I was first elected to Edmonton City Council in 2017. My wife, Cathy, and I were born and raised in Edmonton and live in South Edmonton.  We have three adult children.

I am a Professional Engineer and small business owner. The focus of my business is the structural design and management of building projects, including past projects such as the Expo Centre for Northlands and three seniors lodges for the Greater Edmonton Foundation. Prior to serving in public office, I worked for Alberta’s Treasury Board, APEGA and several consulting engineering firms.

Giving back to the community has always been very important to me. I have more than three decades of community volunteer experience, including various community league roles, coaching minor hockey, and various roles on discipline and practice standards committees with APEGA. In 2013, I received the APEGA Summit Award for Community Service and in 2014, I received the Engineers Canada Meritorious Service Award.

During my first term as Councillor, I advocated for investments in Southwest Edmonton’s road network. As a result, we have seen construction of the Terwillegar Drive Expansion, Rabbit Hill Road twinning, Anthony Hendy widening and countless other road projects in those new neighbourhoods south of Anthony Henday Drive.

I also strongly supported the new City Plan, which includes the goal of 15 minute communities - neighborhoods where you can find education, entertainment, employment, health support and recreation all within a 15 minute walk from your front door.

While those road projects provide the connectivity and mobility improvements we so badly needed, now we need those local amenities that enhance the livability of our communities. Amenities like libraries. Small scale recreation infrastructure like splash pads and skateboard parks, and perhaps arenas and pools. Amenities like green space, park space and play space.

Adding the amenities that result in those 15 minute communities will be my focus over the next four years, along with ensuring that we continue to build our city in a sustainable and financially responsible way.

I care about our community and I am to ensure that the voices of pihêsiwin residents are heard at City Hall.

Current Council AssignmentsNew_Years_Day_skate_11_zps4yuj9aeu.JPG

  • Chair of Utility Committee 
  • Member of Urban Planning Committee 
  • Member, Fort Edmonton Park Management Company 
  • Board Liaison, Do North Events/World Triathlon Series
  • Council Liaison Appointment for the GEF Seniors Housing Board of Directors
  • Advisor to the Sport Edmonton Board of Directors
  • City of Edmonton's Alternate Shareholder Representative for Edmonton Global
  • Alternate to Mayor Sohi on the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB)
  • Member of Growth Plan Five-Year Interim Review Task Force - EMRB 
  • Member of the Metropolitan Region Servicing Standing Committee 
  • Member of the Alberta Municipalities Infrastructure Committee 

 

Past Council Assignments

  • Commissioner, Edmonton Police Commission
  • Chair, Urban Planning Committee 
  • Chair, Community and Public Services Committee 
  • Member, Executive Committee 
  • Member, Inter-Municipal and Regional Development Committee 
  • Member, Audit Committee 
  • Member, Metropolitan Region Servicing Plan (MRSP) Standing Committee (EMRB) 
  • Member, Integrated Regional Transportation Master Plan Task Force (EMRB) 
  • Council Liaison, Live Active Initiative 
  • Council Liaison, Active Transportation Initiative 
  • Council Liaison, Winter City Strategy

 

Education

  • M.Eng. Engineering Management, 1995, University of Alberta
  • B.Sc. Civil Engineering, 1988, University of Alberta

 

Professional Experience 

  • President, Owner and Operator, Lemtra Projects
  • Director, Facilities and Services, Edmonton Catholic Schools
  • Executive Director, Capital Planning and Spending, Government of Alberta (Treasury Board)
  • Director, Facilities and Infrastructure, Northlands

 

Affiliations

  • Professional Member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
  • Member of the Project Management Institute
  • Fellow, Engineers Canada (FEC)

 

Volunteer Efforts

  • Vice-Chair & Member, APEGA Discipline Committee, 2008 - 2017
  • President & Member, Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council (TRAC), 2004 - 2017
  • Minor Hockey Coach, 2002 - 2015
  • Member, GO Centre Building Committee, 2008 - 2010
  • Member, South West Area Teams Executive, 2006 - 2010
  • Member, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues Planning and Development Committee, 2009 - 2010
  • Member (President in 2006), Riverbend Community League, 2004 - 2007
  • Member, City of Edmonton Trails and Pathways Advisory Committee, 2003 - 2005
  • Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 1989 - 2005
  • Member (Chair 2003-04), APEGGA Honors and Awards Committee, 2001 - 2004
  • Member, Capital Health Authority Southwest Community Health Council, 1998 - 2004
  • Member, APEGGA Practice Standards Committee, 1997 - 1999

 

Interests & Achievements

  • Engineers Canada 2014 Meritorious Service Award - Community Service, May 2014

  • APEGA Summit Award for Community Service, April 2013

  • Honorary Fellowship in Geoscientists Canada (FGC-Honorary), June 2013
  • Community Spirit Award, Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council (TRAC), April 2012
  • Avid reader, skier, golfer and runner; completed five marathons, including Vancouver and New York