Carmelle brings a unique combination of law andbusiness experience to Walsh.

She is known for providing practical legal advice that helps her clients achieve their business goals, and for applying a practical legal lens to all aspects of her work. Her passion for people is grounded in significant employment, labour and privacy law experience, and evidenced by her volunteer commitments in the mental health field.

Carmelle’s more than 30 years of legal experience include 25 as in-house legal counsel to large corporations. She was the firstGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary at a large federally regulated entity, providing all legal services including employment and labour,corporate/commercial, real estate and leasing, financing, and litigation support. Her executive leadership portfolios have included people and human resources, environment and sustainability, enterprise risk management, safety, security and compliance, communications, and external affairs. Carmelle worked for 20 years with major energy companies in Calgary, leading at various times employment and privacy law, corporate security and investigations, cybersecurity, corporate contract management, and enterprise and financial risk portfolios. She has also held the role of Chief Audit Executive. 

An avid volunteer, Carmelle is the current Chair of the Board for the Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention, a current Board and Governance Committee member of Parks Foundation Calgary and a past Board and Governance Committee Chair with Sport Calgary.  

When not working or volunteering, Carmelle can be found on the ski hill. Carmelle and her family are also motorcycle racing enthusiasts, having travelled to watch MotoGP races at their favourite venue in Austin, Texas.  Carmelle also enjoys sitting in front of the fire at her mountain home reading the latest in historical fiction.