Top 20 Under 20 2026 Judges

Thank you to our judges: Jonathan Anderson, Heather Campbell, Jeff Dyer, Sarah Imran, Käthe Lemon, Sarah Meilleur, Mark Starratt and Hayley Wall.

Jonathan Anderson

A strategic communications leader, Jonathan Anderson has vast experience in crisis communications, media and external affairs. His past roles include working with the Calgary Stampeders and Brookfield Properties, and, most recently, as director of alumni relations at Mount Royal University. As the former director of communications, marketing and events with Alberta Grains, he used public-relations initiatives to advocate for thousands of wheat and barley producers in our province.

 

Heather Campbell

An accomplished energy professional with a diverse, 30-year career, Heather Campbell focuses on energy transition, sustainability and inclusion. She is a board director with the Werklund Centre, a member of the Advisory Council for Western Engineering, and former co-chair of Alberta’s Anti-Racism Advisory Council. She’s received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, the Calgary Black Chambers Black Achievement Award in Energy, and the 2024 Harry Jerome Decade Leader Award.

 

Jeff Dyer

Jeff Dyer has served in the not-for-profit sector for more than 25 years, leading in agencies involved in poverty reduction, affordable housing, youth leadership development and ending homelessness. He serves as the CEO of Trellis Society, where he creates spaces for young people to thrive, leaders to grow and everyone to belong. He is also a member of the Neighbour Grants Committee with The Calgary Foundation and serves as board chair for A Way Home Canada, a national coalition tackling youth homelessness.

 

Sarah Imran

Sarah Imran serves as the director of career services at Mount Royal University. Since 2019, she has driven a comprehensive strategy overseeing experiential and work-integrated learning across university faculties. With a career spanning more than two decades in public post-secondary education, her expertise is deeply rooted in forging meaningful partnerships that bridge industry with academic rigour. She was formerly the associate dean at SAIT.

 

Käthe Lemon

Käthe Lemon is the president and co-owner of RedPoint Media Group, Calgary’s largest independent, locally owned media company. RedPoint publishes Avenue and The Scene and, through RPM Content Studio, creates award-winning custom publications, including Leap for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, spur for Calgary Foundation and Create Calgary for Calgary Arts Development. In 2025, she received the Achievement in Publishing award from the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association.

 

Sarah Meilleur

Sarah Meilleur is the CEO of Calgary Public Library. A recognized speaker at international conferences, she has authored numerous journal articles and lectures at Harvard University on library design. She led the design thinking, completion and launch of Calgary’s award-winning Central Library. She is an Avenue Top 40 Under 40 alum (2011), received the Queen Elizabeth ll Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022, and received a Blackfoot name of Pookaipiyakii, which translates to Children Dancing Woman, in 2023.

 

Mark Starratt

Principal of StarrGazer Advisory Inc. Mark Starratt was the founder and chair of the board of trustees for the Banff Sports Hall of Fame. He serves on the Cumming School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Calgary and as board chair for Alberta Veterinary Laboratories (Solvet). He was also a director of the Paralympic Foundation of Canada. He has been a Rotarian since 1997, and was the co-chair of the host organizing committee for the 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary.

 

Hayley Wall

Hayley Wall is the experience manager at the Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton, the largest YMCA facility in the world. With a Master of Science in kinesiology from the University of Lethbridge and a specialization in exercise psychology, she brings both academic insight and practical leadership to her role. She’s been part of YMCA Calgary since 2023, where she leads with energy, empathy, and a commitment to creating positive experiences for both her staff and members.

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This article appears in the March 2026 issue of Avenue Calgary.

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