PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Calgary office
- Manages a team of 20 specialized property tax professionals that covers all asset types and municipalities across Alberta, with an aggregate portfolio value of more than $30 billion.
- Provides advice and consulting services on all types of property, with a specialization in the office, hospitality, and development sectors.
- Has considerable experience in analyzing market trends and activities, compiling valuation and taxation data, and presenting evidence to assessment tribunals.
Previous
- Vice President, national property tax consulting firm
- Oversaw the Calgary operations of the commercial property tax consulting team, including complex assessment appeals and property tax strategies for institutional clients across Calgary and Alberta secondary markets.
- Senior Director, national property tax consulting firm
- Oversaw the Calgary office and development land team.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Mewha has represented clients on property assessment matters to various administrative tribunals in Alberta including:
- Calgary Assessment Review Board
- Land and Property Rights Tribunal
- Local Assessment Review Board
Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
- Calgary Leasing Forum
- Calgary Real Estate Forum
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- BILD Calgary Region
- Commercial/Industrial Committee (2018–Present)
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
- Member (2011–Present)
- Calgary Economic Development
- Real Estate Sector Advisory Committee, Property Tax Sub-Committee (2022–Present)
- Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB)
- Member (2003–Present)
- Canadian Property Tax Association (CPTA)
- Member (2011–Present)
- City of Calgary Assessment Tax Shift Working Group
- Member (2018–2019)
- City of Calgary Financial Task Force
- Member (2021–2022)
- City of Calgary Real Estate Working Group
- Member (2021–2022)
- NAIOP
- Member (2011–Present)
- Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA)
- Member (2003–Present)
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
- Bachelor of Applied Small Business Degree, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Mount Royal University