Board Of Directors

Lois is a 'semi-retired' professional management consultant with 50 years of business experience across multiple sectors including retail, banking, real estate, information technology and energy. She has held roles in technology management, communications, community investment, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning and organizational change management. She is an avid reader with special interest in history and culture, and enjoys travel and urban gardening. Lois and her husband Ed have been proud Calgarians since 1973 and have launched two fine adult children. Lois volunteers with ASC to honour her mother's 18-year journey with Alzheimer's.

Tom’s background includes advising on commercial transaction, regulatory, corporate finance and governance, ethics & compliance, mergers and acquisitions, international, incident management, and negotiations with governmental agencies over his 25 year legal career. Tom chose to serve on the board because of his belief in the critical service the Alzheimer Society of Calgary provides and that his skillset can be helpful to the Society.

Paul Puscasu is a Controller in the Midstream Division at AltaGas. In his current role, Paul leads a group of accounting professionals and supports the finance function in all aspects like financial accounting and reporting, joint venture, production accounting, capital and related IT systems. With over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Paul is a business partner for the leadership team and plays a key role in developing the strategy by balancing core financial responsibilities with strong leadership abilities.

At AltaGas, Paul built a high performing finance team, a leader in the Canadian midstream space. He believes that acting with integrity, investing in people and fostering diversity is critical to achieving results.

Outside of the office, Paul is committed to professional education and coaching. He is currently President with Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada (PASC) a non-for profit professional organization that helps its members achieve their full potential and stay current in the face of today’s challenges.

When he is not injured, Paul plays soccer as a goalie and is also training his daughter’s team.

Ryan's background is in finance and management consulting and now leads Jennings Wealth, one of the top national financial planning practices with Investors Group. He is a previous board member of the United Way Calgary and Area and now brings his community engagement to the board of the Alzheimer Society of Calgary as he realizes the importance of the work in supporting the cause.

Erika is a geriatrician (a physician who works with older adults with medical and psycho-social complexity), a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary and a mother of a very energetic daughter. In addition to patient care she works hard to educate future physicians about principles of care of older adults.  She has a variety of roles in Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Virtual Health.

Gerald is a business valuator and forensic accountant with experience directing and managing complex damage quantifications for litigation and business interruption insurance claims. He is a previous board member of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. Gerald is honoured to join the board of the Alzheimer Society of Calgary, having a personal connection to the cause as his father has recently been diagnosed with dementia.  

Lisa Poole is a family care partner. She is on Dementia Network Calgary’s Strategic Council, AGE-WELL’s Older Adult and Caregiver Advisory Committee, the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) Community Based Dementia Working Group, founded Dementia Connections Magazine and is the co-Chair of Dementia Advocacy Canada.

Kimberly is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and an Associate Professor (Teaching) with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She has a community based practice supporting people to age better through her work in Supportive Living, and at an Integrative Medicine Clinic. She has blended this work with research and teaching advanced practice nurses, with a goal to enhance the health of Albertans. Kimberly and her partner have called Calgary and area home for the past several years, raising their family and enjoying the mountains.  She is excited to champion the work of Alzheimer Calgary in her role as a Board member.