Thank you for attending our 2026 Annual General Meeting!
We are so grateful for the opportunity to connect and reflect alongside you. Your ongoing support brings us closer to our vision of thriving communities nurtured by caring humans across Alberta.
We extend a special thank you to our inspiring Fireside Chat guests whose insights made the conversation enriching and engaging:
- Shona Dickie, Manager, Community Supports, City of Medicine Hat
- Anabell Marroquin, Community Resource Worker, City of Medicine Hat
- Melanie Connellan, Community Resource Worker, City of Medicine Hat
- Niki Gray, Executive Director, Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta
It's through meaningful conversations like these with our members, partners and community champions that we can cultivate conditions for volunteerism and civic engagement to thrive and can shine a light on promising ways forward for the sector. Thank you!
Watch the "Currents of Community: A Fireside Chat on Volunteering and Wellbeing" recording here.
2026 Agenda Package
Should you have any questions, please reach out to us at membership@volunteeralberta.ab.ca
A Thank You to Volunteer Alberta's Board of Directors
This past year, our Board Members helped guide and nurture our work through their wisdom, generative conversations, and steadfast commitment to the sector. We extend a heartfelt thank you to our outgoing 2025–2026 Board Members, Ken Kirk and Brian Boucher. Your time, contributions, and dedication to volunteerism and civic engagement in Alberta have left a lasting mark. We are deeply grateful.
Looking ahead, we are thrilled to welcome two new Board Members joining us for the 2026–2027 year: Alice Coatu (Calgary) and Karen Wronko (Sherwood Park). They are joined by Members renewing their terms: Amanda Reaume (Lethbridge) and Meenakshi Ramanathan (Edmonton), and our continuing Board Members: Annand Ollivierre (Edmonton), Doray Veno (Hanna), and Scott Pileckas (Canmore). Together, this group brings a wealth of experience, perspective, and heart to the work ahead. We look forward to a year of new explorations and meaningful connections.
We invite you to learn more about our Board Members:
VA's 2025 Annual Report is here!
In 2025, we followed the currents—the visible ripples and the deeper undercurrents shaping volunteerism across Alberta. From conducting research that reimagines how communities engage volunteers to programs that turned small moments of connection into waves of province-wide impact, this was a year of convergence: streams of work, relationships, and shared purpose flowing together.
Explore the stories, highlights, and numbers that defined the year. Read our 2025 Annual Report to see how we're flowing forward together.
Currents of Community: A Fireside Chat on Volunteering and Wellbeing
Lessons from Medicine Hat
What happens when a municipality decides to treat volunteerism as essential infrastructure?
Join us as we sit down with representatives from the City of Medicine Hat to explore their municipal Volunteer Engagement Strategy, Momentum, and what it reveals about the role of volunteerism in nurturing community wellbeing. If you work directly with volunteers, support organizations that do, or are ready to take a more strategic approach in your work, this conversation will deepen your understanding of how volunteering and civic health are connected and give you ideas on how to act on it.
Speakers:
- Anabell Marroquin (Community Resource Worker, City of Medicine Hat)
- Melanie Connellan (Community Resource Worker, City of Medicine Hat)
- Shona Dickie (Manager, Community Supports, City of Medicine Hat)
- Niki Gray, (Executive Director, Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta)
- Host: Miki Stricker-Talbot (Executive Director, Volunteer Alberta)
You can watch the recording HERE
