The Board is Engineers Canada’s governing body. Its role is to provide strategic direction and ensure appropriate financial and risk management for the organization. Comprised of volunteer Directors and an advisor from the Chief Executive Officers’ Group, the Board’s responsibilities are outlined in the Bylaw and Board Policy Manual. In general, the Board is responsible for:
- Holding itself and its direct reports accountable.
- Sustaining a process to ensure ongoing engagement with regulators.
- Providing ongoing and appropriate strategic direction.
- Ensuring the development and periodic review of Board policies.
- Monitoring and managing risk.
- Providing orientation for new Board members and continuing Board development to current Directors and others who work closely with the Board.
- Maintaining a relationship with key stakeholder organizations.
The Board is composed of 23 Directors who are nominated by their engineering regulators and approved by all of the regulators at a Meeting of Members. Each Director may serve up to two 3-year terms, in addition to potential terms as President-Elect, President, and Past President.
2024-2025 Engineers Canada Board
Directors
Michael Wrinch, PhD, FEC, P.Eng., ICD.D
President
British Columbia
President, Hedgehog Technologies Inc.
Michael Wrinch holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia and has a B.A.Sc and M.A.Sc. from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has established himself as a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience as the President of Hedgehog Technologies, an electro-mechanical engineering consulting firm.
Dr. Wrinch specializes in energy delivery and safety-critical systems, having designed various innovative projects, including rail systems, roller coasters, solar farms, natural gas infrastructure, and electric submarines. He is certified by TÜV Rheinland, a German organization, for safety instrumented systems design and he earned his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Dr. Wrinch has served as President and Councillor of Engineering and Geoscientists BC and is a Fellow of Engineers Canada. He has also contributed to several boards, such as Technical Safety BC.
John Van der Put, FEC, FGC (Hon.), P.Eng.
President-Elect
Alberta
Project Manager, Pipeline at Woodfibre LNG Ltd.
John is an Energy Industry Executive with 38 years of accomplishments in upstream oil, gas, and pipeline development across the Americas. He has been consistently recruited to be at the pointed end of the spear on high-risk, complex business challenges. Sometimes a constructive disrupter – John is known for both challenging and unifying teams that deliver above expectations. As an innovator he has pioneered new approaches to secure stakeholder buy-in and earn social acceptability for challenging projects. John is committed to knowledge sharing and valued by his senior peers as a teacher and mentor, contributing to their professional development.
John has been very active at the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) over the past fifteen years as a Councillor, on the Discipline Committee and most recently as the President (2020-2021).
Nancy Hill, B.A.Sc., LL.B., FCAE, FEC, P. Eng.
Past-President
Ontario
Founding Partner, Hill & Schumacher
Nancy Hill is an engineer, lawyer, patent agent, and trademark agent. She is a co-founder of the firm Hill & Schumacher. For over 25 years, Hill has been managing intellectual property rights for clients worldwide, including many universities across Canada. Hill’s areas of focus are robotics, structural steel, healthcare, and green energy, and many of her clients have gone on to win prestigious awards for their innovations.
Hill has been an active volunteer throughout her career, contributing at PEO, universities, and other STEM organizations. She has a long history of volunteering at PEO where she served on a wide variety of committees, task forces, and Council. She was elected as the 100th president of PEO (2019-2020). Hill has worked tirelessly to effect positive change within PEO, and was instrumental in amending the Professional Engineers Act to include harassment as part of the definition of professional misconduct and in instituting term limits for all elected councillors.
In 2008 she was invested as a Companion in the Order of Honour. In 2014, she was inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and in 2017, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
Arjan Arenja, MBA, P.Eng., ICD.D
Ontario
President, Spectrum Business Development Inc.
Arjan Arenja is a highly accomplished professional with a broad range of experience in the engineering, construction, and electrical (generation and safety) fields. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an Executive MBA from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. He recently received his governance education designation (ICD.D) with the Institute of Corporate Directors. Arjan is a licensed professional engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and has held senior management roles in various organizations, including Royal Group Technologies and Bruce Power.
Arjan is currently the President of Spectrum Business Development Inc., where he focuses on real estate investment and development in Grey and Bruce counties. In addition to his work with Spectrum, he is also an active volunteer and sits on the boards of several organizations. He is a board member and Chair of the Audit and Investment Committee at the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), a board member and Chair of the Human Resources Committee as well as Chair of the CEO Search Committee at Engineers Canada, and a board member and a member of the Finance and Audit Committee at Palette Skills.
Throughout his career, Arjan has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and has been recognized for his achievements. He is a respected leader in his field and continues to make significant contributions to the engineering and business communities through his work and volunteer efforts.
Menelika Bekolo, M.ing., ing.
Quebec
Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec since 2009, Menelika Bekolo holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, a DESS in management from McGill University, and a bachelor’s degree in law from Université de Montréal. Ms. Bekolo has been working in the energy and infrastructure project management areas for the past fifteen years, carrying out several key mandates for the Québec energy system. She has also worked internationally with governments and institutions, providing them with recommendations on major projects for their energy systems. She brings her technical and legal background, as well as her experience in the energy sector, to her current position as Director, Tenders at Hitachi Energy Canada. She has also held positions with the Régie de l’énergie du Québec and Hydro-Québec.
Ms. Bekolo currently sits on Board of Directors of OIQ and has chaired the regional committee of engineers in Montreal for several years. She is also a director on the boards of the Société Québécoise des Infrastructures (SQI), the Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montréal and chairs the board of SAYASPORA.
Ms. Bekolo is a fervent ambassador of the engineering profession, contributing to Engineers Canada’s 30 by 30 initiative by leading activities to promote engineering to young girls, scientific workshops in schools, and in events such as Girls and Science, Expo Sciences. In 2022, she was named an EDI 30 in 30 Leader by Engineers Canada. Ménélika Bekolo is a woman of compassion and impact whose leadership and commitment earned her a place on the 2019 Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada list. She was also recognized as a source of inspiration to young women by the Electrical Industry Association of Quebec.
Christian Bellini, FEC, P.Eng.
Ontario
Principal, Blackwell Structural Engineers
Christian Bellini began his engineering career in 1995 at a small structural engineering firm called Blackwell. Today, he is a principal at the same firm, now with a staff of 60 with offices in Toronto, Waterloo, and Halifax. Blackwell encourages a high level of engineering engagement at all levels, allowing him to do engineering design daily in addition to his administrative duties.
He began volunteering at Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) in 2005, when he joined the Experience Requirements Committee, serving in later years as chair. He has served on and chaired many of PEO’s regulatory committees and task forces. In 2016 he was elected to serve on PEO Council as Councillor-at-Large. He has also served as Vice-President (Elected), President-Elect, President, and now serves as Past-President.
Appointed to the Board of Directors of Engineers Canada in 2018 and again in 2022, he has served terms on the CEQB and FAR Committee. He currently chairs the Collaboration Task Force. He has contributed to various Engineers Canada initiatives, including competency-based experience assessment, the Canadian Framework for Licensure and as vice chair of PEO’s 30 by 30 Task Force.
Bellini has taught structures courses at the University of Waterloo and Laurentian University. He is also frequently invited as a guest critic at Architecture Studio Reviews at University of Toronto, Ryerson and Dalhousie.
Elliott Coles, FEC, P.Eng.
Prince Edward Island
Director of Electrical Engineering, Partner, Coles Associates Ltd.
Elliott Coles graduated from University of New Brunswick with a B.Sc. Electrical Engineering and is currently a Partner and the Director of Electrical Engineering at Coles Associates Ltd., an architectural and engineering firm based out of Prince Edward Island. During his career, Elliott has worked in a professional capacity as an Engineering Consultant across Canada and internationally, taking a lead role in the electrical design and related construction administration services for commercial, hospitality, and institutional projects. Elliott is a Fellow of Engineers Canada.
Elliott has been a volunteer with Engineers PEI since 2017 and has served on executive council for three (3) years, including a Presidential term. Elliott has experience serving on various boards and councils, and currently sits on several committees including the IDDEA Committee for Engineers PEI. Elliott volunteers at the local SPCA and has a passion for supporting local community and STEAM based clubs and is a past Chair for the Skills PEI Robotics Competition.
Crysta Cumming, FEC, P.Eng.
Nova Scotia
Manager of Engineering DesignProgram Engineer, Halifax Regional Municipality
Ms. Crysta Cumming is a Professional Engineer, and Fellow of Engineers Canada with 17 years of progressive applied experience in Municipal and Provincial government, consulting engineering, and regulation. She currently works in Nova Scotia as the Manager of Engineering Design with Halifax Regional Municipality’s Public Works Design & Construction team. Her expertise includes civil infrastructure design, property planning and development, environmental stewardship and habitat protection, policy development, regulatory compliance, research, reporting, technical review, team management, project management, and executive leadership.
Crysta has volunteered with Engineers Nova Scotia since 2016, serving as a member of the Emerging Professionals Committee, member of Council (2016-2018), and President (2020-2021). Crysta has a personal interest in how engineering affects society and impacts the lives of those practicing and is strongly motivated to collaborate with her peers and industry stakeholders to uphold, and continuously improve, Canada’s excellence in engineering self-regulation.
Christopher Dixon, FEC, P. Eng.
Yukon
Engineering Manager, Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Chris is Anishinaabe, originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Superior. In 2003, he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Civil Engineering. After graduation he moved to Edmonton, Alberta and spent 5 years as an engineering consultant working in Canada’s north, mostly in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. In 2007, he moved to Whitehorse, Yukon and continued working as a consulting engineer until 2010.
He has spent the last 15 years of his career working for the federal government in the department of Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. Chris has held several titles, but primarily has been working on the remediation of abandoned mines in Yukon. As an engineering manager, he leads a team of engineers and scientists working towards the cleanup and remediation of several abandoned mines across the territory.
After moving to Whitehorse, Chris got involved with Engineers Yukon. He is a long-standing volunteer, joining the organization in 2008. He spent 4 years as a Councillor, 5 years as Secretary-Treasurer, 2 years as Vice-President, 2 years as President, and 2 years as Past-President of the organization. Chris also volunteers in his community as a minor hockey coach and enjoys playing hockey, skiing, camping, and hiking with his wife and 3 children.
Lisa Doig, MBA, FEC, P.Eng.
Alberta
Managing Director, O’Doig Consulting Services Inc.
Lisa Doig is the founder and managing director of O’Doig Consulting, through which she advises clients in technology development, commercialization, strategy, and technology readiness. Her passion lies in clean energy technology and innovation. She has been involved in developing large scale projects such as carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) to niche demand response and energy efficiency solutions.
Lisa has a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is a licensed professional engineer in Alberta. She rounds out her technical experience with a Masters of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business.
An active volunteer in the engineering community, she has spent her career working to increase the representation of women within engineering and other STEM fields. She has served as the President and Board Chair of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). In recognition of service to the professions, Lisa is a Fellow of Engineers Canada and an Honorary Fellow of Geoscientists Canada.
Ann English, FCSSE, FEC, FGC (Hon.), P.Eng. (retired)
British Columbia
Retired CEO & Registrar
Ann is a retired CEO & Registrar and current Board Director. She is known for bringing together her skills in organizational effectiveness, operational excellence, financial acumen, and risk management in collaborative settings to create effective stewardship and organizational progress. Under Ann’s leadership, Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia was recognized as one of the 2021 Top Employers in British Columbia and Ann was recognized as the CEO of the Year in Public Accountability by Business in Vancouver. Ann was also recognized as a nominee for the BC YWCA 2021 Women of Distinction Award.
She is a professional engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering and has significant experience working on projects in the private and public sector. In addition to substantial regulatory expertise, she also has experience in utility operations and multi disciplinary project management. Under her leadership as Director of Olympic Planning for BC Hydro, the project won multiple government and industry awards for sustainability and innovation. She also has extensive training in corporate governance and enjoys board work in her community and in industry.
Sudhir Jha, M.Eng., FEC, P.Eng.
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Manager, Risk management, Government of NWT
Sudhir Kumar Jha is currently Manager, Risk Management and Safety for the Department of Infrastructure, Government of the Northwest Territories. He previously worked as Manager, Community Infrastructure Planning.
Jha volunteers extensively and has received the 2021 Government of Canada Community Leader Award for British Columbia and the North, the Government of NWT Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, NAPEG’s Professional Service and Community Service Awards, Concordia University’s Alumni of the Year Award, and is a fellow of both Engineers Canada and the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. Jha received a Good Citizen Award in 2004.
He holds a M.Eng. (Civil) from Concordia University Montreal, and diplomas in arbitration, construction estimating, and software technology. Jha has completed risk management and business analysis courses at George Washington University.
For NAPEG he has served as Councillor, Vice President, President, and now Past-President. He has also served on the boards of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Canadian Network of Asset Managers, Canadian Regulatory Council of Plumbing, Smart Communities Society, and Skills Canada NWT. He is a member of NAPEG, PEO, and the PMI.
Tim Joseph, PhD, FCIM, P.Eng.
Alberta
Principal Engineer, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering
Tim Joseph is in consulting engineering practice as the Principal Engineer, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering, servicing the global mining industry and its mining equipment manufacturers. The firm is active on four continents, providing engineering solutions and professional development. Since 2015, Joseph has been active in working with Canada’s missions to Latin America, enhancing and promoting environment and community, as well as responsible mining operation activities.
Dr. Joseph is Professor Emeritus, Mining Engineering, formerly at the University of Alberta. A past Vice-President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Alberta (APEGA) and Ambassador of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Dr. Joseph is a recipient of the SMART Distinguished Service Award, the CIM Distinguished Service Medal, and the CIM Past President’s Medal for contributions to the global mining industry and mining engineering education.
Tim Kirkby, FEC, P.Eng.
Ontario
During his decades of service to both the Upper Canada Chapter as well as PEO Council, Tim Kirkby has served the profession with unfailing dedication and passion. Known for his infectious enthusiasm, as a consummate professional advocating for engineering, and for his self-deprecating humour, Tim has contributed much to his local chapter and the community of Cornwall. Some highlights include:
He successfully pitched, applied for, and organized the successful 1998 PEO Annual General Meeting in Cornwall. The “Green Engineering” theme featuring former Green Party leader Elizabeth May as keynote speaker was timely and prophetic. He has also organized (and drove) a PEO float for the 1983 Cornwall Santa Clause Parade. He has received the PEO Upper Canada Chapter’s Engineer of the Year Award for 2000. This was awarded for Recognition of Outstanding Service to the Community and to the Advancement of the Engineering Profession. Since he 1988, he has volunteered for all chapter executive positions, including two terms as chair.
Tim has served as a Lieutenant Governor-in-Council Appointee (LGA) on PEO Council from 2016-2020. As an LGA councillor, he served on several committees, including: Discipline, Finance, Government Liaison, Human Resources, as well as the Public Information Campaign and Council Composition task forces.
He continues his volunteer efforts as the PEO representative on the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists Council.
Sophie Lariviere-Mantha, MBA, ing.
Quebec
Since 2022, Sophie Lariviere-Mantha has been president of the Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec (OIQ), an organization comprised of approximately 70,000 engineering professionals and candidates to the engineering profession in Quebec. Ms. Lariviere-Mantha was appointed to the OIQ Board of Directors for the first time in 2015. She is committed to the development of the engineering profession, and she attaches great importance to initiatives to protect the public, meet the challenges of sustainable development, and promote diversity in engineering.
Before being elected President of the OIQ, she worked for over ten years in the field of biomedical engineering. Sophie Lariviere-Mantha has solid expertise in governance and strategic planning. She has held various management positions at the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal , including head of Technology and Medical Equipment in the Major Real Estate Projects department. She also worked as a biomedical engineer for SNC Lavalin, Groupe Biomedical Monteregie, and Planifika, a subsidiary of Groupe Regis Cote.
Sophie Lariviere-Mantha holds a bachelor’s degree in Automated Manufacturing Engineering from the Ecole de technologie superieure and a Master of Business Administration from UQAM’s School of Management (ESG UQAM).
Anjum Mullick. M.Sc., P.Eng.
Alberta
Business Operations Manager, Aurora Hydrogen Inc.
Anjum Mullick is an environmental engineer and executive leader with twenty-five years of cross-functional experience in the private, public, and start-up sectors. She has an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta and a B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She has developed and successfully led numerous environmental, social, and governance strategies, and has held leadership roles at Worley, the City of Edmonton, Growing Greener Innovations, and Common Good Mining. She is currently the Business Operations Manager at Aurora Hydrogen. Anjum has also held board positions with Clean Prosperity Canada, where she was Chair of the Governance Committee, the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board, and the Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology.
Anjum is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion, and among her various EDI volunteer efforts, she was the Chair of the Women in APEGA Advisory Group and the Co-Chair for the 2018 Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology national conference. She has been recognized for her advocacy by being awarded the APEGA Summit Award for the Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion, and the Stars of Alberta Award for Breaking Barriers in Gender Diversity.
Andrew Lockwood, P.Eng.
Saskatchewan
Principal Governance & Technical Stewardship, BHP
Andrew Lockwood is an experienced engineer focused on development and execution of technical blueprint from an owner's perspective. He is skilled in risk assessments and facilitation, functional standards development, and regulatory affairs with 20+ years of consulting and owner's experience in heavy industry and potash mining. He is a Past-President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).
He counts being a father of two hilarious and awesome children among his best accomplishments.
Jean-Luc Martel, PhD, ing.
Quebec
Assistant professor at École de technologie supérieure
Jean-Luc Martel holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering and a doctorate in hydrology and climate change from the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). Initially working as a project engineer specializing in water resources at the firm Lasalle | NHC, he is now an assistant professor at ÉTS, with the goal of bridging the gap between the world of research and industry. In this regard, he regularly contributes to various media outlets to make science accessible to the general public. Additionally, Mr. Martel serves on several boards, including those of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, Réseau Environnement, and the Institut québécois de réforme du droit et de la justice. His areas of expertise encompass the impact of climate change, hydrological and hydraulic modeling, stormwater management, green infrastructure, and machine learning.
Jitendra Paliwal, PhD, FEC, P. Eng.
Manitoba
Associate Dean, Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba
Dr. Jitendra Paliwal is a professor of Biosystems Engineering and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, where he leads the imaging and spectroscopy research in the grain storage area. His work in mitigating grain spoilage through innovative storage techniques is internationally recognized. Grain quality monitoring and assessment instrument designers widely refer to Jitendra’s research on developing hardware and software solutions. In 2018, he was part of a distinguished team of industry and academic researchers who won the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering’s AE50 award for adapting a cancer detection imaging technique for remote monitoring grain bins.
Jitendra’s highly collaborative interdisciplinary research work, so far, has resulted in over 150 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He has also authored or co-authored 120+ conference papers, five book chapters, and three patents. Jitendra serves on the editorial board of two Elsevier journals: Measurement: Food and Journal of Future Foods. He was elected the 100th President of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba in 2019. His contribution to the engineering profession was recognized when he was appointed a Fellow of Engineers Canada in 2017 and a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Bioengineering in 2022.
Marlo Rose, MBA, FEC, P.Eng.
New Brunswick
Area Technical Manager, Irving Oil
Marlo is originally from Newfoundland and proud of her east coast roots. She moved to New Brunswick to study Chemical Engineering. In 2003 she graduated from the University of New Brunswick with her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and later obtained an Executive MBA.
Marlo has spent 20 years of her career working at the Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John New Brunswick. She started as a summer student which led to full-time employment as an Area Contact Engineer. Marlo has followed a technical career path and is currently an Area Technical Manager of a suite of operating units within the refinery. She is responsible for maintaining safe reliable operation of the equipment and identifying capital investment projects to mitigate risk and improve unit performance.
After moving to Saint John, Marlo wasted no time in getting involved in her community and her professional organization. Marlo has been a long-standing volunteer with APEGNB-SJ local branch and has been busy organizing engineering and geoscience outreach at the elementary and high school levels. Marlo served nine years on the APEGNB provincial council and was elected as the 101st president of APEGNB (2020-2021). In her spare time, Marlo enjoys participating in Triathlon and cani-cross dog running events. She is also a volunteer with Triathlon New Brunswick and Fundy Extreme Triathlon Club.
Darlene Spracklin-Reid, FEC, P.Eng.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Division, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Darlene Spracklin-Reid is the Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure Division) in the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. She is an engineer and educator with a background in project management, curriculum development, and accreditation. She is a past chair of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL) and has served on the boards of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association, and the American Concrete Institute. She is currently a director on the board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. She received the PEGNL Outstanding Community Service Award, the President’s Award for Exemplary Service to Memorial University, the Fry Family Foundation’s “Top 1% Elite Award” in recognition of commitment to community service, and the Memorial University Alumni Award for Community Service.
Marisa Sterling, FEC, P.Eng.
Ontario
Assistant Dean and Director, Diversity, Inclusion and Professionalism, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Marisa Sterling is a distinguished engineer and academic administrator with over 20 years of experience working and volunteering in the private and public sectors. She was elected the 101st president of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and is currently the assistant dean and director of diversity, inclusion and professionalism at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
Her extensive strategic and operational stewardship positively impacts students, engineers, and the public. During her eight-year presidency of the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education, she helped over 1,000 students. Since 2009, she has advanced EIT leadership development by creating PEO’s G. Gordon M. Sterling Engineering Intern Award, named after her late father, an Engineers Canada president. And since 2015, she has been championing the Engineering Change Lab to transform the engineering community to better serve Canadians.
A chemical engineer and member of the Oxford Business Alumni Network, Sterling received the Engineers Canada Meritorious Service Award for Community Service in 2016 and was named a Woman of Distinction by the Canadian National Exhibition Association. In her spare time, she enjoys being a Warden of Camp 1 and annually obligating students and graduates who have the academic qualifications for the P.Eng. licence.
Nicolas Turgeon, M.Sc., EMBA, ing.
Québec
Director, Investissement Québec - CRIQ
Nicolas Turgeon holds a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Laval University (Quebec) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Switzerland), a Master's degree in civil engineering (environmental option) and a Master's degree in business administration, management for practicing executives (EMBA), also from Laval University. He has more than 20 years of experience as a technical expert in the field of industrial innovation (Air and Climate Change) and as a manager at Investissement Québec-CRIQ.
Nicolas was elected as a director of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) in 2017 for a three-year term. As a member of several committees at OIQ, he was President of the Professional Development Committee in 2018-2020.
Proud to be an engineer, Nicolas is actively involved in Quebec's innovation ecosystem as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Réseau Environnement, the largest group of environmental professionals in Quebec. He was president of the Association for the Prevention of Air and Soil Contamination (APCAS-A&WMA Quebec Chapter) from 2016-2020. He also acts as a mentor for the next generation, a subject that is particularly close to his heart for the future of the profession.
Advisor
Dharminderpal (Pal) Mann, CD, FCSSE, P.Eng., ICD.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Engineers Nova Scotia
Pal is a civil engineering graduate of the Royal Military College, serving in the Canadian Armed Forces for over 32 years as an officer with the Royal Canadian Engineers. Service highlights include leading the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, instructing as the Dean of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College, and commanding combat and infrastructure engineers with United Nations and NATO forces on two operational deployments to the Balkans.
Upon retirement from the Canadian Army in 2015, Pal spent five years with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) as the Director, Corporate Services, and then the Director, Professional Practice, responsible for establishing, enforcing, and advising on standards of practice and ethical conduct for the engineering and geoscience professions.
Pal joined Engineers Nova Scotia in 2020. As the CEO & Registrar, Pal is responsible to the public, Council, and Nova Scotia’s 9000 engineers and engineers-in-training in Nova Scotia for guiding and resourcing the team to license registrants who are qualified and competent, assisting them to fulfill their obligations to practice engineering in the best interests of the public.
In 2022, Pal was honored to be appointed as a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers, and in 2023 he successfully completed the ICD.D. program.
Chief Executive Officer
Gerard McDonald, MBA, P.Eng., ICD.D
Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Canada
Mr. McDonald obtained his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo and complimented this with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Ottawa.
Prior to joining Engineers Canada, Mr. McDonald was Registrar of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), after spending over 31 years in the Public Service of Canada. While with the Public Service, he worked primarily in the transportation sector, where he held various positions including Assistant Deputy Minister of Safety and Security at Transport Canada; Executive Director of the Transportation Safety Board; Director General of Marine Safety at Transport Canada; and Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Privy Council Office.
Secretary to the Board
S.B. Light Go, LL.B. (Hon.), M.Sc., CIC.C
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Light completed B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics at Memorial University and LL.B. in Law at King’s College London. He’s lived many different cities around the world before arriving in Ottawa to join Engineers Canada.
Prior to this, Light worked as a legal counsel and corporate secretary within the technology sector where he provided legal expertise in due diligence, contract negotiation, compliance and board services.
As Legal Counsel for Engineers Canada, Light provides strategic solutions to all legal matters impacting the organization, including trademark protection, contracts, privacy, employment, policy development, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. As corporate secretary, Light provides operational and oversight support to the Board.