APEGA ELECTION
Editor’s Note: Following is the personal statement submitted by the incoming President of APEGA. The name Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., appears on the ballot, but it’s there as information only—he was elected last year. From page 12 onward in this edition of The PEG , personal statements written by candidates for the Executive and Council appear.
APEGA’s Next President
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ELECTED PRESIDENT-ELECT IN 2017 Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.)
Upon graduation, Nima founded EngIT Engineer- ing Services, which specialized in providing E.I.T.s to employers for a short-term basis. In 1995, he joined the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Calgary. Un- der his leadership, the engineering internship program became the largest of its kind in Canada. In 2008, he was recognized with the Schulich School of Engineer- ing’s Champion Award. The YMCA recognized Nima's involvement in hu- man rights by awarding him the Canada Peace Medal in 1997, and in 2007, he received the Calgary Freedom of Expression Award. Since 2008, Nima has devoted his time to projects related to the Dalai Lama’s work on human values. This included working at the private office of the Dalai Lama in India. Since 2011, Nima has served as the President of Project Tibet Society, which is responsible for the resettlement of 1,000 Tibetan refugees from northern India to Canada. Nima was elected the President-Elect of APEGA in 2017. Nima and his wife of 27 years, Dr. Tsering Dorjee, have two daughters.
• Led intern program at Schulich School of Engineering to largest-in-Canada status • Recipient of Canada Peace Medal, Calgary Freedom of Expression Award • More advocacy on behalf of members and APEGA professions necessary Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., was born in a Tibetan refugee settlement in India. Nima has called Calgary home since 1981. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Calgary in 1992. While attending the university in 1989, he was elected President of the 18,000-member students’ union.
APEGA Activities • President-Elect, 2017–2018 • Governance Committee, 2017–2018
• Vice-President, 2015–2016 • Audit Committee, 2015–2016 • Co-chair, Joint Legislative Review Committee, 2015– current • Member, Investigative Committee (2012–present) • Member, Nomination Committee (2011–2012; 2004) • Member, Licensure Task Force (2001–2003)
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