chrystal skead, cpm®, arm®, is the 2019-2021 vice president irem canada (region 14), encompassing irem’s eight canadian chapters, as well as serving on the irem executive committee.
skead has been active in the property management industry for over 30 years, starting out as a resident manager and working through the various levels and companies to her last corporate position with bentall kennedy, where she was instrumental in building their national residential business unit from the ground up to 4000 units between victoria and toronto.
she has been a member of reic (real estate institute of canada) and irem since 1990 and has served as president for both the edmonton and calgary chapters, the national and international boards of directors, including the role of reic national board president in 2011/12 and rvp canada for irem in 2008.
skead obtained her certificate in adult continuing education through the university of alberta in 2006, and subsequently became a qualified instructor through irem. currently living in the calgary area, she now provides facilitation and consulting services in partnership with her husband, allan carr, rpa, through their company clear stone asset consulting inc.
skead is a member of the irem calgary chapter.