Karen Prentice

Karen Prentice K.C., ICD.D has over 35 years of combined legal, executive management and governance experience. Most recently she served on the board of directors of TSX traded Alcanna Inc. She was a director of Matrix Solutions Inc., chaired the Board of Trustees of CANMARC REIT and served for six years as a member of the Alberta Securities Commission. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice- President of ENMAX Corporation responsible for legal services, corporate governance, human resources, facilities, environment, health and safety, government relations and corporate communication functions.

Her extensive not for profit governance experience includes having been a director or chair of over a dozen boards spanning the diverse sectors of visual, performing and literary arts, mathematics, science, conservation and advanced education. She currently is a director of The National Music Centre, The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Calgary Arts Foundation. Previously she was the Chair of the Banff International Research Station for Innovation and Discovery, a member of the boards of The Walrus Foundation, OCAD University, the National Arts Centre Foundation, Canada's National History Society, Calgary's Telus Spark, the Calgary YWCA and the Ottawa Art Gallery.

In 2022 she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) for her service to her peers, to her community, to Alberta and to Canada.