IMC Team Members

Much of our insight comes from the experience of our team members. IMC takes considerable pride in its team, and the fact that over 25 team members are former clients.

Laurie Stretch

Laurie is a senior communications and stakeholder relations consultant with 25 years of experience including agency, corporate and government roles. In senior agency positions, she led a major initiative supporting TransCanada’s Energy East project, supported stakeholder relations for a pipeline in B.C. to serve the LNG industry, and led communications efforts for CAPP, the Government of Alberta, Shell Canada, Talisman, NSolv and others. She also led the teams undertaking stakeholder mapping projects for Pembina Pipelines and CAPP. At Petro-Canada, Laurie was a founding member of the Aboriginal Relations Team, and part of the project team that built the MacKay River SAGD Project. A native Edmontonian who has lived in Calgary for 20 years, Laurie has also worked with the City of Calgary and several Calgary civic institutions.

Our Team

Neil Kaarsemaker

Neil Kaarsemaker

Neil brings a deep and varied background with 20 years of operational, customer service and sales management experience in the financial services sector and 20 years of senor level industry…
Lyle Shipley

Lyle Shipley

Lyle is a management consultant with over 25 years of experience in strategy, organizational development, leadership, marketing, communications and business development. He consults to corporations, government and non-profit organizations helping…
Chris Gratton

Chris Gratton

Chris, born and raised in Edmonton, AB. Now living in Fort Saskatchewan with his wife and two boys. Chris has 15 years of supervisory and management experience. Also experience in…

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