March CIOCAL Breakfast Event: The Moneyball CIO – Learning the Science of IT Decision Making presented by Info-Tech Research Group

We had the absolute pleasure to spend some time together this past Thursday and learn from Geoff Nielson and Emma Thomson of Info-Tech about what is on the minds of our CIO colleagues globally. Their insightful presentation explored what the business really needs from IT, and how CIO’s are positioned to respond. They generously spent …

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Welcome, Gerry Papararo

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Gerry Papararo is the Director, BIS at Horizon North Logistics. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.

New Leader for CIOCAN Calgary Chapter

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At the recent meeting of the Calgary Chapter Board, long-time board member Thomas Schmidt was elected President, effective immediately. Thomas said “I am very pleased and proud to take on the President role from John (Vince).  His leadership, diligence, and hard work have positioned the chapter to continue on its journey of excellence and represent …

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Welcome Kathy Cameron

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Kathy Cameron is the Director of IT Governance and Security, at FortisAlberta. Her career focuses around business alignment/relationship mgmt and business process alignment/support.

Welcome Catherine Mendonsa

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Catherine Mendonsa is the Director of Information Security, at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. Her career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Mgmt and Architecture des TI.

CAL-Cyber Security

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“Why You Should Never Use the Elevator at DEF CON, and Other News You Can Use from the Hacker Frontlines” The Calgary Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with the Calgary Office of Bennett Jones to offer our most recent event.  Those who were unable to join missed a lovely meal, but …

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Welcome Gary Schultz

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Gary Schultz is the VP Corporate IT at Axia FibreNet His career focuses around Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Mgmt

Welcome Sundie Mwenesongole

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Sundie is the Director at BURNCO Rock Products. His areas of specialization include Business Process Alignment/Support, Solution Delivery/Support, and Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome Kevin Kowal

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Kevin is an IT Manager at SAIT Polytechnic. His career focuses on IT Architecture, IT Infrastructure, and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Welcome Tony Arthur

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Tony leads cybersecurity at Canadian Pacific Railway, one of North America’s major railroads. Passionate about cybersecurity and technology, Tony enjoys driving change, solving problems and building and leading high-performing teams.

Henry Wong

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Henry Wong is the Director of Information Services & Technology at Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. Solution Delivery/Support and  IT Competencies/Culture