Council Members
Mr. Marlin Styner - Chair
Marlin Styner of Red Deer has volunteered and worked within the disability community since 1981.
He has been a member of several different committees that deal with disability issues. These include the Canadian Paraplegic Association Advocacy Committee, the Provincial Barrier-Free Transportation Committee, the Spinal Cord Injury Collaboration Initiative, the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (National) and the Alberta Disability Coalition.
Marlin has advocated for persons with disabilities and presented on such topics as injury prevention, motivation, Universal Design and barrier-free access, transition and living with a disability, and disability and travel.
Ms. Iris Evans – Deputy Chair
Iris Evans has been MLA for Sherwood Park since 1997.
In addition to serving as an MLA, Ms Evans also serves on the following standing committees: Members' Services, Legislative Offices, and Private Bills.
In her 13 years with government she has served as Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, Minister of Finance and Enterprise, Municipal Affairs, Children's Services, Health and Wellness, and Employment, Immigration and Industry.
Ms. Evans' career to date comprises numerous highlights such as creating legislation to support children with disabilities and enhance child welfare, introducing a framework to improve health care policy and serving as the government's lead international marketer and promoter to position Alberta as a prime destination for immigration and investment.
Mr. Dan Bojarski
Dan Bojarski is from St. Brides, near St. Paul. He is a businessman who has demonstrated great capacity for and success in hiring employees with a variety of disabilities.
Dan likes to describe how these employees have also become his friends. As a result of his experiences, Dan promotes inclusive employment practices. He is an industrial engineering technologist and a director of the St. Paul and District Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Bryce Clarke
Bryce Clarke of Ardrossan has worked as a police officer with the Edmonton Police Service for over ten years.
He is proficient at public speaking and conflict resolution, and has been honorary Chair of the Edmonton Rick Hanson Wheels in Motion event.
Bryce is involved in the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) program at the University of Alberta’s Steadward Center. This exercise clinic offers assisted physical activity opportunities to individuals with spinal cord injuries.
As a quadriplegic, Bryce brings to Council his experiences of living with a disability in a rural area.
Mr. Mike Hambly
Mike Hambly of Calgary currently works with the Canadian Paraplegic Association. His role is to decrease employment barriers for people with disabilities and to help them find work.
Mike has participated on a number of committees, including the Access Calgary Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee on Accessibility, and many other related disability committees.
Mike brings a unique perspective to Council. He is blind, has paraplegia and uses a guide dog that has been trained to support his use of a manual wheelchair. He also operates his own business which converts information into Braille.
Dr. John Latter
Dr. John Latter is from Calgary and is currently a professor and the Medical Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Latter’s career includes many years of dedication and special interest in the area of children and youth with physical disabilities.
Mr. Austin Mardon
Austin Mardon of Edmonton has been a member of several committees over the years, including the Edmonton Public Library Board, the Alberta Disabilities Forum, the Edmonton Clubhouse Society, the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta (Edmonton Chapter), and the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta (Provincial Chapter).
He lives with a mental illness and believes that including people with mental illnesses in the community is important and can substantially improve their quality of life.
Austin has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles and several books. He received the Congressional Antarctic Service Medal (U.S) in 1988, and in October of 2007 was invested with the Order of Canada for Mental Health Advocacy.
Mr. Brad Robertson
Brad Robertson of Calgary has been a strong advocate of people with disabilities through the Disability Action Hall for the past seven years. He has worked as a self-employed courier in Calgary for the past six years and a courier for a reproduction company in Calgary for nine years.
Brad has a developmental disability/pervasive developmental disorder and an obsessive compulsive disorder. He has been a client advocate for the Calgary Society of Persons with Disabilities and has also been involved with Boy Scouts as a Beaver leader for over 17 years.
Brad is a very thoughtful person with a great memory, and he is committed to the improvement of services for all Albertans with disabilities.
Ms. Amber Skoog
Amber Skoog of Picture Butte, near Lethbridge, lives with reduced vision. She currently works as an alternate format editor and learning strategist with Lethbridge College.
Amber has various certifications in health and education. She has considerable experience working with seniors and persons with disabilities.
Amber is dedicated to using her personal experience and substantial knowledge to address disability issues for individuals and communities.
Mrs. Kuen Tang
Kuen Tang of Edmonton currently works as a client services coordinator with the Canadian Paraplegic Association.
Kuen also creates logos, constructs the text for graphic novels, and works with wood. She has taught computer skills to people with disabilities and at-risk youth at the Ability Society of Alberta.
Kuen brings to Council her experience volunteering at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, where she demonstrated life-management skills during Spinal Cord Injury Week and the Children's Wheelchair Camp.
Kuen has been recognized for her groundbreaking graduation from the University of Alberta, where she earned a Bachelor of Elementary Education. She continues to demonstrate that it is possible for a person with quadriplegia to achieve great success.
Ms. Pamela Wagner
Pamela Wagner is a registered social worker and certified human resources professional. She has worked for 30 years in not-for-profit disability service organizations, helping people and organizations make a better connection between themselves and their environment.
Pam holds a Master of Educational Psychology degree with a specialization in rehabilitation services. She owns and operates a human resources company in Medicine Hat and previously served on the board of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work.
Ms. Carmen Wyton
Carmen Wyton of St. Albert currently works in stakeholder relations and previously was the president and CEO of Special Olympics Alberta. She has also been the president and executive director of the Multiple Sclerosis Society (Alberta Division), director of development for the Arthritis Society (Alberta and NWT Division), managing director of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and executive director of the Southeast Edmonton Seniors Association.
Carmen is well known and respected for her knowledge of and commitment to improving the lives of people with disabilities. She is recognized for her ability to apply innovative programming to meet the needs of organizations and clients.
As Carmen herself has Multiple Sclerosis, she also brings the perspective of having a progressive disability.
