Kara Flynn
ICD.D
Director

Kara Flynn is an experienced board director with extensive Chair experience. She is an ESG 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 at 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’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for work with Indigenous communities across Canada.

Current directorships and appointments

• Vytal Filtration Inc.
• Coast to Coast Experiences Inc. (Chair)
• Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/ Francis Winspear Centre for Music
• Edmonton Elks Football Club (Audit and Finance Chair)

Past directorships and appointments

• CNC Industries Inc.
• Telus World of Science (Chair)
• Nature Conservancy of Canada, Alberta
• Keyano College Board of Governors (Chair)
• Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (National Co-Chair)
• Mining Associations of Canada, Indigenous Relations Committee (Chair)
• Aboriginal Human Resources Council of Canada