Board of Directors, Officers and Industry Advisors
The business and affairs of the Council are managed under the authority of its Board of Directors. The Board is composed of twelve to twenty Directors from various geographical regions of the country and representing the various wood products members of the Council. With the exception of CWC’s president, Directors are elected at the Council’s Annual General Meeting and serve for a minimum 2 year term. For 2012/2013, CWC’s Directors are:
|
Name |
Affiliation |
Title / Employer |
|
Brady Whittaker |
AFPA |
President & CEO - Alberta Forest Products Association |
|
Wayne Guthrie |
COFI |
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Canfor |
|
Chris McIver |
COFI |
Vice-President, Lumber Sales and Corporate Development – West Fraser Timber |
|
Diana Blenkhorn |
MLB |
President & CEO - Maritime Lumber Bureau |
|
André Tremblay |
QFIC |
President & CEO - Council of the Québec Forest Industry |
|
Rick Jeffery |
CFPA |
President & CEO - Coast Forest Products Association |
|
André Boucher |
OLMA |
Chief Lumber Inspector - Ontario Lumber Manufacturers Association |
|
Kent Fargey |
APA-EWS |
President, Western Archrib |
|
Jerry Cvach |
CWTA |
Executive Secretary |
|
Tim Polanski |
CertiWood |
Sales Manager |
|
Mary-Anne Dalkowski |
WPC |
Vice President - Marketing - Timber Specialties Ltd |
|
Al Rozek |
NLGA |
Executive Director - National Lumber Grades Authority |
|
Larry McFarland |
Architect |
Principal - McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd. |
|
Hervé Deschênes |
Research (R&D) |
Vice President - FPInnovations |
With the exception of the President & CEO and Secretary, Officers of the Council are also elected by the Directors at the Annual General Meeting. For 2012/2013, CWC’s Officers are:
|
Name |
Position |
Affiliation |
|
Chris McIver |
Chairman |
COFI |
|
Bill Love |
Past Chairman |
Tembec (employer) |
|
Diana Blenkhorn |
Vice Chairman |
MLB |
|
Mary-Anne Dalkowski |
Vice Chairman |
WPC |
|
John Allan |
Treasurer |
COFI |
|
Michael Giroux |
President & CEO |
CWC |
|
Natalie Tarini |
Secretary |
CWC |
The Board also appoints Industry Advisors to help CWC and its Board of Directors understand the attitudes and hurdles that might limit the acceptability of wood product construction by the groups thy represent. Typically, the Board will appoint at least one Advisor each representing Home Builders, Architects, Engineers, Academia and Research (R&D). For 2012/2013, CWC’s Industry Advisors are:
|
Name |
Affiliation |
Title / Employer |
|
Gary Friend |
Home Builders |
Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) |
|
Larry McFarland |
Architects |
Principal - McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd. |
|
David Bowick |
Engineers |
Principal, Blackwell Bowick |
|
Hervé Deschênes |
Research (R&D) |
Vice President - FPInnovations |
|
Dr.Robert Beauregard |
Academia |
Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, University of Laval |
|
Dr. George Hadjisophocleous |
Academia |
Professor and NSERC-Forintek Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering, Carleton University |
Canadian Wood Council Members
