Category: Staff

Payton Phillips is a strategic communications professional with experience in the communications, journalism, and marketing industries. Over the past five years, Payton has written and edited over 100 published articles across two Alberta magazines. Prior to Edmonton, Payton worked as a freelance content creator and writer in Victoria, B.C., and completed her degree in communications…

Lisa Chmilar is a member association professional, with over 17 years of dedicated service to the real estate industry. In her role, Lisa’s primary focus is on driving membership recruitment, retention, and securing sponsorships, reflecting her unwavering commitment to the organization’s most valuable asset – its members. Her extensive experience and deep understanding of member…

Lana Read excels at driving financial efficiency and enhancing organizational performance.  As an accounting graduate with a diverse career background, she possesses a comprehensive understanding of financial practices and strategies across various industries. Lana is committed to contributing to an industry that plays a crucial role in people’s lives. Outside of her professional responsibilities, she…

Crystal Cadieux is an administrative expert, leveraging over 20 years of keeping organizations running smoothly and efficiently. As BILD Edmonton Metro’s Office Administrator, she thrives on helping members and making their experience as positive as possible. Crystal’s expertise includes graphic design, photography, and social media marketing. Crystal’s career highlights include leading the Social Media Squad…

Lindsey Butterfield is a registered professional planner with over 20 years of land use planning, policy building, and collaborative problem-solving expertise. As a city planner, Lindsey has covered nearly all aspects of city building, from issuing permits and approving development, to writing a wide variety of bylaws and policies at the municipal level. More recently,…

Katie Schneider is a hospitality expert, with more than a decade of experience hosting events big and small. She has worked in every corner of the hospitality industry and has experience with conference centres, banquets, hotels, restaurants, and arenas. At the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, Katie led and supported events like the Chamber Ball, Golf…

Jason Syvixay is a registered professional planner and PhD candidate who has worked in non-profit and private/public sectors. At the City of Edmonton, Jason led precedent-setting initiatives like the Infill Roadmap, Missing Middle Infill Design Competition, and Zoning Bylaw GBA+ and Equity Toolkit. Prior to Edmonton, Jason managed the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone, where…

Kalen Anderson is an experienced executive leader and effective manager with a personal and professional commitment to building sustainable partnerships, communities, cities and city-regions.  Prior to joining BILD Edmonton Metro as Chief Executive Officer, she served as CEO of the Urban Development Institute – Edmonton Metro since 2021 and was previously the Vice President of…

Adam Kerr is an expert in stakeholder engagement, research and analysis, and policy development. Adam has a degree in political science and government relations and has a passion for Edmonton’s civic infrastructure and real estate development projects. In his tenure with the Province of Alberta, Adam led and supported the development of an $85 million…