A uniquely experienced leader from her early teens, Babette spent 26 years in the military managing over 1200 subordinates in her last position. She is skilled in strategic planning and execution, operations management, and leadership. Babette is a highly decorated leader with decades of experience mentoring women for success as leaders and managers. She is a strong military professional with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management.

Dale Shimell is a retired manager with over 40 years of industrial leadership experience and a commitment to excellence at all levels of organizations. As a front-line leader, Dale has managed and motivated teams to achieve organizational objectives in safety, productivity, efficiencies, and cost management, both in union and non-union environments. Throughout his career, Dale has proven himself to be a trusted advisor and a highly effective leader, capable of managing complex projects and leading teams to success. His ability to communicate effectively, build strong relationships, and develop strategies that drive results has made him a respected leader in his field. Dale's commitment to leadership excellence is evident in his dedication to ongoing learning and professional development. He is a true asset to any organization, and his extensive knowledge and experience make him an excellent choice for any leadership role. Dale Shimell is a leader who consistently demonstrates excellence, integrity, and dedication, making him an inspiration to those around him.

Daniel entered leadership in 1982 in the restaurant industry before embarking on his electrical engineering career where he was responsible for hiring, training, and managing engineers and support staff on multiple international projects. His engineering career has included a project as a Safety Coordinator in Combined Cycle power plants in Algeria setting up a group of Algerian site trainers. He has also managed international projects in Chile, Cuba, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador and Gabon and is fluent in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.

Master Warrant Officer Danielle Goulet, CD is a highly skilled manager with over 30 years of leadership experience across multiple industries, including the military, aviation and law enforcement. Danielle is an accomplished leader and manager of both small and large groups. Throughout her career, Danielle has held various leadership roles, including maintenance crew supervisor, employment and training officer, international airshow coordinator, ISO 9000 Quality Assurance implementation I/C, fleet manager, shop receipt and dispatch supervisor, military personnel supervisor, calibration centre coordinator, maintenance crew chief, aircraft modification coordinator, assets verification I/C, Flight Safety Incidents and Accidents coordinator, electronic laboratory crew chief, and electronic laboratory team leader. Danielle earned her MBA from Royal Roads University in 2001 and has completed additional training in conflict management and alternative dispute resolution, small group facilitation, and quality assurance system implementation and management. She also holds a TDO from the Canadian Forces and a TSEL (Honours) from the University of Fraser Valley. She is committed to delivering top-notch leadership training programs that drive results and help individuals and organizations reach their full potential.

Dave began his electrical career in 1975. A former officer in the Canadian Army secondary reserves he founded Canada Training Group in 1980. Dave leads a superb group of multi-disciplined instructors completing many national and international training and consulting projects. He is an experienced leadership and communications instructor with a knack for creating human development programs and projects that are field usable.

Dave graduated as a Marine Engineer from the Canadian Coast Guard College in 1976. During his extensive career he served on many ships on the Great Lakes and East Coast. For over 30 years he served as a Chief Engineer with all non-deck crew under his command. His extensive list of credentials fills 2 ½ pages.

Ed is a former member of the Royal Canadian Air Force having served during the 1970 FLQ crisis in Quebec. Joining Nova Scotia Power in 1975 he became a leader in 1985 and retired as the maintenance department supervisor. He is an active community leader and has been a long time teacher of the Christopher Leadership Course. A very experienced sailor Ed has taught sailing and navigation to local sea cadets for many years, served as a local municipal councillor and was chairman of the local hospital.

Jim began his leadership career in 1990 as a fire Lieutenant. Becoming a Senior Captain, he trained and led a department of 24 firefighters. During his electrical career with the Toronto Transit Commission he was responsible for 65 electricians, as a supervisor of the department he provided leadership to over 160 unionized employees, managed budgets, capital projects and provided guidance to forepersons, clerks, and workers on day-to-day operations. As a Senior Captain Jim possessed the ability to quickly assess dangerous situations and safely manage his fire fighters during major conflagrations. As an electrical supervisor of a publicly critical transit system, he used these same competencies when the system went down. Jim has extensive experience with multiple cultures and rigid, institutional personalities and how to effectively balance public service demands with organizational capabilities.

Joe Kiceniuk was educated at University of Alberta and University of British Columbia and has technical training in electronics with over 40 years experience in electronic circuit construction, troubleshooting and service. Joe has a working knowledge of multiple programming languages and extensive experience with quality control in analytical systems. He has designed and built equipment and is the co-inventor of a device to determine if crabs are fit for processing. He also has experience in the repair of scanning, magnetic resonance, mass, and gamma spectrometers and control systems in laboratory equipment as well as batteries and uninterruptable power supplies. Joe has a long standing interest in sustainable energy production and storage. He has shared his knowledge and experience with students and presented papers internationally.

Ken Murchie with over 40 years of experience, began his first level of leadership in 1989 at Home Oil as an Engineering Supervisor. He quickly progressed to Manager, Pipeline Engineering responsible for 14 employees and multi-million dollar capital projects. In 1998 he joined Enbridge International as Manager, International Engineering, responsible for technical support for the Latin America operations. In 2006 he joined TransCanada Pipelines (now TC Energy) as Director responsible for Pipeline design and construction of major projects including the Keystone XL Pipeline. In 2012, Ken transferred to Mexico to lead a project team of over 400 people responsible for engineering and construction of 6 major gas pipeline projects. In 2017, Ken moved to the United States to provide leadership in both project and safety areas of TC Energy’s US Major Projects. Ken Murchie holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia and Master of Engineering degree from the University of Calgary. He is a registered professional engineer in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

Mary Ellen Shimell, has over 40 years of teaching, coaching and leadership experience beginning in 1980. She is experienced in leading and organizing diverse groups up to 50 members including many board, council and society positions in manager, director and chair roles. She is a highly experienced problem solver in both unionized and non-unionized cultures.

From the British Parachute Regiment to the Canadian Armed Forces and the aviation industry, Nigel’s leadership experience extends from the battlefield to civilian airports. As a manager at Calgary Airport, Nigel created an Airport Operations Control Unit during the pandemic. His focus on safety, employee engagement, staff development and accountability, and systems management were instrumental in his leadership of teams of all sizes and ethnicities. He led the development and implementation of the Olympic airspace security for the 2010 Olympics and revamped the Afghan Air Force student management system during an Afghan Mission. Nigel managed the high risk and difficult task of parking allocation for over 150 aircraft during the Maple Flag International Air Combat Exercise. Nigel is an analytical thinker with exceptional leadership and communication skills. As a Level IV leader and mentor with over 40 years of expertise, he demonstrates integrity and models professional behavior, and seeks to discover and develop the potential in his clients.

Pat began his health care career in 1981 and became a team leader in 1984. He has a Master’s degree in Health and Leadership and is completing his Ph. D. in Social Sciences. Pat is a highly experienced leader with extensive involvement with politicized public systems. As a health care director, Pat has extensive experience with budget management, financial and board reporting in a multicultural experience of over 60 staff.

Paul has been an English football coach for over 40 years and continues as a player. His leadership experience was gained as an electrical supervisor in the mining industry. He is highly experienced in the planning, organizing, controlling, administering and unit management competencies required of first level industrial leaders to ensure that work is safely and productively done, meeting all quality and cost control standards.

Peter Waugh has over 40 years of experience in fields of maintenance and human resources management. Peter graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He started his career with Westinghouse Industrial Field Service servicing power distribution equipment. He then moved to the Pulp & Paper industry where he worked for three companies over the next 30 years working in both Maintenance Management and Human Resources. Peter participated on the senior leadership teams at the managerial level for Stora Enso, NewPage and Corner Brook Pulp & Paper.

Steve Kay is a retired pulp and paper manager with an impressive 50 years of industrial experience. Throughout his career, Steve has held a wide range of positions, including Maintenance Manager, Electrical & Instrumentation Superintendent, Maintenance & Engineering Manager, Maintenance & Materials Manager, Maintenance & Materials Superintendent, Maintenance Services Superintendent, Maintenance Systems Co-ordinator, Central Services Maintenance Superintendent, Acting Electrical and Instrumentation Superintendent, Electrical & Instrumentation Lead Technician, Co-ordinator Electrical & Instrumentation, Special Project Manager, Electrical & Instrumentation Technician, Industrial Relations Officer, and Electrical Training Officer. As a dedicated leader, Steve has built and motivated high-performing teams, trained and mentored staff, and fostered a culture of continuous improvement. His ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, establish priorities, and allocate resources effectively has led to successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.

Tim is a former Regional, General and Area manager with extensive experience in gas transmission operations, maintenance and team oversight. He is skilled in creating and developing positive relationships with various stakeholder groups demonstrating strong leadership and management skills at all levels of his career. As a leader he maintained a high level of safety awareness within the operational area contributing to the overarching corporate safety culture and vision. interface with local team, operations, technical services, health safety and environment, finance, engineering and construction, human resources, information services, business development and legal departments throughout the organization, to meet business, performance and personal developmental targets.

Tony is a gifted and dynamic leader with the inherent ability to connect with people at an individual level and explain complex topics using simple language regardless of the subject matter being discussed. A Green Beret, he retired after 32 years of military experience and almost 25 years spent within the Special Operations Community. He has decades of experience in Leadership and Development programs, implementation, and execution; Tony loves to teach leaders at every level how to develop undying loyalty in all members of their organization through leadership, participation, outstanding followership, and competent, consistent display of values.

Wayne brings 41 years of experience in the electrical and instrumentation industry. He is a master electrician and a journeyman instrument mechanic. He started in the early 80’s with a petroleum company in the Lloydminster area performing maintenance duties. He then started and ran his own contracting company for 15 yrs. in Lloydminster. After he sold the company, he started working with a local engineering company completing electrical design of oil facilities. His instructing career began teaching at Lakeland College in their electrical and instrumentation departments.