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Calgary Culture Club - Volunteers
|  | President
Volunteer Coordinator
Jorinda
| | Jorinda has been in Calgary for five years and works full-time for some ambiguous organization that will neither confirm nor
deny her employment. In her second year with the CCC Jorinda decided that she had coordinated so many events she might as well join the executive. She now acts as the President and Volunteer Coordinator. Her claim to fame with the CCC is her love of "eggplant" and her remarkable resemblance to a Cabbage Patch doll.
As President, Jorinda is responsible for:
- Spearheading the planning and decision making activities for the club
- Dealing with member issues (ie. inappropriate behavior, conflicts)
- Coaching and training volunteers in performing their duties
- Performing duties of open positions as required
- Managing the Club's legal language
- Answering e-mail inquiries sent to legal@calgarycultureclub.com
As our Volunteer Coordinator, Jorinda is responsible for:
- Recruiting event coordinators from our experienced and knowledgeable membership base
- Training and coaching event coordinators on club procedures for coordinating events
- Assisting new event coordinators with their first events as needed
- Monitoring events to ensure club procedures are being followed properly
- Ensuring that our coordinator list on the web site is current (ie. removing coordinators after a certain period of inactivity)
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Jorinda. |
|  | Vice President
Assistant Treasurer
Event Coordinator
Angela H
| | Angela moved to Calgary from East Central Alberta in 1986 to pursue an accounting career. She joined the CCC in September 2006 and has never looked back. A self-described “event hog,” Angela doesn’t want to miss any of the interesting things going on at the Culture Club!
She describes the club to others as a great way to do the interesting things she always wanted to do with friends she hasn’t met yet.
Angela is interested in almost anything cultural, including music, dining and movies. Expect her events to involve fun and laughter.
As Vice-President, Angela is responsible for:
- Assisting the president with planning and decision-making activities
- Understanding all volunteer positions with the CCC and being able to assist with those positions when they are empty or require coverage
- Assisting in coaching/training volunteers to perform their duties
As assistant Treasurer, Angela is responsible for:
- Assisting the Treasurer with processing event payments, donations, refunds and other financial transactions for the cub.
- Providing coverage/back-up to the Treasurer as required (ie. for vacation).
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Angela H. |
|  | Communications Manager
Alissa
| The very second that Alissa heard about the Calgary Culture Club she knew she had to join up, and less than one month later she became the club's Vice President and Volunteer Coordinator. Fourteen months later (in April 2007) she became the club's second president. She says it's nice not to have to drag unwilling friends out with her to enjoy some of her faves, including symphony, opera, wine making, ethnic dinners, theatre, and art house films, plus with the CCC she'll be too busy to have to dream up all those excuses to beg off from going to Cowboys. Join Alissa and her eclectic group of friends on her wine making, dinner, theatre and film events
As the Communications Manager, Alissa is responsible for:
- Answering the e-mails to the "info" mailbox and e-mails sent to info@calgarycultureclub.com
- Developing rapport and fostering a friendly, comfortable atmosphere with people inquiring about the club
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Alissa. |
|  | Founder
Treasurer
Rhonda Scheurer
| Hailing originally from the high-brow culture mecca of Alberta (aka Red Deer... what do you mean beer guzzlin' and gopher huntin' ain't high-brow culture??), Rhonda has been living in Calgary (most of the time) since 1993. In April 2003, Rhonda started the successful Calgary Outdoor Club, and in January 2006 started the Calgary Culture Club as somewhat of an "offshoot" of the COC, utilizing its web site code, processes and philosophies to create this new club. Rhonda was the first president of the CCC, reigning from January 2006 to April 2007 when Alissa and Jorinda staged a successful coup and took over. Rhonda still helps out with running the club as needed (generally sticking her nose in uninvited).
As the CCC Treasurer, Rhonda is responsible for:
- Managing club finances, including receiving member payments for events and voluntary donations, and making event payments to service providers
- Managing club PayPal account
- Paying club expense payments, such as web hosting, etc.
- Managing club budget
- Answering e-mail inquiries sent to treasurer@calgarycultureclub.com
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Rhonda Scheurer. |
|  | Content Editor
Event Coordinator
Lynda
| | An easterner by birth and a westerner by choice, Lynda was part of the exodus of English-speakers from Quebec in the early '80s. She toiled in the hospitality and retail industries for several years until she hit upon the idea of marrying her two passions: writing and dining out, to become a restaurant critic. (She also relished the idea of writing scathing critiques about some of her former places of employment.) So she went back to school, studied journalism, worked for a couple of newspapers in British Columbia's East Kootenay and in the process forgot all about writing restaurant reviews. Meanwhile, Lynda learned to cook for herself. Now, as much as she enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, she still likes to eat out on occasion, especially trying out ethnic restaurants, and says she'll try anything once. As the Content Editor, Lynda is responsible for:
- Ensuring correctness and accuracy of static web site content
- Event Content Management: ensuring correctness and accuracy of event details and write-ups
- Member Content Management: ensuring correctness and accuracy of member Calendar Postings
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Lynda. |
|  | Photo Historian
Ryan R
| Ryan is one of the few people living in Calgary who was actually born in Calgary. From 1988 to 1997 he went walkabout, living in Toronto and Vancouver until the lucrative opportunity to leech off of friends and family brought him back. Ryan joined the CCC in February of 2006 after the tragic loss of a couple of his buddies to the great institution of marriage. Not quite being ready for an institution himself, Ryan decided to find other people to go out and play with.
Ryan's event preferences run in the areas of things that are hands-on and/or where he's learning something new. He enjoys most kinds of music, and coordinates multicultural events, cultural pot-luck dinners, concerts, learning to play (and make) instruments, and learning languages.
As the Photo Historian, Ryan is responsible for managing our Fotki albums, and posting photos submitted by club members to photos@calgarycultureclub.com.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Ryan R. |
|  | Spanish Liaison
Fernando
| As our Spanish Liaison, Fernando is responsible for:
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Fernando. |
|  | Chinese Liaison
claudia fun
| Claudia has been living in Calgary for 30+ years so she is a real "senior" Calgarian! She has loved the mountains since she was young and tells her friends from far away that she lives close to paradise. She feels that Calgary and Canada deserve plenty of credit in developing multicultural communities and we are lucky to be part of it. She hopes we can all contribute to it in a fun way. Her Chinese name is "fun", and that is her goal in life!
As our Chinese Liaison, Claudia is responsible for:
- Answer questions sent to chinese@calgarycultureclub.com
- Develop and translate web site content in Chinese
- Foster a positive relationship between the CCC and Calgary's Chinese community
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by claudia fun. |
|  | Ambassador for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
David M
| David is member #3 of the Calgary Culture Club, having joined the date it was created. He has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and is the CCC’s Ambassador for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.
David enjoys participating in events which involve learning and experiencing new and different things, and although he prefers the Calgary Outdoor Club, he enjoys the CCC as well (and calls it the Calgary Indoor Club). David's favorite events involve aircraft and machinery, and he always enjoys opportunities to chat.
More information about autistic spectrum disorders:
Autism Calgary ;
Autism Society of Canada
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by David M. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Alan
| | Alan was born in Saskatchewan but at the age of four moved his family to Vancouver where he grew up and got married in the rain. He then lived and worked in Iran for a couple of years of adventure before settling down in Switzerland for five years of indulgence. Returning to Canada, he spent a dozen years in deep snow in Montreal before moving to Calgary in 1996. He also spent significant time working and touring in Egypt, Greece, Italy and a variety of other countries where the local bad habits can be easily adopted. In spite of all the travel, he has remained married and their three sons can claim to be independent most of the time and self-supporting some of the time.
In addition to his official job as an engineer, Alan has been a sailing instructor. He has advanced certificates in SCUBA diving and a black belt in karate. He is a hapless golfer, fair weather cyclist, skier and member of a recreational league 8-ball pool team. His cultural interests include jazz, classical and most other genres of music, literature, astronomy, theatre, art, philosophy and fine wine. Alan will be coordinating events in his areas of cultural interest.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Alan. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Barry McConnell
| Barry was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary at a very young age. He comes from a large family , having 7 brothers and sisters. Barry has been employed with Calgary Coop for the last 25 years.
Barry interests are varied , but animals, sports and social functions are at the top of his list. His outdoor interests include camping , downhill skiing , walking his dog “Chico”, and bike riding on the city bike paths. He also enjoys a variety of sports , including volleyball, hockey, ball hockey, tennis, and golf. Going for dinner, movies, shooting pool, games, and dancing are on his list he enjoys socially.
Barry joined the CCC shortly after its inception. He primarily is interested in organizing social dinners, movies, dancing and sporting events. Barry is an absolutely wonderful person to be around, he's always one to make you laugh.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Barry McConnell. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Dave S
| Dave has been in Calgary for a very long time after leaving Winnipeg to see the world. His claim to fame is being shipped off repeatedly to exotic Wainwright.
Don't ask Dave to put on his "Boogie Shoes" to go down to "Funkytown" and be a "Disco Duck". Dave contributed to culture by being a member of the "Disco Sucks" movement-an ad hoc group dedicated to the eradication and elimination of the dreaded musical disease that was an over hyped commercial-driven fad, known as disco. He still recalls with pride the zenith of the movement-"Chicago's Comiskey Park-Disco Demolition Night" where thousands of disco records were "blowed up -- blowed up real good!" The movement was successful. Part of the cultural collateral damage of the movement was whipping out the associated fashion of disco such as polyester leisure suits and high heeled shoes for men. Dave would like to restage the event to "Honour" some of the currently produced sucking music, but nobody will sell him dynamite.
Dave enjoys music by emerging less-established acts. Dave's philosophy is good music is timeless when referring to the established-classic acts, but do you really want to see 85 year old Mick Jagger rolling out on stage with a walker singing "Satisfaction?" It's time for new musical icons.
Dave also enjoys films that require a few brain cells (although he admits to liking the occasional "Go-ahead,-make-my-day!" film), theatre and various other events.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Dave S. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Em
| | Em grew up in Edmonton, went to school in Ontario and was lured to Calgary for work in her 20s. Em’s cultural interests include wine and beer tasting, along with an eclectic enjoyment of music, theatre and dining. She is most likely to coordinate events which promote laughter and enjoyment and involve food, wine, beer, music, dance, fun challenges, animal appreciation and an opportunity for folks to get to know each other better. Em loves international travel and warm water scuba, so who knows what kind of events she may post!
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Em. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Ian G
| I have been in Calgary my life. That’s right, in Calgary, everyone else telling me, Calgary has no Culture. I ain'ts lived no place else, so I knows Culture. Hec I isa gona pruve it's to you's all. We's got it!
It's Calgary culture!
O.K. So I can talk Culture. Can I live it? Well Refined Culture, now, well I am not so sure. Are movies Culture? How about dining out? I like the theater. I like to dance. I joined the CCC to become a pearl, a cultured gem. Seems I am a work in progress. I have decided to coordinate some events to polish my pearl. I need your help, please come along on my events and help in my polishing! Lets help each other, maybe you can be cultured too!
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Ian G. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Joel W (SquarePants)
| Joel has been involved in the cultural life of Calgary for many years, with occasional breaks while living in less civilized parts of the country. He's done lighting & sound for community theatre, camera and production work for cable TV, was involved with The Friends Of CKUA in the days after the network came back to life, and currently has fun with an amateur group
called Menfolk Singing. Joel enjoys organizing events such as live theatre, folk and celtic concerts, movie nights, trips to Alberta heritage sites, and dinners at some of Calgary's more unique restaurants.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Joel W (SquarePants). |
|  | Event Coordinator
Karin H.
| Karin is one of those people who transplanted here from Central Canada (a.k.a . southwestern Ontario). She moved here for the lifestyle in the late 80s and has been here ever since, except for one short hiatus. Her interests include food, music, theatre and things that capture her curiosity. For Karin, the Calgary Culture Club as been a great way to be introduced to new happenings around town and to meet great people.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Karin H.. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Laura L
| Laura has lived in Calgary since 1996. She has previously lived in Nelson BC, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg. She loves outdoor activities especially hiking, biking, walking and now, thanks to an introduction by the Calgary Outdoor Club, snowshoeing. She is also interested in cultural events including movies especially true stories, festivals, musical theatre and books. She is a designated accountant and lives with her teenage son.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Laura L. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Lynn R
| Lynn really did move to Calgary from Vancouver Island for the weather, specifically the sunshine .... She originally relocated to Calgary in 1984, but was exiled back to the Island for 10 years before finally managing to “break free” in '99. Her interests are varied and currently include reading, theatre, music, food, travel, and just about any activity or event where she has the opportunity to learn.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Lynn R. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Marc Rachiele (aka Stripey)
| Originally from Montreal, Marc has worked in most Canadian provinces and spent several years in Europe working in the EEC in addition to countries in the Middle East, Indian Ocean, and North Africa. Although his French and Italian heritage has influenced his interest in all things cultural, quite surprisingly, it didn’t help him in the kitchen. In addition to his eclectic mix of events, expect Marc to organize a cooking lesson event(s) in the future, (his French and Italian halves seem to have nullified each other with regard to any inbred culinary talent).
Marc prefers to organize events which are, of course, cultural in nature, however with a greater emphasis on fun and member interaction, (if there isn’t much talking, you can fully expect Marc to fill the void himself until he gets you involved; wallflowers be forewarned).
P.S. Feel free to ask Marc why he was given the nickname Stripey, he doesn’t mind; he wears the nickname proudly and believes it is a necessary reminder that… “he can be really, really wrong” and should avoid being adamant!
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Marc Rachiele (aka Stripey). |
|  | Event Coordinator
Margaret M
| Marg was born in Taber and moved to Calgary right after high school with her high school sweetheart and now long-time husband. Her parents and siblings were all born in Calgary and she has a lot of extended family here. Marg coordinates learning events and tours for the CCC.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Margaret M. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Michelle H
| Michelle was born in Saskatchewan, where the cultural
events consisted of demolition derbies and turkey
races. She soon tired of that and decided it was time
to try life in the city, so she packed up her car and
headed west. She has been in Calgary since 1994, with
a one year hiatus in Hungary.
Michelle joined the CCC in its first month (January
2006). She loves to discover new music, especially
local musicians playing in smaller venues. In addition
to attending live music events, Michelle enjoys going to
the theatre and discovering new restaurants
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Michelle H. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Mike Hawkins
| Mike has lived in Calgary 22 years, and moved here from Ottawa, his home town. For the past 20 years, Mike has worked in the technology field, and he is currently self-employed in computer support for homes and small businesses. Learning Spanish for traveling in Latin American countries is high on Mike's priority list. Mike coordinates wine tasting, theatre, music and dance events for the CCC.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Mike Hawkins. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Renée
| Renée is a Jack Of All Trades & a Master Composter. She was born in Ontario to a family of gypsies and has lived in most provinces in Canada, as well as in Australia. On a Western Canada Backpacking Trip in 1995 Calgary was a two week stop that turned into a 9 month stop. And then after trotting around the world a couple times she came back to Calgary in 1999 and has been here ever since, however she leaves for a month every year to satisfy her travel bug. Renée loves to canoe, hike, run, camp, cook, watch Spanish movies, x-c ski, live simply, attend festivals, burn incense, read, and of course travel.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Renée. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Sandy R
| | A rare breed, Sandy was born and raised in Calgary until her family moved to Linden in 1990. After small town high school, and three years at the University of Saskatchewan, she came home and doesn’t want to be anywhere else. An active member in both the Culture Club and the Outdoor Club, she enjoys team sports, any outdoor event she can bring her dog on, culinary and music events, and any event that involves socializing (so that means all of them, really!).
Sandy joined the Culture Club in February 2006, shortly after it came to life and is (finally) ready to give more than she has received. She loves to be around people and has many interests. Music, cooking, baking, and social silliness are a few of the things you can look for in her events.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Sandy R. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Sara C
| Born in Calgary, Sara has moved around a lot, living coast to coast. She moved back to Calgary after five years of wandering to be closer to family. Sara wears two hats: full-time Youth Worker and full-time graduate student.
Sara’s interests are many and diverse, but she is most attracted to events where she can meet others, relax, mingle and have fun.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Sara C. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Rachel Y
| Sui (pronounced sort of like "Sway", although she goes by Rachel) immigrated to Canada in 2002 from China and has been in Calgary since 2003. She has very broad interests in different cultures and enjoys performances, shows, meals and conversation with people from all over the world. She has been a member of the CCC since its inception (in fact, she hosted its VERY FIRST event, a Chinese New Year evening), and hopes to be a bridge between the west and the east both in culture and business. Through her CCC events, she hopes to provide a more in-depth glimpse into some of the more unique elements of Chinese culture. She has a passion for Chinese literature which helps to bring in some very interesting legacies and stories to share, and to help give a better understanding of the different ethnic groups within China. She says (very emphatically) "Not every Chinese looks the same!".
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Rachel Y. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Toni G
| Toni has been involved in the arts in some form or another in every city that she's lived in. In Edmonton and Vancouver, she volunteered for the Fringe Festival and other theatre groups. In Victoria, she sat on the board for the city's public art gallery. She has also been a liaison for the municipal organization that provides funding for the arts in Calgary.
Toni has been a volunteer with the CCC since the summer of 2006. She organizes events aimed at not only attending art and culture happenings around town, she produces the Georgie Awards, an event aimed at encouraging members to make their own video.
Most of her events involve some form of visual arts, music performances, dance, theatre, international cuisine and movies.
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Toni G. |
|  | Event Coordinator
Veronique
| | Veronique moved to Calgary in February 2007 as she fell in love with the Canadian Rockies years ago. Brought up in Europe (originally from France ), she spent a lot of time traveling different parts of the world, studying languages and discovering new cultures. Latin America is one of her greatest fascinations.
Veronique is interested in:
- Multi-cultural events (offering the CCC members the opportunity to practice their French, Spanish or Italian)
- Cinema
- Art exhibitions
- Opera
- Latin American dancing
- Discovering great restaurants in Calgary
Veronique’s favorite quotes include, “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit,” and
“Music in itself is healing. It is an explosive expression of humanity and it is something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we are from, everyone loves music.”
See Upcoming Events or Past Events being coordinated by Veronique. |
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