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COMMUNITY SERVICE Hitting 100,000 Hours Advocating for disadvantaged Calgarians and
He has volunteered with Calgary Legal Guidance for almost 30 years, providing free legal advice to those in need. Over the past 43 years, he has made more than 625 blood, plasma, and platelet donations to Canadian Blood Services. He volunteered for several decades in the Calgary Food Bank warehouse and as an instructor with St. John Ambulance. And yes, there is more. Dr. Stock’s service to his professional community spans nearly 30 years. It in- cludes volunteering for APEGA statutory committees and for other professional associations. Dr. Stock also shares his expertise by teaching at the University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, and SAIT, as well as presenting for APEGA and other professional associations. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP A Leader Among Leaders Pat Lobregt, FEC (Hon.), FGC (Hon.), received a surprise 2017 Summit Award when she was presented with an Honorary Membership. Ms. Lobregt retired this year, having most recently served as APEGA’s Director, Executive & Government Relations. Ms. Lobregt — who has also
empowering local youth are just two ways that Tracey Stock, P.Eng., PhD, JD , has positively affected his community over the past four decades. The President of Ares Engineering , Dr. Stock — in addition to being a Professional Engineer and a lawyer — is a petroleum landman and a chartered manager. His work focuses on the upstream oil and gas industry, construction, health services, and education. Dr. Stock has volunteered more than 100,000 hours of service to not-for-profit organizations, demonstrating his long-term commitment to the community and to helping others. This commitment began 45 years ago, when he served as a section leader with Scouts Canada for Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, and Rovers. Ensuing were several award-winning expeditions to remote regions of the Yukon and Nunavut. Today, he holds senior volunteer and executive roles with local and national councils and foundations. For decades, Dr. Stock has been a program advisor with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Alberta. This program gives youth an opportunity to grow through community service, physical fitness, outdoor adventure, and skill development.
worked alongside two Alberta Premiers and an Edmonton Mayor, becomes one of about 20 current Honorary Members.
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APEGA MEMBER BRYAN LEACH DIGS INTO MENTORING Mentoring continues to gain traction in a variety of industries as a popular form of workplace training. Calgary’s Bryan Leach, P.Eng. , has
A passionate mentor himself, Mr. Leach decided to focus on the different expectations that the various generations have and are expected to meet in a career- boosting partnership. His findings are summarized in his new book Mentoring — Generational Perspectives. Mr. Leach retired in 2009 after a 36- year career as a Professional Engineer in the consulting engineering business. He launched Imparando Consulting Ltd. in Calgary, which
spent two years studying mentoring in the Canadian consulting engineering profession, sampling mentoring relationships in eight western Canadian companies. Applying an intergenerational perspective, he interviewed 53 individuals, representing baby boomers, gen-Xers, and millennials. The individuals were drawn from a variety of mentoring relationships, ranging from structured programs managed by HR departments to informal, organically evolved relationships.
helps organizations with workplace training. To order Mentoring — Generational Perspectives, contact Bryan Leach at bryleach@telusplanet.net.
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