Alberta Council of Disability Services

Service Provider Partnership Committee

Co-chaired by ACDS and Ministry of Community and Social Services, this committee has ACDS members and government staff collaborating to address emerging and chronic issues to improve community disability services.

ACDS members participating this year

  • Calgary Scope Society (CEO Ryan Geake; ACDS Board Chair) 
  • Drumheller and Region Transition Society (ED Lorelei Martin; ACDS Board Director) 
  • Robin Hood Association (CEO Ann Marie LePan; ACDS Board Vice Chair) 
  • Winnifred Stewart Association (Sue Gilchrist; ACDS Board Director)
  • Alberta Council of Disability Services (Andrea Hesse;ACDS CEO)

Contract Management Opportunities Working Group  

  • Community Living Alternative Services (ED Todd Rich) 
  • Drumheller and Region Transition Society (ED Lorelei Martin; ACDS Board Director)  
  • Lethbridge Family Services (Director of Disability Services Dianne Kotkas) 
  • Signature Support Services Society (ED Darrin Stubbs) 

Red Tape Reduction Working Group  

  • Care Human Services (CEO Rilla Websdale; ACDS Board Secretary) 
  • MirkaCare Services Inc. (CEO Peter Stoye) 
  • Rehoboth Christian Ministries (Director of Corporate Services Janice Gerbrandt) 
  • St. Paul Abilities Network (Interim ED Trina Cameron) 
  • Taber Special Needs Society (ED Krista Douglas)