Speakers
Deputy Mayor Dan Iveson
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Biography:
Don Iveson graduated with his BA in Political Science in 2001. Prior to that he was Managing Editor of the Gateway, the U of A’s official student newspaper. He spent the last year of his degree on exchange at the University of Toronto. He stayed in Toronto an additional year to serve as president of Canadian University Press (CUP), a national news and professional development organization comprised of more than 70 university newspapers.
In 2002, Iveson returned to Edmonton, and became the Business Manager of the Gateway,. Under his management, the paper’s revenues increased by almost 50 per cent in 3 years. Prior to his running for City Council, he was the director of the advocacy department for the University of Alberta’s Students’ Union, where he led negotiations with the city to implement a Universal Bus Pass for all students at the U of A. Iveson remains linked to the U of A by serving as president of the Gateway Alumni Association. He has also volunteered for Public Interest Alberta, Canada25, the Alberta Debate and Speech Association, and the Alberta Sailing Association.
In October 2007, Iveson was elected city councillor for Ward 5, and is the youngest member serving on City Council in Edmonton. Iveson is also an active member of his community. While living in downtown Edmonton from 2003 to 2005, he served as a director of the Fifth Street Lofts Condominium Association, worked with the coalition opposing the Baccarat Casino expansion, and advocated for better urban design in the warehouse district. Since moving to Malmo with his wife, he assumed the role of Vice-President of the Malmo Plains Community League which he has since resigned from due to his duties on City Council. In his capacity as a Councillor, Iveson also serves on the Edmonton Public Library Board and the River Valley Alliance. He has also been asked to take a leading role in environment and sustainability initiatives in the City of Edmonton.