President LePoudre and President-Elect Patrick assume one-year terms in Halifax

Leading CDA for the 2016-2017 year is Chad LePoudre. A Vice President with SNC-Lavalin, Chad is based in Saskatoon. Elected to the position of President-Elect last year, and he took over as President at this year’s Annual General Meeting, held in conjunction with the annual conference. Other officers for 2016-2017 are Vice President and President-Elect Bob Patrick of Tetra Tech EBA (Nanaimo, B.C.) and Past President Tony Bennett. The position of Acting Secretary-Treasurer is temporarily unfilled.

Returning Directors include:

Javid Iqbal, Alberta Environment & Parks;

Doug Kilgour, SaskPower;

Allan Kirkham, recently retired from Ontario Power Generation;

Martin Ferland, CEHQ;

Michael Cyr, Amec Foster Wheeler;

Johanne Bibeau, AECOM; and

Andy Small, Amec Foster Wheeler.

Herb Hawson of Golder was re-appointed by the Board to serve as a special director for membership.

CDA welcomes the following new members to the Board:

Terry Oswell, BC Hydro;

Halina Zbigniewicz, Manitoba Hydro;

Robert Cholock, BGC Engineering; and

Wendy Warford, Stantec.

CDA extends its thanks to the following board members whose terms are now complete:

Greg Friesen, Manitoba Hydro;

Valerie Latour, VBL Consulting;

Julia Hiscock, Nalcor Energy; and

Catrin Bryan, McMillen Jacobs.