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Partnerships that move
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A portfolio of municipal broadband, digital government, renewable energy, public infrastructure and regional economic development across rural Alberta.
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I am Adam Kozakiewicz, CFP®, Founder & CEO of GoldenZone Consulting, and a former municipal chief administrative officer with a background spanning public service, finance and information systems. My work brings councils, municipal neighbours, Indigenous partners and funding organizations together to turn community priorities into practical projects.
Municipal leadership since 2014 · Former Alberta HUB Vice Chair · Information Systems degree · CFP · NACLAA II
Selected projects
Projects delivered with councils, municipal teams, funders and community partners. Where a project continued beyond my tenure, the timeline below distinguishes my involvement from its later completion. Explore the Town of Smoky Lake municipal ISP case study ↗ · Read about my I³ Fiji digital-government presentations ↗.
01 / Salay Prayzaan at Métis Crossing
Smoky Lake partnership and funding phase · 2020
During my tenure as Town of Smoky Lake CAO, I worked with Métis Crossing on the solar partnership involving the Town, Smoky Lake County and the Métis Nation of Alberta. MCCAC’s 2020 announcement names me as CAO and records a $3.9 million funding award. The project was completed in 2024, after my Smoky Lake tenure, and won the 2025 Emerald Award in the Energy category on June 5, 2025, as confirmed by the Town of Smoky Lake.
The completed project’s MCCAC report lists 6,163 kW of installed capacity and estimated annual electricity cost savings of $800,000. These are project outcomes reported by MCCAC, achieved through the collective work of the partners.
MCCAC · 2020 funding announcement ↗
MCCAC · Salay Prayzaan success story ↗
Town of Smoky Lake · 2025 Emerald Award announcement ↗
MCCAC · Municipal Community Generation Challenge ↗
MCCAC · 2024 impact report ↗
02 / Smoky Lake municipal solar
Completed during my CAO tenure · 2021
A 168.96 kW ground-mounted solar installation brought renewable generation to municipal operations. MCCAC records a $143,616 rebate toward the $366,598.69 project. The mayor’s published account specifically identifies my involvement as CAO in connecting the opportunity with the Town.
This project demonstrates how grant funding and practical partnerships can reduce the long-term cost of municipal services.
MCCAC · Smoky Lake ground-mounted solar ↗
MCCAC · 2021 impact report ↗
03 / Two Hills arena energy improvements
Town of Two Hills · CAO, 2023–May 2026
My résumé identifies solar and ice-plant upgrades as part of a $2.1 million arena improvement initiative. MCCAC independently documents the solar component as completed in 2026: 336.96 kW of capacity, a $185,328 rebate and an estimated $94,009 in annual electricity savings.
The solar component’s reported project cost is $665,763. This is distinct from the broader arena improvement budget described in my résumé.
04 / Regional GIS and municipal infrastructure
My résumé records $1.2 million in Alberta Community Partnership funding, regional GIS work and a successful Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership application for the Smoky Lake reservoir. These initiatives connect better information, grant development and capital planning with reliable public services.
Additional résumé projects include ACP-supported municipal feasibility work in Willingdon, policy and bylaw redevelopment, capital planning and municipal financial reporting. While serving as CAO of Two Hills, I also oversaw municipal firewall and IT operations; my earlier seven years as an Information Systems Analyst at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta inform my approach to public-sector technology.
05 / Smoky Lake municipal internet service provider
During my 2016–2022 tenure as CAO, the Town of Smoky Lake launched and operated a municipally owned fixed-wireless internet service. Council authorized initial broadband implementation in 2019 and adopted a wireless service bylaw in 2020. In 2024, after my tenure, MCSnet announced a partnership involving three Town tower locations and a transition for existing municipal subscribers. I also worked on a separate CRTC Broadband Fund application for a proposed fibre-to-doorstep project; public records do not establish that the proposed fibre network was completed. Read the full ISP project case study and supporting records ↗.
Smoky Lake County · June 25, 2020 council package and broadband support letter ↗
Partnerships in action
Moments from community investment, business engagement and meetings with provincial and community leaders.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
$985,000 for community facilities
CFEP grant cheque presentation with MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and the president of the Two Hills Agricultural Society.
Supporting the places where communities gather, participate and grow.
Business and government connections
Meeting with a Two Hills business owner and Rick McIver.
Provincial government engagement
Meeting with Alberta’s Premier, MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and her constituency board.
Meeting with MLA Justin Wright
Meeting with MLA Justin Wright.
Meeting with Serhiy Prytula
Meeting with Serhiy Prytula in Edmonton.
Alberta HUB: a regional perspective
Former Vice Chair · Northeast Alberta regional economic development
I served as Vice Chair of Alberta HUB, bringing a municipal perspective to regional economic development. The November 29, 2013 board minutes record my election representing the Town of Vegreville.
Contemporaneous reporting of HUB’s 2013–14 strategy identifies four priorities: investment attraction, infrastructure assessment, entrepreneurship and business support, and community readiness. My governance role sits within this shared regional agenda.
Alberta HUB · Vice Chair election, November 29, 2013 (board minutes) ↗
Village of Vilna · December 2013 minutes reporting HUB’s 2013–14 strategy ↗
Explore the region’s investment work
These additional Alberta HUB resources show the region’s sectors, infrastructure and investment opportunities. They include material published after my Vice Chair service and are provided as regional context.
Alberta HUB · Regional projects and building permits ↗
Alberta HUB · Available properties and site selection ↗
Alberta HUB · Transportation ↗
Alberta HUB · Applied research ↗
Alberta HUB · Tourism investment profile ↗
Alberta HUB · Smoky Lake lifestyle profile ↗
Alberta HUB · News archive ↗
Alberta HUB · Business and investment resources ↗
Watch the featured video
Explore the video selected for this portfolio. The link begins at 14:41.
International speaking: I³ Fiji (2024 & 2025)
Adam spoke at I³ Innovate. Ignite. Impact. in Fiji in December 2024 and December 2025 about Government Frameworks’ FARMER permitting platform for municipal development applications, permitting and inspections. The I³ conference organizer also featured Adam reflecting on governance, municipal processes and technology at the 2025 event. This clip is separate from the Métis Crossing solar-project video above.
Watch the I³ conference video on LinkedIn ↗ · Read the I³ presentation case study ↗
Experience built across sectors
Municipal administration
2023–May 2026 · Town of Two Hills · Chief Administrative Officer
2016–2022 · Town of Smoky Lake · Chief Administrative Officer
2014–2016 · Village of Willingdon · Chief Administrative Officer
Municipal finance, legislative support, policy development, procurement, grant management, infrastructure and strategic planning.
Council, finance and technology
2010–2016 · Town of Vegreville · Councillor
2007–2014 · BMO / Nesbitt Burns · Financial Planner
2000–2007 · Legislative Assembly of Alberta · Information Systems Analyst
Governance and community service
Past roles include Chair of Vegreville’s Economic Development Board, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, and Covenant Health St. Joseph’s Hospital Board; LGAA Zone 5 Director (2019–2024); and service on intermunicipal planning, library, FCSS and regional water commission boards.
Education and professional development
NACLAA II · University of Alberta
Certified Financial Planner · 2011
Bachelor of Management in Information Systems · University of Lethbridge
Business Accounting Diploma · NAIT
Microsoft Certified Professional (earned 2002)
ICS 100, 200 and 300 emergency management training
Small towns. Provincial opportunity.
Articles on the practical drivers of rural Alberta’s economy: stronger local businesses, regional collaboration and infrastructure that creates lasting public value.
Small-Town Economic Development: A Driver of Alberta’s Growth
How local businesses, reliable infrastructure and regional partnerships turn small-town strengths into provincial opportunity.
From Competition to Collaboration: A Regional Strategy for Small Towns
Why neighbouring municipalities can accomplish more by coordinating investment readiness, business support and infrastructure.
Infrastructure That Pays Forward: Energy Projects and Rural Economic Resilience
Lessons from Smoky Lake, Métis Crossing and Two Hills on linking public infrastructure with long-term community value.
More MCCAC project resources
The following regional charging projects were completed in 2023, after my Smoky Lake CAO tenure. They provide useful context for northeast Alberta’s growing clean-energy infrastructure.
MCCAC · Town of Smoky Lake EV chargers ↗
MCCAC · Smoky Lake County EV chargers ↗
MCCAC · Waskatenau EV chargers ↗
Portfolio prepared from my résumé and the linked public records. Project savings are estimates reported by the source organizations; joint achievements reflect the work of councils, staff, funders and delivery partners.
Let’s build the next opportunity.
Municipal leadership · Regional partnerships · Financial strategy
GoldenZone Consulting · Adam Kozakiewicz, CFP® · Founder & CEO
Cell: 780-603-4565 · PO Box 971, Smoky Lake, Alberta T0A 3C0
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