President: Mayor Darren Aldous
Village of Breton

Mayor Darren Aldous was first elected to the AUMA Board as Director of Villages West in October of 2001and several months later was

appointed Vice President–Villages and Summer Villages. On November 6, 2009, Darren was elected AUMA President at the Association’s annual convention.

Darren’s political career began in Breton, Alberta where he was first elected, at the age of 21, to Breton Village Council in 1992. Since then, he has worked on a variety of initiatives including the AUMA Energy Aggregation Program where he served as Chair of the Standing Committee, the Rural Development Strategy Task Force, the Central Alberta Children’s Services Authority and on the Alberta Senior Citizens Housing Association where he served as President. Other Boards and committees on which Darren has worked include the Alberta Recycling Management Authority, the Clean Air Strategic Alliance, and the Brazeau Seniors Foundation.

A couple of the highlights of Darren’s public career were receiving the AUMA Award of Excellence and accepting the Emerald Award for the Energy Aggregation Program on behalf of AUMA in 2004.

Councillor Karen Ann Bertamini
Director, Towns South Drumheller

Councillor Jacqueline Biollo
Director, Towns East Beaumont

Jacqueline Biollo has always had a desire to be involved, help others, and stand up for a cause which she believes in. This, and so much more, makes her a perfect fit for a role with responsibilities that require not only a visionary leader, but a team player as well.

As an elected official, Mrs. Biollo’s portfolio demands participation within parliamentary legislation to educate and inform herself and her constituents about the issues, advocating for action, and ensuring transparency and accountability, sound judgment, integrity, conviction and passion to inspire, communication skills, and resourcefulness, effective relationship management, influential leadership, empathy and inclusiveness, confidence, patience and flexibility.

Jacqueline has served on a variety of boards and committees, continuing to donate her time and talents whist expanding her own areas of interest and opportunities for learning.

Mrs. Biollo is the founder of an initiative called ArtStart, currently being managed by the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation. The project was developed to give children in the inner city the opportunity to be exposed to the arts as well as the opportunity to develop their talents by establishing a multi-disciplinary arts education program.

Mayor Bob Clark
Director, Villages East
Village of Boyle

Mayor Clark has been a life long resident of the Village of Boyle. Presently a retired businessman, Clark has held the position of Mayor for 12 years with another 4 terms on Council.

Bob dedicates his time to various committees including: Tawatinaw Community Futures, Hospital Committee, Regional Landfill Commission and Aspen Regional Water Services Commission. As well, he serves as a volunteer with the Skeleton Lake Golf and Country Club.

Bob is a visionary leader who enjoys fishing, golfing and hunting.

Councillor Linda Osinchuk
Director, Cities up to 500,000
Strathcona County

Deputy Mayor Reg Pointe
Director, Summer Villages
Summer Village of Yellowstone

As Deputy Mayor of Yellowstone since 1989, Reg Pointe has had the opportunity to put his extensive financial background to work for his community. During his career as a chartered accountant, Pointe worked in both the private and public sectors.

In support of his community and municipalities across the province, Pointe has provided guidance and support to numerous organizations including: the Board of Ste Anne Natural Gas, Edmonton Assessment Review Board, Highway 43 East Waste Commission Excel Resources Society.

Pointe was elected to the AUMA Board in 2007.

Alderman Helen Rice
VP, Cities under 500,000
City of Grande Prairie

Alderman Rice was first elected to Grande Prairie City Council in 1979 and has been a member of the Board since 2001.

Highlights of her time as an elected official include: initiating the co-ordination of over 30 communities participating in a regional recycling initiative, chairing seven active standing committees, sitting as a Board Member for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, leading regional liaison initiatives, and initiating the community input sessions regarding Policing & Safe Cities Programs.

In addition to her municipal service, Rice has provided leadership and support to many governing boards and organizations including: Local Authorities Pension Plan, the Enterprise Development Board Federal Department of Industry and Trade, Beverage Container Management Board, Aquatera Utility Corporation, Legal Aid Society of Alberta, and the Celebrate Canada Committee for Alberta.

Rice’s dedication to her community has been recognized through numerous awards including: June Lundgren Award – John Howard Outstanding Contributions to Alternate Measures Program, Emerald Award – Environmental Leadership, AUMA Distinguished Service Award and the Chamber of Commerce Clem Collins Award – Outstanding Contributions to the Chamber.

Bruce Rowe
Director, Villages South
Mayor, Village of Beiseker

Bruce Rowe was first elected to the Village of Beiseker Council in 2001. Shortly thereafter, at the AUMA Convention, members voted him in as the Director of Villages South. He was re-elected to the Village of Beiseker Council in 2004 when fellow councilors elected him to the position of Mayor.

In addition to participating on the AUMA Board, Rowe also sits on the Safety Codes Council, the Environment and Utilities Committee and as Co-chair of the Urban Rural Cost Sharing Task Force.

Martin Shields
Mayor, City of Brooks
Director, Cities up to 500,000

Mayor Shields brings a strong background of community relations to his role in municipal government. As a career educator and administrator, he worked with students from grades one to 12 for 30 years and with college students for 20. During that time, he, himself, pursued further education, receiving his Master of Education – Administration.

Shields was first elected to City Council in 2001 and returned as Mayor in 2007. Active at both the Provincial and Municipal levels of government, Martin has held many Board and committee positions. His tenure includes positons on various Boards including: Shortgrass Regional Library, Palliser Health Region, AUMA, and the Bow River Basin Executive Council.

Working on behalf of community members, Shields has logged countless hours volunteering with: the Brooks Development Appeal Board, the 1989 Alberta Summer Games, FCSS of Brooks, and has coached baseball, hockey, volleyball, and basketball. Recognized as an outstanding teacher and administrator, he continues his involvement with youth through Encounters with Canada – mentoring high school students from across Canada in Ottawa for two weeks each year.

In his spare time, you can find Shields outdoors downhill skiing, golfing, and fly fishing. As an avid sports fan, he is loyal to the Calgary Flames, the Calgary Stampeders, and the Vipers. Having caught a bit of a travel bug, Shields has had the opportunity to travel throughout Canada and North America as well as to Europe and Asia.

Councillor Linda Sloan
Director, Cities over 500,000
City of Edmonton

Linda Sloan has had a diverse professional career. In 1981 she graduated as a Registered Nurse from Foothills Hospital and received a post-RN degree from the University of Alberta in 2003. She spent the majority of her nursing career in emergency. She led the Staff Nurses Association, a provincial based nursing union, during the health restructuring in the 1990’s. Her work has been recognized both provincially and nationally by the nursing profession.

Linda’s political career began in 1997 when she was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, serving as Opposition critic for Social Services, Child Welfare and Disability Programs. She left provincial politics to return to university and in 2004 returned to political life when she was elected City Councillor for Ward 1 and was re-elected in October 2007. During her time as Councillor she has served in the seniors and environment portfolio. In November 2007 she was appointed, along with Councillor Dave Thiele, as a City of Edmonton representative on the provincial board of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association.

Alderman Jim Stevenson
Director, Cities over 500,000
City of Calgary

Jim Stevenson was elected Alderman to represent Ward 3 in October 2007. Prior to his election to Calgary City Council, Jim served the public interest in many capacities, including membership on Calgary’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, President and founding member of the Coral Springs Community Association and, since 1987, as Member of the Board and President of the Northeast District of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Over the last 35 years, Jim has built and maintained a successful business with operations across Canada and 5 other countries.

In keeping with his commitment to serving the interest of Ward 3, Jim sits on the following Boards and Committees:

• Standing Policy Committee on Community & Protective Services
• Standing Policy Committee on Utilities & Environment
• Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
• Inter-Municipal Committee - Rocky View
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

Jim’s commitment to public service is reflected in his participation in many NE community projects over the past 15 years including the McKnight & 36th Street interchange, the NE LRT extension, the NE Regional Policy Plan, the North of McKnight Transportation Committee and as Chair of the NE Centre of Communities Fund Development Committee, just to name a few.

Jim is the recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Community Service and the Alberta Centennial Medal for Community Service.

Mayor Glenn Taylor
VP & Director, Towns
Town of Hinton

An accomplished advocate of partnerships and developing effective working relationships around common interests, Glenn serves as the Vice-President - Towns on the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association where he also chairs their Municipal Governance Policy Committee. He is the board chair of the Grande Alberta Economic Region, serves on the executive and board of directors for the Foothills Research Institute and Rural Alberta’s Development Fund.

Taylor was first elected to Hinton Town Council in 2001 and then elected Mayor of Hinton in 2004 and re-elected in 2007. During his first term on council he completed a certificate program on Local Government and Leadership in the 21st Century offered by the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension and School of Business.

As the Mayor of Hinton, Glenn has developed strong regional associations, and has contributed to the first Eco-Industrial Park being built in Canada. He is committed to developing the economic, healthcare, cultural and educational base of the Town of Hinton and regional neighbours.

Glenn has strong ties to the aboriginal community through marriage to his wife Donna, and has two children. His daughter Kelsea is studying to be a nurse while his son Zachary is a second year apprentice automotive mechanic.