Kara Flynn is an experienced board director with extensive Chair experience. She is a sustainability-focused professional with strong governance, management, regulatory, government relations, Indigenous consultation, sustainability and public relations skills. She is an executive and director skilled at developing winning strategies that balance risk, fiscal and human resources, stakeholder issues and regulatory requirements.
Kara received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and has her ICD.D designation, graduating as valedictorian from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She won the 2019 John Aldred Leadership Award, the 2014 C-Suite Community Relations Executive of the Year from Alberta Oil Magazine and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work with Indigenous communities across Canada.
Current directorships and appointments
- Edmonton Elks Football Club (Audit and Finance Chair)
- Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Francis Winspear Centre for Music
- Vytal Filtration Inc.
Past directorships and appointments
- Aboriginal Human Resources Council of Canada
- Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (National Co-Chair)
- CNC Industries Inc.
- Coast to Coast Experiences Inc. (Chair)
- Keyano College Board of Governors (Chair)
- Mining Associations of Canada, Indigenous Relations Committee (Chair)
- Nature Conservancy of Canada, Alberta
- TELUS World of Science (Chair)