Erin Stabbler is the President, her husband and 2 daughters have lived in

Royal Oak for the past 5 years. She enjoys the outdoors and can be found in

her backyard working on various projects while talking with all the

neighbours that pass by on the path way. She also enjoys going golfing with

her husband and is always up for a round. Erin joined the Community

Association as The Treasurer in Jan 2008 and is now the President. She also

volunteers with the city’s adopt a park program and is a stay at home mom

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Lori Herard is the Second VP. My husband and I have lived in Royal Oak for

the past eight years and have two children. Professionally my background is

in the legal field, however I have been a stay at home mom for the past

eight years. This will be my fourth year on the RRROCA Board. In this time I

have held the positions of Director, First and Second VP as well as Sports

Coordinator.

Terri Kempin has been a resident of Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak for the

last twelve years and is now volunteering for a third year on the Community

Associations' Board of Directors.  Previously she was the Secretary but has

now taken on the new role of Treasurer and Membership Coordinator and

looks forward to the new challenges that come with this position.  She has

been married for thirteen years and is the proud mother of two boys who

attend elementary school and play lots of hockey.  She looks forward to

working with new and returning Board members in the coming year.

Mike Kuhn has lived in Rocky Ridge since moving to Calgary in 2004.  He

has served as the Director of Community Engagement since joining the

board in 2006 and will continue to manage that portfolio this year.  He is

responsible for recruiting and coordinating our volunteers, and working to

build a greater sense of community pride and cohesion in Rocky Ridge and

Royal Oak.  If you would like to get involved in community life, please

contact Mike by phone (403-239-5210) or e-mail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Besides his involvement in the community, Mike serves as Associate Pastor

at Foothills Lutheran Church. He is responsible for the new Lutheran Church

(named Loving Saviour) meeting in the catholic school gymnasium in

Tuscany. He has been married to his lovely wife - Kara - since May of 2006.

They are expecting the birth of their first child this June. Mike also enjoys

sports, traveling, visiting friends, and helping people.

Brian Pearson is the Planning and Development director, for the second

year. he hopes to use his long experience as a Community Association

leader to ensure that Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak retain the look and safety

that we all want. He was a founding member of the Citadel Community

Association and over a period of 13 years performed the duties of president,

vice president, secretary, treasurer, communications director, newsletter

editor, sports director, volunteer coordinator, and area planning and

development. During that time he handled many development applications,

and while president instituted a Special Tax to enhance the entranceways

and boulevards of Citadel.

Jennifer Saban joined the RRROCA Board of Directors in November 2009.

As a newly elected board member she has volunteered to take on the

Transportation Portfolio in addition to being Secretary. We are underg

oing numerous changes in our community with respect to the Rocky Ridge

Road closure and the LRT Extension. We will also be welcoming a new K-4

school in our community in September 2010 which will result in additional

utilization of our pathways, sidewalks and streets as students and parents

travel to and from school. We have a wonderful community in which to

reside and she wishes to assist in ensuring that transportation issues are

brought forward to the appropriate stakeholders in order to ensure a safe

community for our residents.

Aside from career and community involvement, her family enjoys travelling,

downhill skiing, skating, mountain biking and spending time at the cottage

in the summer. She looks forward to working with the Board of Directors to

ensure our community stays a great place to live and raise our children.

Karen Beagle lives in Royal Oak with her husband Mike, and children

Kennedy, Jordan and Riley. Drawing from her work experience in marketing,

project management, and public relations, Karen played a leading role in

recruiting and organizing a RRRO Public School Committee last summer.

The PSC addresses current high school designation issues, advocates for

building a public middle school in our community, and helps foster

communication regarding our K-4 school opening in September. Karen’s role

with the PSC provides a good fit for managing the RRROCA Public Schools

Portfolio.

Karen is the Schools Committee Chair.

Shelby Livingstone had been a resident of Rocky Ridge for six years then

got married in 2007 to her husband, Matthew and now lives in Royal

Oak. She has a one year old daughter named Madilyn who is her pride and

joy. Shelby works part-time at the Foothills hospital in General

surgery/oncology as an RN. In her spare time she loves to plan events and is

looking forward to spending time working with the individuals on the board

and the rest of the community members to provide successful events in the

coming year."   Shelby is the Director of Special Events.

Jim Teakles has also just recently moved to Calgary with is wife Huijuan, (Julie) from China. Jim after spending 2 years in Saskatoon, teaching Medical Diagnastic Imaging, is now employed with Radiology Consultants Associated at the Westbrook Clinic in Calgary. Jim has earned a B.Sc. in Medical Imaging and a Masters Certificate in E-Commerce / Website Design.

Jim is originally from New Brunswick, has a long history of community involvement and service. Most noteworthy was time spent with the Halifax Police Department's Youth Program, and at the age of 17 received the Gold award from the Duke of Edinborough in St. Johns NFLD. This was also for community service and is the highest award for a youth, that is presented by Royality.

Jim is also a former service member and veteran of the Bosnia-Herzagovenia war. After seeing much devastion and corruption in this society, Jim has decided to focus much attention towards the community setting. His last achievement was to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Society of Alberta, and grew a beard for 1 month to raise the money.

Very technically minded and computer literate, Jim has taken on the role of Webmaster for the Community Association's website. So you will be seeing lots of improvements, and modifications.

Dawn Stewart is a mother of two young boys, and has lived in Royal Oak Cascades for the past 4.5 years and has been involved in trying to make the community a better and safer place for all the families here.

I'm on the board chair for the Parks and Recreation portfolio and will be taking on the task of making sure our recreational spaces in the community are safe and enjoyable for all.