Board & Governance

Kelly J. Ogle

Board Chair

Kelly J. Ogle is the Chief Executive Officer of the CGAI. He also manages the Energy Security Forum and is the host of Energy Security Cubed, a weekly podcast discussing all facets of energy security. Mr. Ogle is a serial entrepreneur, scholar, and published author. He has served as a board member of several companies, public, private and not for profit, including the board of the Humboldt Broncos hockey club, where is a proud alumnus. Mr. Ogle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Strategic Studies from the University of Calgary and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Canadian Directors.

Sarah Applebaum

Sarah Applebaum is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in venture capital, company building, and technology innovation. Over more than a decade in the industry, she has held significant roles including Partner at Pangaea Ventures, where she has demonstrated exceptional leadership in building entrepreneurial teams, scaling early-stage ventures, and venture financing. Sarah has a proven track record in supporting breakthrough hard tech startups, contributing to transformative investments in companies such as pH7 Technologies and ChEmpower. She is recognized as an active mentor to early-stage entrepreneurs and a dedicated advocate for the startup community.

In her current role as Partner at Pangaea Ventures, Sarah is responsible for sourcing and leading investments in hard tech startups that drive solutions for planetary health, climate, and sustainability. She is committed to supporting entrepreneurs, fostering innovation, and helping to create a cleaner, healthier, and safer world for future generations.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University. She has also completed the Innovation Governance Program – Level 1 certification

Sarah is on the investment committee of ZEIC, the Zero Emissions Innovation Center and an active mentor with Creative Destruction Labs.  She has been recognized for their contributions to advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in British Columbia receiving the Investor of the Year award from Foresight in 2024

Outside of her professional life, Sarah enjoys exploring local trails with her dog Indie, road cycling, and spending time with friends and family. She is passionate about lifelong learning, supporting entrepreneurs, and advancing technology for positive societal impact

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Mark Blackwell

Mark Blackwell is a General Partner at Builders VC, which is a leading venture capital fund with $400 million in assets under management (AUM) investing in the future of agriculture, industrials, and the built world. Previously, Mark was a Product Manager at SolarWinds, which develops IT monitoring and network management tools. Mark joined SolarWinds when it acquired GNS3 Technologies ($30MM), an enterprise networking startup where Mark was the Chief Operating Officer. While there, Mark contributed to over 1MM monthly active users, 16MM downloads, and a customer base that included the US Department of Defense, AT&T, Walmart, Google, and Facebook.

Prior to GNS3, Mark was an Investment Manager at Cenovus Energy’s corporate venture fund, where he led the financing in HiFi Engineering and Skyonic Corporation and was a Board Observer for both. Earlier in his career, Mark worked in the technology investment banking division at CIBC World Markets and as a Business Development Analyst at Enbridge, an energy transportation company; both roles were based in Calgary.

Mark is a graduate of the University of Calgary, where he studied Business. He was honored by the Order of the University, Avenue Magazine Top 40 Under 40 Rising Star the 2021 Rising Star with Venture Capital Magazine. Mark is also very active in the Canadian ecosystem as the current Board Chair of the $100MM Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, on the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary and Vice Chair of the UCalgary $1.2B Endowment Fund and Budget Committee.

Kate Chisholm

Capital Power’s SVP, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer Kate Chisholmleads a team of 50, specializing in strategic and sustainability planning and reporting, market forecasting and analytics, regulatory, government relations, internal audit, ethics and compliance, stakeholder engagement, community investment and communications. Prior to this, she was responsible for all company legal matters, including her integral role in the company’s creation.

A vocal DEI advocate, Kate initiated the company’s equity journey, which she elevates at every opportunity. She’s founded a mentoring program for young Edmonton women and received a Canada’s Top Diversity Champion and a Top 100 Most Powerful Women award.

Stuart Cullum

Stuart Cullum is an executive leader with experience in private industry as well as the finance, post-secondary, and not-for-profit sectors. Over the past 25 years, Stuart and his teams have established programming and centres for research, teaching and learning, company development and entrepreneurship – attracting partnerships and significant external investment.

Stuart joined Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) as President in August 2022 and is leading the institution through its transformation into a provincially focused polytechnic, concentrated in manufacturing, energy innovation, social innovation and healthcare and health technology.

Stuart came to RDP from Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, where he served as President since 2016. Stuart also served as Vice President Academic and Chief Operating Officer at Lethbridge College, Vice President Agriculture at Northlands, and Executive Director at novaNAIT, NAIT’s applied research and company development division.

An ICD.D Accredited Professional Director, Stuart has extensive board and committee experience. He serves on various boards including with Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Covenant Health, the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN), and the Post-Secondary International Network (PIN). He also serves on the Alberta Public Sector Employers’ Council and was a member of the Alberta’s Skills for Jobs Taskforce.

Monica Gattinger

Dr. Monica Gattinger is an award-winning researcher and highly sought-after speaker, strategic adviser and media commentator on energy. Her innovative research programme convenes business, government, Indigenous, civil society and academic leaders to address complex policy, regulatory and governance challenges. Monica Gattinger is Founding Chair of Positive Energy, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, and Full Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. In these roles, she is committed to strengthening public and investor confidence in energy policy and regulation, notably for major energy projects, the intersection of energy and emissions reductions, public opinion and federal-provincial relations.

She holds a PhD in public policy from Carleton University. Monica Gattinger is Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, board member of the Clean Resource Innovation Network, and serves on advisory committees to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator, the National Research Council Canada, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, the Ontario Energy Board, the Ottawa Science Policy Network, the University of Calgary and Women in Nuclear Canada. She chaired the Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on International Science and Technology Partnerships and was a member of the Government of Ontario’s Electrification and Energy Transition Panel. Monica is a columnist for DOB Energy and she received the 2020 Clean50 Award for her thought leadership in the energy sector.

Outside of her professional life, Monica Gattinger is passionate about horseback riding and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors. She is a member of Women for Nature.

Clive Mather

Clive Mather is the Chair of the Church of England Pension Board. In this role, he is responsible for the Board’s $5 billion pension investments and all its retirement services. The Board is one of the world’s leading asset owners in its approach to responsible investment and climate change. It has convened worldwide consortia to promote a low carbon transition through initiatives such as the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), addressing corporate climate change lobbying, and developing a low carbon index. For example, 320 investors with over $33 trillion combined AUM use TPI data in the CA100+ initiative aimed at ensuring the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change.

Clive is also a Director of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Chair of Tearfund USA–the Christian relief and development agency, and Chair of Relational Peacebuilding Initiatives in Switzerland, which facilitates behind the scenes consultations to establish a peaceful unification in the Korean Peninsula. Previously, he was President and CEO of Shell Canada Ltd, Chair of Shell Pensions Trust and Chair of Iogen Holdings, a Canadian bio-tech corporation that develops technology for making renewable cellulosic biofuels (also known as second generation biofuels, or advanced biofuel) from agricultural residues and other organic wastes.

David Moss

David Moss is the Director of Business Development – Animal Health, TELUS Agriculture and former General Manager of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) where he led the animal health file for CCA and worked closely with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on numerous files, including co-chairing the working group responsible for Canada gaining negligible-risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). He was Co-founder and Vice President of AgriClear LP – an enterprise level online agri-business marketplace joint venture with the TMX Group and Natural Gas Exchange.

An entrepreneur by nature, David has been in the Ag. industry his entire life. He helped build ranch to retail alliances in the United States, Australia and South America. He brings a focus on innovation, data technology, and international business knowledge and experience.

He holds a MA in Leadership Studies from the University of Guelph (honours), B.Mgmt. degree (Marketing) from the University of Lethbridge (distinction) and a Project Management Masters Certificate from York University. He serves on numerous industry committees and is an active volunteer in his Okotoks community.

Dale Swampy

Dale Swampy is a member of the Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis, Alberta and a graduate of the University of Alberta with a B.A. degree majoring in Economics.

In 2006, after working for 22 years with his band, Mr. Swampy left his position as CEO with the Samson Cree Nation to start his own business as an Indigenous Relations consultant working on a variety of projects including the Alberta Clipper and Southern Lights Pipeline projects. In 2009, after the completion of these projects, Mr. Swampy was honored by the Dakota Sioux Tribe of Manitoba with their highest honor, the Horse Medallion, for service to their communities.

In 2010, Mr. Swampy joined the Indigenous Relations team for the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project as Director of Indigenous Relations for the BC terrestrial region. Mr. Swampy was then appointed by Indigenous leaders as mediator for the newly formed Northern Gateway Aboriginal Equity Partners group, or AEP – a coalition comprised of 31 Indigenous leaders working as part of an unprecedented partnership with Northern Gateway.

In 2016, after the cancelation of Northern Gateway, Mr. Swampy started the National Coalition of Chiefs (NCC). Today, the NCC works with Chiefs from across Canada to advocate for the natural resource industry and the clean energy transition. The NCC is also committed to “Defeating On-Reserve Poverty” through positive dialogue and partnership with Canada’s Natural Resource Industry.

Sherri Wilson

Sherri Wilson is the Deputy Minister of Environment and Protected Areas with the Government of Alberta, where she leads efforts to support environmental protection and conservation, and sustainable economic prosperity.

Sherri has spent more than two decades in the public service bringing experience in strategic planning, policy development, and program delivery. Working with diverse stakeholders, she has provided leadership as Deputy Minister in several portfolios and has served in a number of executive roles in the ministries of Advanced Education, Children’s Services, Treasury Board and Finance, and Health.

Sherri has served on a variety of boards including Northern Alberta YMCA, the Management Employee Pension Plan and most recently has been appointed the government representative to the board of Emissions Reduction Alberta.