Changing leadership Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize APEGA’s outgoing registrar and CEO, Jay Nagendran, to whom I believe we all owe a great deal of gratitude upon his much-deserved retirement in April 2025. Our professions are better for his service, vision, and commitment. He put tremendous effort into helping find the right person to be APEGA’s next registrar and CEO, and we are both confident that professional engineer Paul Wynnyk will expertly guide the organization in continued regulatory excellence. Thank you to the entire APEGA community for your support and collaboration during my tenure as president. It has been an honour to serve, and I look forward to continuing to contribute to APEGA’s success as past-president.
As a professional engineer who is also a lawyer, I have taken a keen interest in how the government intends to proceed with the Professional Governance Act . This legislation will affect the governance of many professional regulatory organizations in Alberta, including ours. Although some things may change, the core functions of APEGA—ensuring public safety, fostering professional development, and upholding ethical standards—will remain firmly intact. I am confident that our work preparing and sharing recommendations and collaborating with the province will position APEGA for a smooth adjustment when the time comes. Welcoming new professionals A hallmark of my year as president was the work put into welcoming international talent to Alberta and to the professions. In 2024, APEGA launched a public awareness campaign to demystify the licensing process and to showcase the value internationally trained engineering and geoscience registrants bring, including by sharing their diversity of experience. As Alberta continues to benefit from their contributions, APEGA is updating policies and systems to help streamline the registration and licensing process to remove barriers while maintaining the standards that define our professions. I am proud of this work, as it exemplifies APEGA’s commitment to inclusivity and leveraging global talent to drive Alberta’s progress. It is an exciting opportunity for APEGA Council to pursue, advancing its mission while adapting to the evolving needs of our professions and meeting the growing demands of the communities we serve— and it shows how we always strive to improve.
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