LeeCaring Communities is a non-profit charitable organization, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Darryl Diletzoy - Chair

Darryl Diletzoy is an experienced Senior Financial and Operational Leader having extensive experience in the health care sector. Darryl’s career experience includes senior finance roles at Capital Care, Alberta Health Services, and thirteen years as Chief Financial and Operations Officer at the Alberta Cancer Foundation. In addition to his health care experience, he is familiar with the governance and management requirements of non-profit charitable organizations.

Darryl has been a Director of LeeCaring Communities since 2021.

 

Wendy King - Vice Chair

Wendy is a retired CEO, Certified Executive Coach and CPA, CMA with over 35 years of executive leadership and business experience.  During her career, she consulted with business owners on financial risk and management, Leadership development and succession planning.  She has successfully led organizations through significant change, navigating challenging conditions primarily in the continuing care sector.

Wendy has been on the Board of LeeCaring Communities since September 2023.

 

Selikke Janes-Kelley - Secretary

Selikke Janes-Kelley has an extensive background in healthcare operations through a career that included starting as a general duty nurse, to eventually taking on roles including Director of Child Health and Critical Care for the Royal Alexandra Hospital and Stollery Children’s Hospital, Senior Operating Officer – Child Health Program, and Site Executive Director, Royal Alexandra Hospital. Selikke has also held faculty positions at the U of A Faculty of Nursing. She currently also sits on the Board of the Boyle McCauley Health Centre.

Selikke has been a Director of LeeCaring Communities since 2021.

 

Vivien Chu - Treasurer

Vivien is the Director, Academic Budget and Planning at University of Alberta. In her current role, Vivien provides high-quality strategic budgeting, forecasting, planning and advisory support. Vivien previously managed Faculty operations (Finance, HR, IT, Space, Student Services and Administrative) at the University of Alberta. As an assurance manager, she also specialized in private enterprise and the not-for-profit sector. Vivien is an active member of the community and joined the LCC Board in 2025.

 

Nancy Zhang - Director

Nancy is a Senior Project Manager for the Ministry of Alberta Justice and Solicitor General.  Nancy also has experience as a Prosecution Business Strategist, Researcher and Quality Assurance Coordinator.  She has a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Economics and Law from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts in Sociology from Queen’s University.

Nancy has been a Director of LeeCaring Communities since 2019.

 

Linda Huebscher - Director

Linda Huebscher retired in 2016 after serving 20 years as legal counsel for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, appearing before various labour, employment and professional tribunals, as well as all level of courts in Alberta.

Currently, Ms. Huebscher is completing her seventh year on the Board of Directors for the Fort McMurray Airport Authority.  As a part-time Appeals Commissioner for the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board, Linda completed various courses towards a Certificate in Administrative Justice from the Foundation for Administrative Justice.  Ms. Huebscher is on the Board of Director for the Fort McMurray Airport Authority and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Linda joined the Board in 2024

 

Mandy Quon - Director

Mandy is the Assistant Dean, Faculty of Native Studies, Dean of Students and Graduate Studies and the University of Alberta. She has a master’s degree from Carleton University in Philanthropy and Non-Profit Management which she received in 2024. She is a highly motivated individual with a proven success in achieving fundraising metrics and targets and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders in creating successful fund development strategies.

Mandy joined the Board in 2024.

 

Corine Schalm - Director

Corrine has an extensive background in Alberta’s continuing care sector.  Over 30 years of leadership experience, she held diverse positions, ranging from Assistant Deputy Ministry, Continuing Care with the Ministry of Health in Alberta to corporate and capital planning with Capital Care to Vice-President, Shepherd’s Care Foundation. She has a strong and ongoing commitment to the well-being of older adults and is a constant advocate of, and developer of, innovative programs for new models in continuing care. She has a keen interest in developing organizational capacity in the application of evidence to improve practice and policy and is regularly sought out as a partner in research initiatives. She has authored/co-authored peer reviewed publications in academic journals and has over 100 presentations at conferences/ workshops/ invited groups.

Corine joined the Board in 2025

 

Alexander Yiu - Director

Alexander has practiced law since 2007 and is currently a Litigation Partner with Ackroyd LLP, a firm joined in 2017. His current practice has an emphasis on indigenous, administrative and environmental law. During his career he has also served as legal counsel to the Court of Appeal of Alberta.

Alex received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta in 2007 and a Master of Laws from McGill University in 2010. He has continued his interest in academia as a sessional instructor at the U of A faculty of law where he lectures on Professional Responsibility and Civil Procedure. He frequently presents on topics and instructs courses offered by the Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA).

 

Truman Severson - Executive Director

Truman has over 25 years of continuing care experience in Alberta and British Columbia in the not-for-profit sector. He has held a variety of positions including President as well as Vice President with responsibility for areas including human resources, project development, strategic planning and innovation, and fund development.  Truman has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta, a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary, and Master of Business Administration from Royal Roads.

Truman has been serving as the Executive Director of LeeCaring Communities since October 2018.