Alison Karim-McSwiney

An award winning, creative minded Executive Director with over 20 years of demonstrated history of working in the urban renewal industry. Skilled in nonprofit organizational management, urban planning, crisis communications, event management, community economic development, social innovation, cultural and media relations. She has led the International Avenue revitalization project from inception and continues to build a just community for all who live, work and shop there. International Avenue is a vibrant business district with a diverse ethnic composition located on 17th Avenue S.E., from 26 to 61st streets, in Calgary, Alberta Canada.