Law Society of Alberta
Louie, Levonne
Levonne Louie is an oil and gas professional who has served three terms on the CAPL board and received a CAPL Special Recognition Award in 2016. She has a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Commerce, a Master of Business Administration, a Professional Landman designation, and an ICD.D designation. She is a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen and a board member of Alberta Theatre Projects and the Calgary Convention Centre Authority. Levonne has also published two books to explain the complexities of the oil and gas industry.
Neilson, Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen Neilson is the Executive Director at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (“ARBI”). Mary Ellen is a CPA-CMA with a Masters of Business Administration from York University. She also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. In the community, Mary Ellen has served on the Board of Directors for the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Board of Governors for the Glenbow Museum, and was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Society of Management Accountants of Alberta. She also served six years on the Board of Directors for the YWCA of Calgary, including two years as Board Chair. Mary Ellen currently serves as a Director of ATB Financial, where she is a member of the Risk Committee and the Governance Committee. She additionally serves as an elected Senator for the University of Calgary, where she was the vice-chair of the Senate Development Committee, and currently serves as the Senate’s nominee on the University of Calgary Board of Governors.
Rakka, Ali
Mr. Ali Rakka is a Career Advisor and Personal Development Coach at Columbia College and is a certified Career Development Professional. He currently serves as a member on the Premier’s Council on Multiculturalism. He holds a Human Services Professional diploma (with Distinction) from Columbia College and a certificate specializing in Career and Academic Advising from the University of Calgary. Competencies required for members of the senate of The University of Calgary include relationship building and community partnerships. Mr. Rakka was directly appointed on the basis of meeting these competencies as described above.