Dr. Harjot Kaur Singh is a dynamic and knowledgeable speaker and lecturer to Interfaith groups and a distinguished representative of the Calgary Sikh community. Among her leadership roles in the Sikh community, Dr. Singh is the Chair of the Sikh Advisory Committee of the University of Calgary Faith and Spirituality Centre, the Board of Director of the Guru Amar Das Niwas Seniors Nursing Home Association, the past Chair of the International Khalsa Council, and the Inaugural Lil Faider Scholar – in – Residence for the Beth Tzedec Synagogue. She currently is on the Board of Directors of Sikhnet and was a trustee on the Siri Singh Sahib Corporation. She has also been an integral part of Calgary Women in Spirituality. She was awarded the Pluralism Award of Excellence from the University of Calgary in 2017. Dr. Singh works in private practice as a family physician. 

Married 42 years with four children and 12 grandchildren, Dalton considers his children as his legacy. He has an education degree and an MBA, but his passion became small business. Dalton is now retired and has volunteered with Calgary Interfaith Council since 2017. He currently serves as a lay clergyman (bishop) in a local congregation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is usually a five-year calling.

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Sarah Arthurs, B.A. (Theology), M. Ed., R. Psych. (Retired) is the first executive director of the Calgary Interfaith Council. She enjoys working with the board and volunteers and getting to know members. She is excited to support the work of CIC in being an open space of belonging, a space where we discover what our faiths have in common, the delightful differences, and where we embrace the call to love our neighbours and welcome the stranger. She is a member of Hillhurst United Church and lives at Prairie Sky Cohousing Cooperative, where she has neighbours to love everyday!

Eva Torn Thomas has engaged in interfaith activities in the Slovak Republic, British Columbia, and for the last decade, in Calgary. Eva has degrees in criminology and psychology, business administration, as well as a certificate in economy and management of non-profit organizations. Eva’s other interests include protecting our environment and social justice.

The Rev. Samaya Oakley (she/her/her’s) serves as the Minister for the Calgary Unitarians. She holds at the heart of her ministry the importance of relationships and compassion. She is a strong believer in social justice and interfaith work. Her Unitarian Universalist theology calls us to be active agents for love and justice in the world.

Fr. Adrian Martens is the representative from the Catholic Diocese of Calgary. He is also the Episcopal Vicar for Lay Associations and Coordinator of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Diocese. He also works at the Head Office for the Calgary Catholic School District as the Ordained District Chaplain. 

Brought up in the universal ideals of Shri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda since childhood, Anirban Bosu has been associated with The Vedanta Society of Calgary since October 2004. Currently he is the president of the society. He has been conducting Spiritual Development and Value Orientation Programs for children and adults, for over 40 years. He is a professional in the electric power utility sector, currently working for TransAlta in Calgary. 

Originally from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg, Deborah Shnay’s career has encompassed private sector, public sector and NGO work in hospital administration, conference management and community development.  Deborah arrived in Calgary in 2004 and switched gears to teach English as a Second Language to adult immigrants. Deborah has been involved in community work with Inn from the Cold, Calgary Interfaith Council, the Calgary Public Library and Beth Tzedec Congregation. In 2018 she was honoured with the Shem Tov Award for dedicated volunteer service from the Calgary Jewish Federation. 

Dr. Jayashree Thatte Bhat, M.Sc. M.A. Ph.D. is an Elected Senator of the University of Calgary, founder and advisor for the Hindu Chaplaincy at the University of Calgary, a medical researcher, the author of 8 books, a member of the board of trustees for many non-profit organizations in Calgary. She is a performer, trainer and visiting professor of Indian classical music. Jayashree has received many coveted Awards including the Alberta Centennial Gold Medal for her Community and Cross-Cultural work for the last 30 years.

Rabbi Mark Glickman is the spiritual leader of Temple B’nai Tivkah, and the former chairman of the Calgary Interfaith Council. Originally from the US, Rabbi Glickman has been here in Calgary for seven years, and is the author of two books, with a third on the way. He and his wife, Caron, are the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of three adorable grandchildren. 

Reverend Tony Snow is an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada and a member of the Stoney Nakoda Sioux First Nation in Morley, Alberta. He is a direct descendent of signatories to Treaty Number 7. Tony works as the Indigenous Minister for Chinook Winds Region (southern Alberta) and Pacific Mountain (BC) and is the Lead Minister for the Urban Indigenous Circle. He is a member of the Calgary Interfaith Council, Climate Action Network Canada and the National United Church Common Table toward becoming an Anti-Racist Denomination. 

nwar Mohiuddin hails from India. He moved to Calgary after working around the world for 20 years, and loves Canada as his second and final home. An Engineering graduate in Telecommunications, he has Project Management Professional credentials. Anwar’s passion is to serve the community beyond boundaries of religion and ethnicity, respecting and loving nature and its creatures, especially humans and children.  He has more than 15 years of volunteer experience, is on the board of the Muslim Council of Calgary, and is also the President of Youth Leadership Academy of Canada.

Larry Spackman and his wife Flora have five children and 14 grandchildren. He has held many volunteer positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is currently serving as the Temple President of the Calgary Alberta Temple. He is a professional engineer with an MBA and has been the president and is currently a director of a number of companies in the energy industry.