters: hiking, skiing, swimming, cycling, camping and playing sports. I’m also an amateur marksman, and an avid motorcyclist. I love to travel internationally to learn new languages and cultures. I have now lived in Norwood for 15 years, and love getting to know my neighbors and helping in the neighborhood.

LIZ JOHN-WEST

Liz has been on the board since 2018. She started off being a treasurer and now she is overseeing the MMEIP project called Kisêwâtisiwin ᑭᓭᐚᑎᓯᐏᐣ  (A Cree term which speaks to how one strives to apply the principles of gentle, loving kindness into all areas of life). It's a land base project where  5 park spaces will be used to honor many people who have been taken from us who are either murdered or still missing. She loves living in the core of Edmonton and can be seen at many of the activities/festivals in the area.

CAROL BROOKS

NATASHA RUSSELL

Over the past decade,
Dr. Natasha Russell has served as an educator, facilitator and activist in many communities and is forever grateful for the many mentors that she has met along the way.
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Natasha’s current passions include: ideas for sustainable economies, balanced development focused on preservation and conservation of ecosystems, thought leadership, helping people and their animal families, volunteering in the community and tango dancing.

Now that she’s taken to partial retirement, she’s excited to prioritize her community connections and the well being of her beloved neighbors. Natasha strongly believes that in the heart of public service is the desire to improve the lives of those we serve (including our family, friends, neighbors and the greater community), it's with this drive that she hopes to display the situational awareness, advocacy, and foresight that will help serve our Alberta Avenue community for many years to come.

KATELYN WEBER

​I grew up on the Sunshine coast in BC (where The Beachcombers was filmed). After highschool I participated in Katimavik, which afforded me the opportunity to visit many places throughout this wonderful country. During this time I discovered my passion for teaching and working with young children and children with special needs. When I returned back to BC I decided to get my bachelor's degree in Early childhood education at Capilano University. Soon after graduation, I followed my husband to Edmonton so that he could complete his Master's at the U of A. We both fell in love with Edmonton and the people that live in this amazing city, so we decided to stay! We bought our house in the hood in August 2020, and are thrilled to be in such an amazing, vibrant community. We love the neighborhood so much we decided to showcase some of our favourite areas of the neighborhood for our wedding, ending the night right here at the league! I couldn't have asked for a better place to live and want to contribute to making this neighborhood a fantastic and fun place to live. 
 
 
Some of my other passions/interests include biking, gardening, karaoke with neighbours, Halloween, photography, sfx makeup and cats.
 

CHRIS NICHOL

In my life, I’ve been provided the luck to live, study, work, and play in both Europe and North America. A life experience that, looking back, I wouldn’t go back and change if I had the chance. Whether good or bad resulted from it. During that time, I navigated three major career changes, starting in the non-profit sector, then with my own consulting firm, and then on to the industrial trades. Apart from a couple years, I’ve found myself almost exclusively in leadership roles throughout my work life. Born in the Okanagan of British Columbia, raised under the sun of Alberta's capital region and beyond, my intentions were always to set out into the world beyond Canada and experience as much as I could of its offerings. Now I find myself back in Edmonton, less worried about travel and adventure, and more invested in community and the joys of having happy neighbours. However, my wanderings, fortunes, failures, and encounters with the light and darkness of people have equipped me well for life in Alberta Avenue. My experiences have provided me with the hope, clarity and strength needed to build community together.


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