Horizon Housing

Martina Jileckova, CEO

CEO

As CEO of Horizon Housing, Martina Jileckova is passionate about Horizon’s mission of providing affordable homes to those in need and building welcoming, inclusive communities.

Martina came to the role in 2017, with 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, and a strong track record of driving meaningful growth, solid operations, and stakeholder focus with several non-profit organizations where she led significant growth. With an ambitious strategic plan, Horizon offered the perfect marriage of her experience in real estate and her passion for implementing innovative solutions to help Calgarians in need. Over the last decade, Martina led the development of more than 1,000 housing units in the non-market sector.

As a respected leader within the industry, Martina is committed to building strong partnerships with government, private sector and community groups. She currently serves on the boards of Community Housing Transformation Centre and Housing Partnership Canada. Martina also served on The City of Calgary’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) for more than a decade and holds a Masters of Environmental Design from the University of Calgary and a Certificate of Advanced Real Estate Development Economics from Simon Fraser University.

"With unprecedented collaboration within the housing sector and support among government partners, there is incredible potential for Horizon Housing to advance its mission and do even more to serve Calgarians in need. I'm excited to lead this work while continuing to help our community's most vulnerable to build community and find their independence."

Aaron Morris, Director of Development and Strategy

Director of Development and Strategy

Aaron is responsible for identifying and assessing new growth opportunities and then securing the partnerships and funding to support them. He comes to Horizon armed with more than five years of development experience with leading affordable housing providers such as the Calgary Homeless Foundation and HomeSpace Society. Prior to working in housing, Aaron worked with numerous other non-profits in areas of granting and development. Aaron joined the team in 2018.

"Playing a role in the development of housing for our community fills me with pride. There is no better feeling than watching an individual move into their new home and I am happy to be part of the Horizon team in making that happen."

Gary McNamara, COO

COO

After a career in the private sector in finance and business development roles, Gary became Forward Housing’s CEO in November of 2016. With the merger of  Forward and Horizon in November 2022, Gary took on the role of Chief Operating Officer for the merged organization. Gary has been active in the development of over 500 housing units with both private and not-for-profit organizations, and has over 15 years experience in the development and management of rental housing.

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