Mary Ellen Neilson had a successful 30-year career in financial services, where she held various senior executive positions in a national bank and gained extensive experience in wealth management, risk management and corporate banking. In the nonprofit sector, she has served on and chaired various boards, committees and organizations. Mary Ellen was an Executive Director at the Association for Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured until her retirement in 2020.
Mary Ellen has her BCom from the University of Calgary, her MBA from York University, her CPA from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and her ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Current directorships
- Law Society of Alberta (Audit Committee, Vice Chair)
Past directorships
- University of Calgary Senate and Board of Governors (Finance Committee Chair)
- Art Gallery of Alberta
- Glenbow Museum Board of Governors
- Society of Management Accountants of Alberta
- YWCA of Calgary (Chair)
- Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (CEO)