Cheryl Best

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Cheryl is an organizational guru, bringing extensive business and financial insight to strategically support the vision of InceptionU. She spent 15 years as a Development Engineer in Alberta’s energy industry and is a previous learner from InceptionU’s Evolve Cohort 2. Cheryl is a fantastic example of someone who has successfully pivoted her career into Calgary’s thriving tech ecosystem.

Curious by nature and passionate about creating efficient processes, she is the driving force behind our work with the Alberta Government and securing funding for our learners and future training programs. She also ensures that InceptionU’s legal, accounting, and business structures align to ultimately help support our learners and innovation community to be future fit.

Cheryl spends much of her spare time guiding her kids through their own adventures, hanging out with her dog and reading a great page turner.

What essential skill is helping you to be future fit?

“I have an understanding that just because I took engineering does not mean that I have to be an engineer for life. Transitions are possible and rewarding!”