Thank You, Kim: Marking a Chapter of Dedication and Impact

Change and transition can be challenging at times. At Innovate Cochrane, change is just around the corner.

Kim Neutens, our beloved Executive Director, is retiring.  Kim has served Innovate Cochrane from its inception. In a volunteer capacity, Kim provided hundreds of hours towards laying the foundation for our emerging organization. Kim also led the fundraising efforts to establish IC's first paid role, which she immediately stepped into bringing further value to our collective efforts.

Innovate Cochrane would not be where it is today without Kim Neutens passion and work ethic. Our flagship program, the Community Innovation Ecosystem (CIE), would not be where it is today. The same could be said for the broader community-based Cochrane Community Innovation Team, or CCIT., an intentional alignment effort of Cochrane’s business-facing service organizations, and a passion project for Kim, as well as collectively serving up community offerings like Small Business Week.

Kim’s regular, energetic presence will be missed deeply at Innovate Cochrane. Yet, we are excited for her next chapter and wish her every success in it.

Kim, you have left your mark in our community.

And we thank you.