Governance

Board of Directors

CDA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with the assistance of an Executive Director who takes care of the day-to-day management of the organization. There is representation on the Board from most of the Provinces and Territories, and two Directors at Large, one of whom provides the Association's link with the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD).

Most members of the Board are elected for nominal two-year terms. The Vice President is elected for a three-year term: one year as Vice President, one as President and one as Past President. The Secretary-Treasurer, Directors and Directors-at-Large may serve up to two consecutive two-year terms. Elections are held by membership-wide ballot and confirmed by a vote at the Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors has the authority to appoint up to two more Director at Large to provide assistance in its oversight responsibilities for some specific governance or operational area. The appointed Directors at Large serve until the next Annual General Meeting.

Management

The Association's operations are managed by the Executive Director, who reports to the Board of Directors, and are implemented by paid staff.

President

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Eric Péloquin
Hydro-Quebec
Montreal, QC

president@cda.ca

Vice President

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Julia Hiscock
Hatch
St. John's, NL

vice.president@cda.ca

Secretary-Treasurer

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Mohammad (Mamun) Al-Mamun
Tetra Tech Canada
Calgary, AB

secretary.treasurer@cda.ca

Past President

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Mike Cyr
Klohn Crippen Berger
Fredericton, NB

past.president@cda.ca

Interim Executive Director



Don Butcher
Canadian Dam Association
Markham, ON

executive.director@cda.ca

British Columbia Director

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Jeremy Bruce
Klohn Crippen Berger
Vancouver, BC

britishcolumbia.director@cda.ca

Territories Director

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Darryl Kenney
Yukon Energy Corporation
Whitehorse, YK

territories.director@cda.ca

Alberta Director



Mohan Acharya
Alberta Environment & Parks
Edmonton, AB

alberta.director@cda.ca

Saskatchewan Director



Allison Ruecker
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Moose Jaw, SK
 
saskatchewan.director@cda.ca

Manitoba Director



Brian Earl
Manitoba Hydro
Winnipeg, MB

manitoba.director@cda.ca

Ontario Director


Brent Craig
Ontario Power Generation
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

ontario.director@cda.ca

Quebec Director

Catherine Lajoie Filion
Go-Mine
Richelieu, QC


quebec.director@cda.ca

New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island Director

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Benjamin McGuigan
GEMTEC
Fredericton, NB

newbrunswick.director@cda.ca

 

Nova Scotia Director

    

Alex Campbell
Wood
Dartmouth, NS

novascotia.director@cda.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador Director

 



Sterling Parsons
WSP Canada
Conception Bay South, NL

newfoundland.director@cda.ca

Director-at-Large (ICOLD)



Marc Smith
WSP Canada
Montreal, QC

director-at-large.icold@cda.ca

Director-at-Large

Michel Julien
Agnico Eagle Mines
Montréal, QC

director-at-large@cda.ca

 

Downloads

CDA By-law - 2022

Roles and Responsibilities for Regional Directors

Past Directors

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