Toronto – (April 23, 2018) – Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the licensing and regulating body for professional engineers and engineering in the province, installed David Brown, P.Eng., BDS, C.E.T., MCSCE, as its 99th president during its annual general meeting (AGM) at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto on April 21. 

Mr. Brown has a long history of volunteer leadership within PEO and the engineering community. He has served as PEO vice president and Eastern Region councillor, and is a past member of PEO’s Human Resources, Finance and Elliot Lake Advisory committees and the Continuing Professional Development, Competency and Quality Assurance Task Force. He also represents PEO on the boards of Engineers Canada and the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists. As both a senior managing partner and practising structural engineer with Belleville, Ontario’s TaskForce Engineering Inc., Mr. Brown is passionate about building a stronger profession for Ontario’s engineers.

At its annual general meeting, PEO also introduced its Council for the 2018-2019 term. The 10 women and 16 men on the new Council will govern PEO’s 87,500 licence and certificate holders, and regulate professional engineering in Ontario to serve and protect the public interest.

The new leadership group includes province-wide representation from a wide array of sectors, including the business community, industry, academe and government. The composition and operation of Council is dictated by Regulation 941 under the Professional Engineers Act. Most councillors are elected by PEO’s licence holders. Currently, eight councillors are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, three of whom are not professional engineers.

PEO’s 2018-2019 Council includes:

David Brown, P.Eng., BDS, C.E.T., MCSCE                   President

Nancy Hill, P.Eng., LL.B., FEC, FCAE                              President-elect

Bob Dony, P.Eng., FIEE, FEC                                        Past President

Marisa Sterling, P.Eng., FEC                                         Vice President (elected)

Kelly Reid, P.Eng., IACCM CCMP                                  Vice President (appointed)

Roydon Fraser, PhD, P.Eng., FEC                                Councillor-at-Large

Kelly Reid, P.Eng., IACCM CCMP                                  Councillor-at-Large

Gregory Wowchuk, BASc, Dipl El Tech, P.Eng.                  Councillor-at-Large

Serge Robert, P.Eng.                                       Northern Region Councillor

Ramesh Subramanian, P.Eng.                             Northern Region Councillor

Ishwar Bhatia, MEng, P.Eng.                                 Eastern Region Councillor

Guy Boone, P.Eng., FEC                                  Eastern Region Councillor

Thomas Chong, MSc, P.Eng., FEC, PMP              East Central Region Councillor

Keivan Torabi, PhD, P.Eng.                                    East Central Region Councillor

Warren Turnbull, P.Eng.                                   West Central Region Councillor

Lisa MacCumber, P.Eng.                                        West Central Region Councillor

Lola Hidalgo, P.Eng., PMP                                Western Region Councillor

Gary O. Houghton, BESc, P.Eng., FEC                Western Region Councillor

Michael Chan, P.Eng.                                      Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Lorne Cutler, P.Eng., MBA                                Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Qadira C. Jackson Kouakou, BA, BSW, LLB          Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Tim Kirkby, P.Eng.                                           Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Lew Lederman, QC                                          Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Iretomiwa Olukiyesi, P.Eng.                               Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Nadine Rush, C.E.T.                                        Lieutenant Governor Appointee

Marilyn Spink, P.Eng.                                      Lieutenant Governor Appointee

 

About Professional Engineers Ontario

Under the authority of the Professional Engineers Act, PEO governs over 87,500 licence and certificate holders and regulates professional engineering in Ontario. PEO’s mission is to regulate and advance the practice of engineering to protect the public interest. Its vision is to be the trusted leader in professional self-regulation. Professional engineering safeguards life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare and the environment. Professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names. Holders of limited licences can be identified by LEL or LET after their names.

www.peo.on.ca

 

 

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