I'm Chris Gilbert, based in Edmonton, and I'm seeking board and advisory seats with Alberta nonprofits, charities, and faith-based organizations. After years of running my own studio full time, I now have the calendar to serve properly, not just attend.
I can tell whether a website, donor data, and communications are genuinely protected, and translate technical vulnerabilities into risk language a board can act on.
Nearly three decades shaping how organizations present themselves online. I can help a board weigh whether messaging actually matches practice.
I've run a service business end to end, quoting, delivery, finance, and operations, so I read a budget as an operator, not a spectator.
Years serving nonprofits, charities, and heritage organizations as a vendor. I understand how volunteer boards actually make decisions.
I'm genuinely available, not treating a board seat as a networking opportunity.
I want a committee assignment, governance, risk, technology, or communications, where there's substantive work to do between meetings.
I read materials before meetings, submit questions in advance when it helps, and keep clear records of commitments made.
I won't take paid work from any organization I serve as director for. Where a decision touches my professional field, I disclose it and recuse myself.
Based in Edmonton, able to attend in person across the Edmonton region and Alberta, and available to attend remotely for boards across Canada and the United States.
I've worked in web design and digital support since 1998. I hold an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design from Fanshawe College and an Honours Diploma in Sales and Marketing from Westervelt College.
For years I ran a solo studio serving nonprofits, trades, faith communities, authors, and small businesses across Alberta. I have ten years with Rotary across Red Deer East, Nisku-Leduc and Sherwood Park, and I help run a food bank depot through Freedom Centre Church.
I have not yet sat as a director on a governing board, though I have sat in club administration with the Rotary Club of Red Deer East. Twenty-eight years working alongside boards as a vendor has given me a clear view of their decision-making patterns, information gaps, and blind spots, and I'd rather say that plainly than overstate my credentials. This would be my first seat on a governing board.
Live work, not a portfolio of mock-ups. Each of these is a nonprofit, charity, heritage, or mission-driven client.
A 52-finding site audit for Alberta's provincial heritage society, with a scoped follow-on plan for membership reflow and board reporting.
Visit →Nonprofit site for an organization providing holiday assistance and year-round family support programs, including donation infrastructure.
Visit →Practice site for family mediation services, sensitive subject matter, plain-language structure, with a self-serve fee calculator.
See the case study →Email management and migration for the minor hockey association's staff and volunteer accounts.
Visit →Club administration support, keeping membership records, communications, and club systems running smoothly.
Visit →Managed remote meetings using Zoom and Owl technology, keeping hybrid attendance smooth for members joining in person and online.
Visit →Happy to send a one-page biography, provide references, or meet with a nominating committee. No obligation, and no sales pitch, I'm not looking for clients.
