CaGBC welcomes three new Board members
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Stephen Smith continues role as Board Chair
CaGBC is pleased to announce the re-election of Stephen Smith as our Board Chair, and to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors, continuing our green building leadership and expertise from across the building sector.
Tony Cupido, Stéphan Déry and Chris Piché bring valuable insight and perspective from key building industry sectors, enabling CaGBC to more effectively contribute to Canada’s transformation to high-performing, healthy green buildings, homes and communities.
The newly elected / re-elected members of CaGBC’s Board of Directors are
Stephen Smith (Chair)
Manulife Real Estate
Seat: Real Estate Owners and Developers
Steve Smith is the Managing Director, Western Canada, and is responsible for the oversight of all activities within Manulife Real Estate’s western portfolio.
Tony Cupido
Mohawk College
Seat: Academia & Research
Tony Cupido is the inaugural Research Chair, Sustainability at Mohawk College where he provides leading-edge research to contribute to a low-carbon economy and engages students to develop a multi-disciplinary focus on finding real-world solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.
Stéphan Déry
Real Property Services
Seat: Government & Policy
Stéphan Déry was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Real Property Services at PSPC on Aug. 19, 2019 and is responsible for the delivery of the entire suite of real property services to federal departments and agencies.
Chris Piché
Integral Group
Seat: Professional Firms
Chris Piché is the Regional Director for East Coast Operations at Integral, where he is responsible for directing the development of regional strategic and business plans consistent with the established mission, vision, core values and strategic plan of the firm.
Other members of the CaGBC Board of Directors are
- Jenny McMinn (Vice-Chair), Urban Equation
- Martin Nielsen (Vice-Chair), DIALOG
- Michele Walkau (Secretary), First Capital Realty
- John Pontarollo (Treasurer), CRH Canada Group Inc.
- Morgan McDonald (Chair, Chapter Advisory Committee), Ledcor Group
- Clare Ashbee, EllisDon
- Caroline Bordeaux, Canderel
- Michael Brennan, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
CaGBC would like to thank our outgoing Board members for their dedication, valued service and guidance in shaping our strategic focus
- Joanne Perdue, University of Calgary
- Conrad Schartau, Integral Group
- Jean-Rock Tourigny, Public Services and Procurement