CEO’s Message
MASTER APEGA
people in APEGA’s Calgary office. A breath of fresh air at APEGA, Heidi always offers a new perspective on challenges, and she leads an outstanding group of people focused on. . .well, other people! Heidi, thank you for your positivity and bright outlook. The most recent addition to our leadership team is Pal Mann, P.Eng. Pal served for more than 30 years in the Canadian Army. In fact Pal and I served together as combat engineer officers. As Director, Corporate Services, he tends to critical parts of the business, such as taking care of our employees, our finances, and our information technology. Corporate Services provides key enabling functions across APEGA, and leads business and strategic planning. This group did not exist as a cohesive, integrated group until the end of 2012. Pal, your well-timed sense of humour and your intellect have caused us to up our game and be on our toes. Chimo! As I said at the beginning of this article, this amazing group hasn’t been together for long. Yet already, the APEGA senior leadership team is truly a success story. I am fully confident that as APEGA prepares for tough economic times over the next year or so, our ability to succeed is secure in the hands of these talented leaders. I am truly honoured to be a part of this team, and I am very proud of how well it serves the Association.
for a large span of our business, she initially focused on addressing capacity and process challenges facing the registration system. She has also found time to lead our legislative renewal, while spearheading a cleanup of outstanding appeals. Carol has a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage large amounts of work. Carol, thank you for your diligence and sense of duty. Krista Nelson-Marciano, BA, APEGA’s Director of Operations, joined the APEGA team in the summer of 2014. Coming to APEGA from GE and Intuit, Krista is an energetic and enthusiastic addition to the team. In the midst of competing priorities, I tried for two years to create an operations unit to help me coordinate efforts internally, assist with external liaison with Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada, manage projects, and generally help me with everything! Krista has helped make this unit a reality, forging a great team that brings order to chaos and translates ideas
into coordinated action. Although we are still getting used to what a group like this does for APEGA and how we can best take advantage of it, we’re already experiencing enormous benefit. Krista, thank you for making all of our lives easier. Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), is a former APEGA Councillor and a former Grande Prairie Branch Chair. After more than 20 years with Weyerhaeuser, Heidi arrived at APEGA just after Krista did, becoming our Director, Member Services. Heidi has quickly developed a clear picture of what the lives of Professional Engineers and Professional Geoscientists entail. From this has come a profound understanding of how we can optimize APEGA’s support to Members and volunteers, be they applicants, students, Members-in-Training, or Professional Members — reflected in Enriching the Member Experience , the Member Services tagline. Heidi has the additional responsibility of leading our remarkable
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APEGA’S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM From left: Krista Nelson-Marciano, BA, Director of Operations; Pal Mann, P.Eng., Director, Corporate Services; Carol Moen, P.Eng., Registrar; Mark Flint, P.Eng., CE0; Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), Director, Member Services; Philip Mulder, APR, FEC (Hon.), FGC (Hon.), Director, Communications; and Pat Lobregt, FEC (Hon.), FGC (Hon.), Director, Executive & Government Relations.
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