Meet Our Board of Directors

Jonathan is a professional in the learning & leadership development space with experience in multiple sectors, including energy, non-profit, regulatory, and government. Jonathan worked with Suncor Energy for over a decade, and previously served as chief operating officer with the LeadWell Foundation, as vice president of accreditation with the Certified Management Accountants of Alberta, a consultant with the Calgary Centre for Non-Profit Management, a programs officer and Associate, Finance with the Parliamentary Centre in Ottawa, and served as an advisor to the Canadian delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly (subsequently the NATO Parliamentary Assembly).

Since 2010, Jonathan has been CEO, co-founder and co-curator with TEDxCalgary, and has served on a number of local and national boards, including chairing the board of the Canadian Community Leadership Network. Jonathan holds a B.A. (Honours) in Political Science and History from Carleton University, and a Master’s in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.

Lieutenant-Colonel Martin embarked on his military journey in 1972 serving with the Governor General's Foot Guards in Ottawa. Progressing through various ranks and courses, he transitioned to officer training in 1974 while attending Carleton University and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1977. 
 
Over the years, he undertook progressively challenging logistics roles across different military units and headquarters, showcasing his expertise in both command and staff positions.
Lieutenant-Colonel Martin’s assignments involved commanding Transport, Administration, and Supply units, as well as serving as a quartermaster and logistics operations officer. 

Noteworthy deployments include serving as the 1 PPCLI Quartermaster in Cyprus in 1984 and as the first Canadian G4 in the former Yugoslavia. Lieutenant-Colonel Martin also pursued professional development through courses such as Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff, Advanced Logistics Officers, and Joint Reserve and Staff.
 
Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 2001, he held significant roles such as Commanding Officer of 14 (Calgary) Service Battalion, Deputy Commander of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, and Canadian Forces Liaison Officer for South Alberta until his retirement in 2012. 
 
Beyond his military career, he ventured into education and the private sector, working with the Calgary Board of Education, General Dynamics Canada, and the Corps of Commissionaires. His final employment was as a Business Strategist with The City of Calgary.

Alex is a chartered professional accountant (CPA) and certified general accountant (CGA) with over 15 years of accounting and finance experience in the construction, oil and gas service, banking, and not-for profit fields. He holds a bachelor’s degree in geophysics and geology. He is currently a part of the finance team within the City of Calgary supporting the Recreation business unit.

Chinyere currently works with the Canada Revenue Agency and is a reservist with HMCS Tecumseh. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos and is a Payroll Compliance Practitioner. She is currently pursuing a Professional Masters in Public Administration from Queens University. Chinyere is married to Charles, who is also a reservist, and they have three children.

Glen grew up in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and graduated from what is now called Sask. Polytechnic Moose Jaw. An Instrumentation diploma brought him a long career in Steel, Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries including many successful Industrial projects.

Moving to Alberta with his wife Diane for one of the oil booms in 1977 they have remained in Alberta since that time. Since 1981 he has resided in Red Deer, Alberta.

The family was started in Red Deer with 2 boys and a girl and now 2 grandchildren have been added also in Red Deer.

Glen’s oldest Son Drew joined the RCCS reserves out of Red Deer in 2001 and has served on tours in Goland Heights and Afghanistan. Drew is presently a Master Warrant Officer with the Signal Core in Red Deer.

Although active in many sports over the years Glen has now retired from Martial Arts and plans to stay with some pickle ball and attend the gym every morning he can.

Mark is a retired financial services professional consultant, specializing in effective human resource management services, focusing on optimizing how organizations can maximize the pay, benefits, pensions and other “rewards” they provide. Organizations with whom Mark worked included the largest employers in Canada in a variety of industries such as petrochemical, transportation, banking, high tech, retail, communications, governmental and not-for-profit groups.

Mark was located throughout North America, being domiciled in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, Seattle, Miami, Toronto, and (since 2001) here in Calgary where he served as Managing Principal for Western Canada for his firm until his retirement in 2011. Mark was a national expert in retiree benefit programs, having contributed expert testimony to the Supreme Court of Canada. Since his retirement, he has provided contracted professional services.

Mark also volunteered for various organizations including the United Way of Calgary and Area, The Light the Night event sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Calgary, and the Calgary French and International School.

Mark enjoys many outdoor activities including working around his family’s ranch and horses in Rocky View County and keeping up with his 3 grown children. His youngest son is an Officer Cadet at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.

Lieutenant Colonel Sealy-Thompson joined the British Army in 1984 and after completing his officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1986.

He spent his early career as a combat engineer commander in UK, Germany and Northern Ireland, qualifying as an Army Diver, Diving Supervisor, Weapons and Explosive Search Advisor and Parachutist.

As a Major he completed an extended period with a specialist intelligence organisation in Northern Ireland, before serving as a staff officer in the UK’s Ist Armoured Division Headquarters. He commanded an Armoured Engineer Squadron in Germany; including tours in Poland, Kenya and Northern Ireland. Post command, he served as the Principal Engineer Training Officer at the British Army’s Training Unit at CFB Suffield.

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 2004, he assumed responsibility for coordinating the British Army’s engineering operations in Iraq, before commanding at the British Army’s Combat Engineer School. This included leading training teams to Cyprus, Nigeria, Kenya and Colombia. He attended the Australian Advanced Command and Staff Course, where he was awarded the Governor General of Australia’s Sword, as the best student in his year.

Posted to Paris, he planned and coordinated the European Union’s military deployment to Central Africa, before commanding the Army’s Adventurous Training Group and subsequently the British Garrison in Kabul, Afghanistan. His last job before retirement from the British Army was as Commander of the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation, responsible for the training estate in Canada and Belize.

Having gained Canadian citizenship, Lieutenant Colonel Sealy-Thompson joined the Army Reserve in December 2017 in the rank of Major as the Officer Commanding 33 Engineer Squadron, based in Calgary. He completed a short-term training team deployment to Morocco in 2018. He was appointed as the CFLC LO in September 2019 in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and subsequently appointed Deputy Commander 41 Canadian Brigade Group in September 2022.

Lieutenant Colonel Sealy-Thompson has completed 11 operational tours of duty, including the Falkland Islands, five tours of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Chad, Central African Republic, Columbia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was awarded commendations by the Queen for his service in Northern Ireland and by the Head of the Canadian Forces for his service in Afghanistan. He holds a post graduate diploma in Defence Studies, an MA in Strategy and Management and an MBA. He is member of the City and Guilds Institute and the Institution of Royal Engineers.

In his civilian employment he works for ATCO as the General Manager for their USA operations. He resides in the Foothills with his wife Lesley and their teenage children Alexandra and James.

As a senior lawyer, Tom, in drawing on proven leadership and strategic planning capabilities, provides broad based legal advisory services on a variety of resource-based projects with a national and international perspective. 

Tom is active in the community, sitting on boards for not-for-profit organizations, has coached hockey at the Junior level and with Hockey Canada coaching high performance hockey development camps provincially, and has instructed hockey with the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary. Tom is also a certified outdoor alpine instructor and is active in mountaineering participating in alpine and ice climbs in the Canadian Cordillera, Alaska, and Karakoram.  A former commissioned officer of the Canadian Armed Forces, outdoor specialist for specific army units, and as a former pilot has assisted in delivering Power Pilot Training for air cadets.  

Lieutenant-Colonel (Re'td) William Patton, OMM, CD, MD, is very pleased to be joining MFRC Calgary as a Board Member. Will is a born and raised Southern Albertan and son of an RCMP officer who is very happy to be returning to Calgary after many years away. A graduate of the University of Alberta medical school, he completed his residency in Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University, Kingston, & the University of Alberta, Edmonton. He practiced as an Emergency Physician at the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton for thirty-five years, serving as an Associate Clinical Professor with an interest in traumatology and medical education. Will also served as a Medical Officer with the Canadian Armed Forces for twenty-five years. He was posted to 1 Field Ambulance where he served as Base Surgeon Edmonton during much of the Afghanistan War, and lead the healthcare team that cared for many ill & injured soldiers from that conflict. Other postings included 41 Brigade Surgeon where he took a particular interest in mental health and suicide prevention, National Reserve Medical Advisor CFHS HQ Ottawa where he advocated for the unique medical needs of Reservists, Senior Staff Officer Directorate Mental Health CFHS HQ Ottawa in charge of clinical programming and suicide prevention, and lastly returning home to 1 Health Services Group Edmonton as the 3rd Canadian Division Surgeon. Will’s deployments include multiple domestic operations, the Golan Heights, Haiti, and Afghanistan where he was the Officer Commanding/Chief Trauma Team Leader Role 3 NATO Hospital, Kandahar.

Recently retired from his civilian Emergency Medicine practice and the CAF, Will and his wife Carolyn, who serves as the Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel to 6 Intelligence Company, are both very happy to be coming home. They both clearly understand the unique circumstances that military families face, Will is very honoured to have this opportunity to give back to the organization which has played a huge role in his family’s life, and to assist military families like his own.

Will is currently working as a Health Services Officer with the RCMP, and volunteers with The Military Museum. He enjoys the beauty of Southern Alberta, golf which he plays badly, and especially his grandchildren.