About

Shannon Dalke is a fixture in Leduc’s business community. For the past twenty years, she has been co-owner of Rydal Construction. Shannon is also a certified birth doula, and since 2023 has owned and operated the Nurturing by Nature doula service.

Shannon serves on the Leduc Hub Association board, following an active role as a Hub volunteer and in service to her principles of altruism, support for the vulnerable, and positive change in communities.

Shannon and her husband have raised four children in Leduc, where they have lived since 2000.

Lisa Gatzke is an administrator at the Leduc Society for Christian Education and a bookkeeper at the Prairie Centre for Christian Education. She is also co-owner of Thunder Rolling, a local agricultural services company. Lisa is an experienced governance volunteer, having served on multiple boards for over 25 years.

Lisa serves on the Leduc Hub Association board as part of her lifelong calling to serve others and her commitment to positively impacting her community.

Lisa has lived in Leduc County for over 30 years, where she and her husband raised their two children.

Sandra Kerkhoff has worked as a Child and Youth Care worker for over 25 years and as a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder support specialist for Leduc County Family & Community Support Services since 2011.

Sandra serves on the Leduc Hub Association board following an active role as a Hub volunteer, as part of a long history of voluntary community service in the region, including as a Board Member of the Minor Hockey Association, Recreation Board Member for the Town of Calmar, with Girl Guides of Canada and Scouts Canada.

Joanne Koopmans is a Registered Psychologist and founder of Karunia Counselling. She has a Master’s Degree in Marital and Family Therapy and more than 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, community builder, and volunteer in the Leduc region. She sits on the Leduc Environmental Advisory Board and has collaborated with Leduc’s Family & Community Support Services as a pro-bono counselling service provider.

Joanne serves on the Leduc Hub Association board to help bridge the gap between the needs of Leduc’s vulnerable communities and the city’s available resources and services and to build on her early contributions to the 2008-2011 discussions that informed the development of the Leduc Regional Hub.

Joanne has been married for 48 years and is a mother to five children and grandmother to eight children.

Melody Miners is a social justice advocate who draws on lived experience to offer governance guidance to the Leduc Hub Association board. Melody is currently pursuing a Business Administration Accounting designation.

Melody serves on the Leduc Hub Association board to support those experiencing homelessness and other social challenges, offering Melody an opportunity to take meaningful action and to help those less fortunate in the spirit of empathy and resilience.

Melody lives in Leduc, where she raises her two young children.

Lindsay Sellinger is an investigator with the Alberta Ombudsman, an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta charged with ensuring fair treatment in the public sector.

Lindsay holds a Joint Master’s Degree in Social Work with Families and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and is a Registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers. Before her work with the Ombudsman’s office, Lindsay worked in various roles with Children and Family Services, Community Living BC, and various non-profit organizations.

Lindsay serves on the Leduc Hub Association board to help resume shelter operations and ensure access to respectful and dignified social services for all in the community.

Lindsay lives in Beaumont with her husband and stepson.

Shauna Smith is a passionate humanitarian who has been a Disability Service worker since 2010, supporting adults with developmental disabilities. Shauna also has 25 years of experience in the service industry and has volunteered with the Hub since it was established in a local church.

Shauna serves on the Leduc Hub Association board because the Hub’s mission aligns with the values of compassion, dignity, family and community and to offer everyone in Leduc essential living support.

Shauna has lived in Leduc for nearly 30 years, where she enjoys spending time with her husband and three adult daughters.

Nicole Weir is a Registered Nurse specializing in emergency room services and will soon graduate from medical school as a physician in 2025. Nicole is driven by a personal commitment to help advocate for all those in need, and he volunteered for several years with the Hub and the Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre.

Nicole serves on the Leduc Hub Association board to give back to her community and to leverage the skills she gained while serving as the Hub’s volunteer coordinator to help the organization increase its role in Leduc.