Governor, Calgary
May 4, 2018
Public Appointment
TYRAN AULT
Tyran was raised in Fort McMurray and called that community home for more than two decades. He has worked for Suncor Energy since 2011 and transferred to Calgary in 2017. His current title is Manager, Government Relations, which includes working alongside government officials and community stakeholders in Alberta, BC and the USA. In previous roles with Suncor, Tyran worked in communications and community relations, and had the Wood Buffalo community investment program in his portfolio. This included working alongside non-profit groups across northern Alberta.
In Fort McMurray, he served as an elected Municipal Councillor for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Ward 1 from 2013 to 2017. In addition to being a Councillor, he was Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Land, Planning & Transportation Committee and also served on Communities in Bloom and the Rural Development Committees. Tyran also served on several boards before being elected, including Fort McMurray Tourism and Leadership Wood. He was selected as one of Fort Murray’s Top 50 Under 50 (2017) and Top 40 Under 40 (2013).
Prior to a career in communications and politics, Tyran was in radio broadcasting as a DJ and news reporter in Saskatoon, Whitecourt and Fort McMurray. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Major in English) from the University of Lethbridge and Diplomas in Contemporary Radio and Advanced Television from the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon.
Tyran has been married to his wife Cali for five years and they welcomed their first child in April 2018 – a beautiful girl named Ruby.
Governor, Calgary
November 1, 2016
Real Estate Council of Alberta
SCOTT BOLLINGER
Scott is a real estate lawyer with over a decade of experience in the real estate industry as a licensed agent, managing broker and mortgage investment fund manager. He began his career in commercial before founding a residential real estate brokerage in 2010 which encouraged enhanced seller education, participation and service options. Scott’s brokerage was acquired by a national brokerage for which he maintained responsibilities in regulatory compliance and corporate and business development before returning to law school.
A life-long Albertan with a deep and abiding connection to this province, Scott has a sincere desire to contribute to the evolution and improvement of the Alberta real estate industry.
Governor, Edmonton
January 1, 2014
Real Estate Council of Alberta
KRISTA BOLTON
Krista is a Chartered Mediator with her practice focused on family mediation. Her education includes a bachelor of science in linguistics at the University of Victoria as well as a certificate in Conflict Management from the ADR Institute of Alberta. Currently she is working towards a certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice.
She has over six years of international teaching experience in both Japan and the United States. Since relocating to Alberta in 2007 she has worked primarily for the Government of Alberta as a mediator for Family Justice Services as well as conducting multi-party mediations in child protection cases. In addition, she has also been able to devote some of her time to other projects such as: facilitating anger management courses for rural communities, participating in community and civil mediation rosters and as well as extensive mediation, conflict-coaching and facilitation work in Alberta with families, communities, businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Krista currently serves on the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) as the public member appointed by council. Some of her RECA committee work includes governance, hearings and finance, and audit. She also sits on hearings and appeal panels as a public member.
Governor, Calgary
November 2, 2015
Public Appointment
DOUG LEIGHTON
Doug is Principal of EDG (Environmental Design Group) specialising in planning, urban design and sustainable development. He has over thirty – five years’ international experience in leadership positions in the public and private sectors and a long track record of successful projects.
A graduate of the Masters – Environmental Design programme at the University of Calgary, Doug’s further studies include Finance (Queens), Urban Design and Management (Harvard) and Leadership (Banff Centre). He has taught at several universities and was the University of Calgary’s ‘Planner in Residence’ for 2019.
Doug initially worked as an architect and planner in Calgary and Vancouver, then as Senior Planner for Whistler and founding Director of Planning for the Town of Banff. Doug moved to New Zealand to become urban design Principal of a leading consultancy and returned in 2008 to establish Carma Developers’ Vancouver Island operation. He finally ‘came home’ to Calgary as VP Planning and then VP Sustainability for a major North American development company.
Doug is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Canadian Institute of Planning and Royal Architecture Institute of Canada. He has served as a Director of the Alberta, New Zealand and BC Planning Institutes, ULI Alberta and (currently) QUEST. He was appointed to the Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation in November 2015 and re-appointed for a second term in 2017.
Governor, Red Deer
October 17, 2018
Alberta Real Estate Association
JANICE RESCH
Janice was born and raised in Red Deer Alberta into a family that’s has been active in Organized Real Estate since 1962. After years of working in the Recreation Therapy field Janice became a licensed REALTOR® in 1995. Over the past 23 years in Real Estate, Janice has served as President of the Red Deer and District Real Estate Association twice, and served on the Board of Directors for a total 11 years. She also served as a director of The Alberta Real Estate Association for 4 years. Janice has been chair of the Red Deer Realtors Charitable Foundation, with her efforts in this area prompted her to be chosen for the AREA Quality of Life Award in 2006, CARA Realtor of the Year in 2008 and AREA Life Member Award in 2012. Janice is a member of ‘The Consider it Done’ Team at Century 21 Advantage and is a Centurion Producer specializing in Residential Real Estate in Red Deer and area.
Janice has been married to her husband Ron for 25 years and has 4 children & 6 grandchildren all who remain in Red Deer. In her spare time Janice enjoys spending time with the family at Gull Lake during the summer & getting away to Nuevo Vallarta in the winter. Janice enjoys skiing, travel & most of all, time with her Grandchildren.
Chair, Lethbridge
February 1, 2015
Alberta Real Estate Association
JIM SAUNDERS
Jim is an Associate with RE/MAX Real Estate Lethbridge. He was raised and educated in Lethbridge and calls Southern Alberta home. He graduated from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in 1978, but not before venturing into the business world as a self employed contractor to finance his education. Before he graduated he had begun a successful retail business in the automotive specialty industry, which he sold in 1982 to pursue a career in Real Estate.
In 1983, the year he was first licensed, Jim was awarded the “Rookie of the Year” by the Lethbridge Real Estate Board, and his passion for Real Estate was born. Thirty-two years later Jim enjoys recognition as a member of the RE/MAX Platinum Club and the RE/MAX Hall of Fame. Although his practice is focused on residential Real Estate, he has experience in commercial, country residential, acreages, farms, and land development.
Early in his career Jim was intrigued by the structure of Organized Real Estate and soon became involved, volunteering on various committees, and participating at the local (LDAR), provincial (AREA & RECA), and national(CREA) levels. He is a Past President of the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors and a Past President of the Alberta Real Estate Association.
Jim and his wife Katie have been married for 31 years and enjoy travelling, golfing, and of course their three grandsons. Jim is also an avid water skier and loves his time in the mountains and at the lake.
Chair Elect, St. Albert
November 1, 2016
Public Appointment
TASH TAYLOR
Tash brings over 25 years of leadership experience in the community sector working with public and non-profit organizations, governments, elected officials, and Indigenous communities. As a management consultant with the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), she assists school leaders and elected officials advance student achievement.
Her active career spans multiple sectors including the affordable housing sector, where she established Alberta’s first association for non-profit housing providers, and served as Executive Director. Tash also established Alberta’s YouthVOLUNTEER! Society, a provincial charity dedicated to building youth volunteerism, in collaboration with the Provincial government.
Her work in advancing affordable housing led to her special invitation by the Federal Government to join the Official Canadian Delegation at the UN Summit for Community Sustainability held in Ecuador, in 2016.
Tash’s senior leadership experience also includes service with Canada’s largest school divisions, Chief of Staff and Strategy in the post-secondary sector, the St. Albert Housing Society, Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and NWT, Imperial Oil, and Alberta Women Entrepreneurs. Early in her career, she led and transformed a social enterprise in rural Alberta, to support the local women’s emergency shelter, and won awards for her results.
Tash currently serves on the Board of Directors with ABC Head Start, Alberta’s Teacher Service Qualifications Board, and recently served as Vice-President of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association in Ottawa. She also served on the Government of Alberta’s Steering Committee for the province’s first Affordable Housing Strategy.
Tash lives in St. Albert, Alberta with her husband of 25 years, 22 year-old daughter Ashley and their SCARS rescue dog, Sherman.
