Gary Schubak , M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

Gary Schubak stands out among his peers for his exceptional combination of engineering expertise and heartfelt compassion to his community. Initially trained as a mechanical engineer and now working as a successful entrepreneur and consultant in Vancouver, Schubak feels he would have never been able become a leader in clean tech engineering if not for the support he received in recovering from addiction. His experiences led him to volunteer with the Turning Point Recovery Society, where he served as a board member and then president, making enormous contributions to the creation of supportive abstinence-based environments for substance abuse recovery. Among these, he drove the construction of 18 new residential treatment beds and partnered with five other non-profits to build a 129-unit affordable and supportive housing development. Gary’s ongoing contributions to his community as a volunteer show firsthand what’s possible when meaningful solutions are put in place to assist people on the road to addictions recovery.