Today, all of us here at the ALS Society of Alberta would like to give a thankful and heartfelt goodbye to our Executive Director, Karen Caughey. After over 16 years of outstanding leadership and service to the ALS community, we congratulate her well-deserved retirement.

Karen has been the cornerstone of our mission to make each day the best possible day for Albertans living with and affected by ALS for many years, and her legacy is irreplicable. She always brings compassion, empathy and a warm spirit to everything and everyone she touches. Going above and beyond is the bare minimum for Karen: from personally meeting with countless clients and donors, organizing with sponsors and event hosts, to helping to make sandwiches at our Edmonton Walk.

Karen has been vigilant and dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition for our incoming Executive Director, Leslie Ring-Adams. Everything Karen has done during her tenure has been in service of making The ALS Society of Alberta as great as it possibly can be in its’ support of our families. Karen, words can barely describe the impact you have made. Thank you for everything you do, and everything you are!