COF Board of Directors 2026

President

Patricia Tolppanen

Calgary, AB

Patricia has a background in law and mediation, and has worked for both municipal and provincial government. She volunteered for many years with the Provincial Court Civil Mediation program, and remains a long-time member of the Community Mediation Calgary Society. Patricia gained considerable governance experience as Executive Director of the Calgary Police Commission and the Alberta Association of Police Governance. Patricia and her husband own a condo in Calgary, and one in Victoria, BC.

Vice President

David Minifie

Canmore, AB

Following a 38 year career with a major bank, in 2010 David retired to Canmore, Alberta, living in a condo purchased some years prior. Interested in applying some of his knowledge and skills that helped to build his career, David joined the condo Board in 2011 and has served as its President for most of his time on the board. In addition, he serves as President on another condo board where he has a rental property. In 2018 he joined the Board of the Canmore Seniors Association, serving as President for 3 years and continuing in the role of Past-President. In 2015, David founded the Canmore Condominium Interest Group which provides a forum to support the sharing of information and problem solving. David supports striving to achieve a best in class condo corporation and positive community reputation, including strong governance, financials, Board structure, and progressive communications with owners. Living in Canmore means getting out into the wild, and he volunteers extensively with Alberta Parks assisting in the areas of wildlife research and management.

Treasurer

Wayne Elliot

Wayne has recently joined the Board as a Member at Large. He is retired and has a work history of 30 years in Residential and Commercial Property Management, of which 20 years was spent with a privately owned Shopping Center Corporation holding a portfolio of 2 million square feet. Wayne held positions of a Shopping Center Manager in his early career and moved on to become General Manager of Operations and Construction in the Corporation’s Head Office in Saskatoon. Wayne has also served several years as a member of the Medicine Hat Municipal Planning Commission and many other positions in the communities he has lived. After retiring in 2015 Wayne and his wife Lisa spent 7 years residing in Bucerias, Mexico where they were involved in many charitable organizations. In 2021 they returned to Canada taking up residency at River Ridge Estates, a 147-unit Condominium in Medicine Hat. Wayne currently is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Condominium.

Secretary

Lee Ann Bartley

Airdrie, AB

Lee Ann moved to Airdrie from Victoria, BC in 2022, she retired in 2020 after 20 plus years as the Executive Director of a small non-profit. She has also worked in the legal field, accounting, and credit and financial industries. Lee Ann has been a strata owner in BC for 30 plus years, being on council and boards for most of those years and has served time in all of the positions. She has worked with self-managed stratas as well as Property Managers. Avid reader, crafter, knitting, card making, cross stitch, spending time with family here in Alberta and BC. Both Lee Ann and her husband hope to continue to travel more in the near future.

Directors at Large

Roderick McDonald

Roderick McDonald has served on the Board of Matricia Towers Condominium Corporation in Grande Prairie for 14 years, including 12 years as president. His condominium experience includes governance, budgeting, reserve planning, policy development, bylaw enforcement, contractor oversight, building improvements, owner communications and working with professional property management. He has completed the CCI CM200 Advanced Condominium Governance Course He has also served on the Board of the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre and has extensive leadership experience through community organizations, sports programming and more than 20 years of hockey coaching and organizing. His professional background includes more than 25 years in the oilfield sector, 10 years in information Technology, Facilities and Arena management, Sales, Safety Supervision and small-business ownership.

Directors at Large

David West

I've been a condominium owner for more than 25 years and currently serve as Board President of a 306-unit, four-building complex with a nine-member Board. Most of my time as President has gone into rebuilding how the corporation is governed and repairing the relationship between the Board and the owners it serves. Condominium governance has become a genuine interest, not just an obligation. What I keep seeing is the gap between what the Act says and what boards actually do, and most of it comes from well-meaning directors who were never shown how. Mandatory director training and owner education are where that gap closes, and the Forum is one of the few places in Calgary doing that work.

Directors at Large

Kate A.C. Kozowyk

Kate was born and raised in Calgary and started to work for Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP (formerly Scott Venturo LLP) in 2003, while taking her undergraduate degree in History at the University of Victoria. She graduated with her LLB with distinction and was awarded both the Pennington’s Michael Fellingham Memorial Prize and the Surrey Resolution Law Prize for best student. In 2012, Kate returned to Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP as an articling student, became an associate in 2013, and joined the Partnership in 2022. Kate’s legal practice primarily focuses on professional negligence matters, condominium law and employment law. She has appeared at all levels of Court in Alberta, including the Alberta Court of Appeal (most recently with a successful decision in favour of the condominium corporation in Ferchoff v Condominium Corporation No 1412788, 2026 ABCA 8) and been involved in an Application for Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. In respect of her condominium law practice, Kate acts for individuals, boards of directors, property managers and developers with respect to various condominium matters including insurance claims, bylaw creation and interpretation, bylaw enforcement and condominium disputes. She is active in the condominium legal community, with numerous speaking and presentation engagements (including but not limited to those at CCI local and national events as well as various Condominium and Real Estate Conferences in Alberta) as well as publishing regular articles on the changing condominium landscape from a legal perspective. She is a member of the Canadian Condominium Institute – South Alberta Chapter, the Risk Management Society of Canada, the Association of Women Lawyers and the Advocates’ Society. Outside of the legal community, Kate is a mum of two young children and is actively engaged in the community at large. She is a former Board Member for the Foothills Country Hospice Society, current Board Member and Secretary on the Jennie Elliott School Council and the Team Manager for her son’s youth basketball league.

Directors at Large

Marrissa-Ann Walters

Marrissa-Ann Walters is a marketing and economic development professional based in Fort McMurray, Alberta. She works with entrepreneurs and small business owners, supporting business development, marketing, community initiatives, and economic growth throughout the Wood Buffalo region. Marrissa-Ann graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Mental Health and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. Her education and professional experience have developed strong skills in communication, critical thinking, relationship building, and understanding diverse perspectives. Marrissa-Ann became a homeowner in her mid-twenties and has been a condominium owner for the past six years. She is also preparing to become a second-time homeowner in Ontario in late November 2026. Her personal experience with homeownership has provided her with firsthand knowledge of the financial planning, responsibility, and long-term decision-making involved in owning a home.