Board Member Profile - Tara Steell, Past President
Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017
I am pleased to complete my Board service as the 2017 CREW Calgary Past President. I like so many others were encouraged to join CREW through a colleague, Gillian Lawrence, who shared with me the value that I would enjoy by becoming a member. I joined CREW in 2009 and immediately become involved in the Events Committee, which I then chaired for a year before the combining of Education and Events which I was fortunate to co-chair with Gillian Lawrence. I have since served two consecutive terms as Director (2012 – 2013 and 2013 – 2014) fulfilling the role of Liaison to the Sponsorship Committee followed by the Marketing Committee. I served as President-Elect in 2015 and President in 2016; both of which were immensely rewarding roles in which I saw our organization grow and respond to member’s needs, deepen our relationship with CREW Network and grow our membership. In 2016 I had the opportunity to serve on the CREW Network Nominations Committee that is charged with recommending the Board slate to the Network membership for 2017. In addition, I was part of the inaugural Network Leadership Certificate class. I look forward to my time as Past President as Co-Liaison to Sponsorship and support for the Executive Committee and Board.
I recently transitioned to Stantec Consulting as a Senior Planner and Team Lead and look forward to connecting with existing and new clients in my role. My 10 years include my role Development Manager role for Brookfield Residential as well as a Consultant to developers and municipalities in project management and policy. I have been involved in commercial real estate since graduating from my Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from Queen’s University in 2006. Having an under graduate degree from the University of Lethbridge in Management provides me with solid understanding in business.
Beyond my involvement with CREW, I also like to golf, garden and travel.