INNOVATION September-October 2012

September/October 2012 Volume 16 Number 5

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One of the most important decisions that APEGBC Council can make is the selection of the association’s Chief Executive Officer. Council appoints the CEO and Registrar to run our association on a daily basis and to represent the interests of the members as directed by the elected Council. APEGBC has been very fortunate to have had Derek Doyle PEng as our CEO and Registrar over the past 6 years. We were lucky to convince him to come on as our CEO instead of retiring at that time, and we owe him our thanks for a job well done. In his time at APEGBC, he has championed both the Professional Renewal Program and legislative changes for modernization of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act . But, Derek is soon moving on to his well deserved retirement. So, after an extensive CEO search led by past president Dick Fletcher PEng FEC, I’m very pleased to welcome Ann English PEng, as our incoming CEO and Registrar. Ann was the unanimous choice of the CEO Search Committee and Council to be our next CEO. You can read about Ann’s qualifications elsewhere in this edition. During the extensive CEO interview process, one of the questions we posed to Ann was why did she want the job? I thought that Ann gave the perfect reply: it’s all about looking for that place where you can serve the greater good. To me this sums up the reason why individuals make that choice to serve others. Over the past year, I’ve been asked many times why I ran for president of APEGBC. This motivation is harder to explain than it may seem on the surface. Taking on the presidency is a major personal commitment, which is then followed by the responsibilities of immediate past president. I estimate that I’ve spent approximately 50% of my time in the past year on APEGBC business. Not that I’m complaining; like those presidents before me, I went into this position with eyes open. The presidency is a wonderful opportunity for personal growth and challenge. It is an unparalleled opportunity to meet other community leaders and to attend a wide variety of events as APEGBC’s representative. In short, it is a very busy time that is both personally and professionally fulfilling, and a lot of fun. But, ultimately it is about service to the professions—working to make our association better, accountable and transparent to our members. This is occurring at all levels of APEGBC, whether it is through the members who give their time as registration interviewers and experience reviewers, who serve on committees and task forces, or who organize and lead the activities of the branches and divisions in every corner of the province. Over the past year, I’ve enjoyed my time in service to you, and I hope that during my presidency we’ve been able to move this association forward for the members and the public.

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2011/2012 COUNCIL, APEGBC P resident J H ( Jeff) Holm PEng FEC

V ice P resident M (Michael) Isaacson PEng PhD P ast P resident F W (F rank ) D enton PE ng FEC

Making the Choice to Serve

Councillors M H (Matt) Cameron PEng FEC; E A (Emily) Cheung PEng FEC; J J (John) Clague PGeo PhD; A (Ana) Fernandes Cim Fcsi; H (Herb) Hawson PEng FEC; D M (Donna) Howes PEng; H G (Harlan) Kelly PEng; J (Joe) Martignago; A J (Andy) Mill PEng StructEng FEC; M I (Mark) Porter PEng StructEng;

S R (Ross) Rettie PEng FEC; (Mike) Waberski Bcls; M C (Michael) Wrinch PEng PhD; S (Sheila) Wynn PhD

ASSOCIATION STAFF D V Doyle P Eng C hief E xecutive O fficer and R egistrar J Y Sinclair C hief O perating O fficer T M Y C hong PEng C hief R egulatory O fficer and D eputy R egistrar J Cho CGA D irector , F inance and A dministration P R Mitchell PEng D irector , P rofessional P ractice , S tandards and D evelopment G M Pichler PEng D irector , R egistration G A Thiele LLB D irector , L egislation , E thics and C ompliance M L Archibald A ssociate D irector , C ommunications and S takeholder E ngagement R M F ilipiak P Eng A ssociate D irector , A dmissions D Gamble A ssociate D irector , I nformation S ervices V Lai CGA A ssociate D irector , F inance and A dministration J J G Larocque PEng LLB A ssociate D irector , P rofessional P ractice

Jeff Holm PEng FEC President

A Lim A/ A ssociate D irector , M ember S ervices D Olychick A ssociate D irector , M ember S ervices

Melinda Lau M anaging E ditor

EDITORIAL BOARD S Chiu PEng; R Gupta PEng P h D; C L Hall PGeo; S K Hayes PEng; K S Hirji PEng; M A Klippenstein PEng; I Kokan PEng; M E Leslie PEng; B Thomson PGeo FEC (Hon)

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