About Us
VCC works to achieve a substantial and sustained reduction in the number of Calgarians living in poverty.
VCC works to grow the social, economic and political engagement of Calgarians in their community, and believe that everyone has a right to fully participate in their communities.
There are important systemic factors that contribute to poverty, and VCC believes that the whole community has a vital role to play in changing these conditions. Change occurs through engagement, inspiration and action.
VCC values leadership, collaboration, social justice and pragmatism
As of January 1, 2015 VCC became the stewards of Calgary’s community-driven poverty reduction strategy: Enough for All.
Connect
We’re always looking to connect with new organizations and passionate individuals who
share our goal of reducing poverty in Calgary. If you’re interested in helping this cause,
we’d love to chat!

Our Team
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA
Calgary is one of 50+ Cities Reducing Poverty in Canada. Vibrant Communities Canada is the convenor of this remarkable initiative, with the mission to create a connected learning community of 100 Canadian cities with multi-sector roundtables addressing poverty reduction. Vibrant Communities Calgary is proud to be a member of this vast, national community. find out more about Vibrant Communities Canada and the Cities Reducing Poverty movement at vibrantcommunities.ca.
VIBRANT TEAM

Franco Savoia
Executive Director

Ivan Sierralta
Director, Strategy & Impact

Pamela Beebe
Indigenous Strategist

Darrell Howard
Community Facilitation & Engagement Specialist

Lee Stevens
Community Facilitation & Engagement Specialist

Hagir Sail
Community Facilitation & Engagement Specialist

Katarina Graves
Engagement & Administrative Assistant

Janet Eremenko
Policy Strategist

Stephanie Rösch
Communications & Engagement Specialist

Holly DeSimone
Social Media Coordinator

Ben Patmore
Practicum Student
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barb Barclay

Cori Ghitter

Patti Dolan

Al-Karim Khimji

Nigel Kirk

Jeff Loomis

Brien Perry

Sandra Sutter

John Te Linde

Karen Whiteman

Cathy Williams (Chair)
Supporters
Vibrant Communities Calgary’s work is made possible by:



