Session B8

This is my Neighbourhood

Presented by: Katie Thorpe & Kendra Varoney

B8 - This is my Neighborhood

Speaker Bio

Katie Thorpe has been working for the City of Calgary for over 4 years as a Neighbourhood Partnership Coordinator. Prior to this role Katie worked for a small municipality in Niagara. Currently, as the This is my neighbourhood coordinator Katie brings her experience working in small town Ontario to the City of Calgary by finding ways for business units to work better together in neighbourhoods. Katie is a proud Brock University Recreation and Leisure graduate and true “reccer” at heart.

Kendra Varoney has been with The City of Calgary for 10 years, working in both the Recreation and Calgary Neighbourhoods business units. As a Team Lead for Neighbourhood Connections and This is my neighbourhood, Kendra is working with a great team to increase collaboration across The Corporation and contribute to building inspired neighbourhoods.

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