YES, and... (2023)

Bill ChomikCreating Impactful Built Environments

Bill Chomik has practiced architecture for over four decades. Throughout his career, he has steadfastly focused on enhancing people’s lives through powerful design which blends, with equal weight, form and function. Bill has consistently striven to create impactful built environments that are at once beautiful and utilitarian. His work, which…

Wakefield BrewsterCalgary's Poet Laureate

In January 1999, Wakefield Brewster stepped onto his first stage as a Poet and Spoken Word Artist. Today, he is known as one of Canada’s most powerful Professional Performance Poets. A BlackMan raised in Toronto by parents from Barbados, he has resided in Calgary since 2016, and it is in…

Enyinnah OkereAdvancing Community Safety and Well-being

Enyinnah Okere is the Chief Operations Officer of the Edmonton Police Services’ Community Safety and Well-being Bureau. In his current role with EPS, he provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction in the delivery of services focusing on: o The centralization of resources and expertise to address the needs of those…

Shane Onyou | King NeptuneRoyal Readers

Shane Onyou Shane Onyou arrived on the Calgary drag scene in 2017 as the premier, sexy and sultry Daddy of the community. Throughout his career, Shane has not only been a popular performer at Twisted Element, Fake Mustache at Dicken's Pub, ISCCA events, or frankly anywhere with a stage, but…