Nancy Blair, Owner & Executive Director

Nancy is originally from Calgary, where she grew up hiking, biking, and skiing in the Canadian Rockies. After receiving her Honors Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario, she started her career in commercial lending at the Royal Bank in Toronto. As a banker, Nancy developed a passion for helping small businesses succeed and grow. She then went on to complete her MBA at the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, with a specialization in Organization & Strategy.

After business school, Nancy joined McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant where her focus was on helping organizations develop long-term strategies and effective organizational models. She then accepted a role as the VP – Corporate Strategy for a global photo-album company, based in Minneapolis.

Nancy splits her time between Canmore and Calgary where she is the office leader of Egon Zehnder International, the world's leading global executive search firm with additional practice areas in management appraisal and corporate governance. Nancy consults with clients across multiple industries to help them access the global talent pool for senior executives and board-level hiring.

Paul Zilligen, General Manager

Another long-time local, Paul has called Canmore and Banff home for 25+ years. After a year of globe trotting and 4 years completing his BA in Sociology at the University of Calgary, Paul returned to work for the Job Resource Centre to coordinate the Youth Connections Program. Paul moved on from the Job Resource Centre to take the helm managing the Banff Service Industry Network. Paul has worked in human resources for 8+ years and has been with Positive People Placement since early 2005. Paul is a mountain sports fanatic and spends his free time climbing rock, ice, mountaineering, kayaking, biking, and skiing. See you on the trails!

Aleks Zablotni-Schantz, Business Manager

Lesley Barkhouse, Operations Manager