Message from the President
My two years as APEGA’s president-elect and president have gone by quickly. Like past councils, we’ve had our unique opportunities, such as implementing the legislative changes that will set APEGA on its path for the next hundred years. I’m grateful and honoured to have worked alongside fellow council members and APEGA staff, and I view these past two years as an evolution of my volunteerism with APEGA, which started more than three decades ago. The gift of volunteering I was a new engineer when I first volunteered for APEGA, helping children explore science in the classroom. The teachers were thrilled to have someone with a science background, and the children loved doing something interactive and hands on. I just had to show up and work with beads, Popsicle sticks, and elastic bands—or even just paper, depending on the curriculum—and explain simple machines or air and aerodynamics. I remember thinking to myself: what a gift that APEGA co-ordinated all this. They took in all the requests, they knew who needed what and when, and they had a long list of volunteers at the ready. They created a space where all I had to do was share my love of science and be a role model for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, especially the young girls.
Terri Steeves FEC, FGC (Hon.), P.Eng., ICD.D
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2025 ANNUAL REPORT
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