Chima Nkemdirim

Staff & Board Category: Board of Directors

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Chima Nkemdirim | Photo: Samuel Obadero

Chima Nkemdirim

Board Chair, Principal, Rishi Nolan Strategies

A born and raised Calgarian, Chima is passionate about the arts and about building strong communities. He was Chief of Staff to Mayor Nenshi and prior to that he practiced law with Dentons LLP. Chima can often be seen attending arts events and festivals in our city and has volunteered on a number of arts boards including Alberta Theatre Projects and Arts Commons. In 2011, Chima was appointed as Queen’s Council by the Government of Alberta, and in 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to Canada.

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.