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

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

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

An avid volunteer, Carmelle is the current Chair ofthe Board for the Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta and Centre forSuicide Prevention, a current Board and Governance Committee member of ParksFoundation Calgary and a past Board and Governance Committee Chair with SportCalgary.  

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