Cameron Scott
Business Development Manager
Cam works with organizations interested in furthering the sustainability of their operations through membership in the Regional Carbon initiative. Cam is responsible for managing external relations, guiding strategic planning in development, and building relationships across Waterloo Region with a particular focus on the City of Kitchener. He holds a BA from the University of Waterloo, BEd from Lakehead University, as well as a Masters from the University of Western Ontario.
Email: cameron.scott@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Thomas Ostapchuk – Program Coordinator (Business Development Focus)
Neo Yin – Ambassador Program Coordinator
Andrea Lam – Business Development Researcher
Helena Kwiecinski
Events Manager
Helena coordinates Sustainable Waterloo Region’s entire event season. From Technical Workshops to Educational Forums, Peer-2-Peer discussions and Member-Hosted Learning Sessions, Helena provides strategic direction to the event season drawing on her past experience at an events management company and involvement with numerous volunteer initiatives. Helena attended Wilfrid Laurier University for Communications and received her Advertising Diploma from Sheridan College.
Email: helena.kwiecinski@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Amber Turvey – Program Coordinator (Events Focus)
Troy Dettwiler – A/V Event Support
Rebecca Vollmer
Finance Manager
Rebecca manages the financial processes of Sustainable Waterloo Region. She works closely with all functional areas to provide financial support and coordinates with the team to provide appropriate statements of financial position and budgets. Rebecca is currently a Bachelor of Business Administration student with a concentration in accounting at Wilfrid Laurier University and is looking to attain her Chartered Accounting designation.
Email: rebecca.vollmer@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Henry Sum – Financial Operations Coordinator
Ryan Magee – Controller
Janet Cheung – Finance & Payroll Coordinator
Suk Bedi – Financial Oversight Lead
Matthew Day
GHG Services Manager
Matthew works closely with members of the Regional Carbon Initiative to take inventory of their GHG emissions, troubleshoot operational challenges to measuring GHG emissions, and provide training for our Carbon Accounting Tool. His extensive contributions to GHG-related issues, such as how- to and best practice documents, reports, and technical policies are integral to Sustainable Waterloo Region’s operations and helping members reach their carbon reduction goals. Matthew attended the University of Toronto where he received his M.A. in Geography.
Email: matthew.day@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Ana Gonzalez Guerrero – Program Coordinator (member engagement focus)
Sylvie Spraakman – RCI Framework Lead
Joanne Adair – Employee Engagement Advisor
Leanne Hagarty- Content Reviewer
Lisa Chapman – Member Renewal Manager
Megan Anevich – Carbon Accounting Coordinator
Ashley McDonald – Living Documents Coordinator
Nicholas Cloet – Living Documents Coordinator
Isabel Urrutia – Research Analyst
Jen Owens – RCI Researcher
Matt Dil – Member Support Program Coordinator
Paula Bryk – Member Support Coordinator
Stephanie Lombardo – Member Support Coordinator
Meghan Frye – Member Support Coordinator
Elena Kraljevska – Energy Audit Tool Coordinator
Danielle Avila – Year End Report Coordinator
Human Resources Team
Our HR Team oversees Sustainable Waterloo Region’s HR strategy, which includes recruitment and selection, training and development, HR legislation, and employee & volunteer relations.
Email: mathew.thijssen@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Mathew Thijssen – HR Generalist
Lucy Ho – Recruitment Coordinator
Cinzia Sinnathurai – HR Support
Jonathan Rivard (Photo Pending)
Marketing Manager
Jonathan manages Sustainable Waterloo Region’s marketing team. He helps develop the organization’s brand by ensuring the consistency of messaging and design across multiple mediums. Jonathan has a background in communications and organizational development, and has conducted extensive research on Waterloo Region’s non-profit climate and the marketing and communications capacities of NGOs in the region.
Email: jonathan.rivard@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Deb Bald – Communications Specialist
Aaron Stauch – Lead Graphic Designer
Chris Steingart – Graphic Designer
Inda Lupic – Graphic Designer
Andrea Sweet – Graphic Design Support
Katie Johnson – Marketing Communications & Design Support
Lindsay Coulter – Marketing Resources Coordinator
Julie LePham – 2011 Report Designer
Public Relations Team
Our PR Team is the primary liaison between media outlets and Sustainable Waterloo Region, with the goal of spreading Sustainable Waterloo Region’s compelling story and mission.
Email: kelly.mcmath@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Kelly McMath – PR Generalist
Amber Turvey – PR Generalist
Jenn Carreiro – Community Relations Lead
Sarah Brown
Climate Collaborative Project Manager
Sarah facilitates the partnership between Sustainable Waterloo Region, REEP Green Solutions and the Region of Waterloo towards an exciting new project called The Climate Collaborative: A Community GHG Action Plan in Waterloo Region. She is responsible for developing relationships among partners, guiding and executing project planning, and managing external communication. Sarah brings experience in energy policy and climate change planning research. She holds a BES in Environment and Business from the University of Waterloo, as well as a graduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Queen’s University.
Email: sarah.brown@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
James Gaede - Climate Collaborative Coordinator
Web & IT Team
The Web team oversees the implementation and maintenance of all web content and IT services. They assist in the maintenance of Sustainable Waterloo Region’s public website, the Regional Carbon Initiative Members’ portal, as well as our staff portal.
Email: dave.hillis@sustainablewr.ca
Team Members:
Tyler McConnell – Internal Tools Coordinator
David Rose – MemberLink Programming Coordinator
Dave Hillis – Web Content Coordinator
Mathew Thijssen – Web Support
Mike Morrice
Executive Director
Mike leads the Sustainable Waterloo Region team in achieving its mission, and he works with both the Board of Directors and the team to set the organization’s strategic direction. His focus is on supporting the volunteer & staff team, community relations, resource development, strategic planning, and Board relations. In 2009, Mike was selected by The Waterloo Region Record as one of Waterloo Region’s inaugural Top 40 under 40. He participates in several local Advisory Boards and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2008.
Email: mike.morrice@sustainablewr.ca
Additional Support
Amanda Bichel - Administrative Coordinator
Lois Bowman – Project Management Advisor
Victoria Alleyne – Strategic Planning Lead
Sean Campbell – Sustainability Coordinator
Miles DePaul
Community Partnerships Manager
Miles leads research into how to best scale up the impact of Sustainable Waterloo Region to other communities across Canada. This research includes engaging partners, supporters, and funders to collaboratively launch a new national-level entity. This entity’s mission will be to enable community leaders to develop programs to advance the environmental sustainability of organizations by creating a collaborative learning network across the country. He is currently responsible for writing a business plan, building relationships and partnerships across the country, and managing program evaluation projects. Miles has been working and volunteering with Sustainable Waterloo Region for nearly three years contributing to projects in business development, member engagement, and human resources. Miles holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University, as well as a Masters in International Public Policy from the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Team Members:
Thomas Ostapchuk – Reasearch Coordinator (Community Partnership)
Tony Brijpaul
Director of Operations, Co-founder, Miovision
Tony is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations with the financial goals of Miovision. He has held positions in product development and software design for high-tech and automotive engineering companies. Among Tony’s career achievements is the development of the first Tablet PC based data collection software for the transportation industry.
Dr. Barry Colbert (Chair)
Director, CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Colbert leads Wilfrid Laurier University’s CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability, which serves as a catalyst to bring together faculty researchers, students, and leaders in industry and civil society in order to build capacity for more progressive, socially engaged organizational leadership.
Dr. Colbert is also an Assistant Professor of Policy & Strategic Management in the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, where his research is centred on the ways and means by which organizations align a vision for sustainability, corporate and business strategy, and the strategic development of human capital. His writing has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Human Resource Planning, and the Journal of General Management, along with several recent book chapters, including ‘The Business Case for CSR’ in the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Chris DePaul
Co-founder, Sustainable Waterloo Region
Chris, currently based out of Montreal, Quebec, co-founded Sustainable Waterloo with Mike Morrice in the Spring of 2008, after researching how governmental carbon policy can impact businesses operating in an unregulated space. Chris recently graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in a similar program as Mike, with two degrees in Honours Computer Science and Honours Business Administration.
Chris is also the founder of Found In The Margins, an online magazine that delves into the reading habits and preferred literary works of musicians, authors, and activists. He currently is responsible for marketing activities at Route1, a trusted provider of security and identity management network solutions.
Rick Endrulat (Treasurer)
President and COO, Virtual Causeway
As one of the founding partners of Virtual Causeway, Rick Endrulat serves as President and Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for defining the company’s strategic plan and ensuring that the organization’s executive team and lines of business execute efficiently. Under Rick’s leadership, Virtual Causeway has emerged as one of the country’s hottest growth companies and leading outsource providers of integrated sales and marketing services. Virtual Causeway has been recognized by numerous organizations, and been showcased on the PROFIT 50 and 100 listings of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies for the past 3 years.
Since graduating from the Laurier MBA Program in 2001, Rick has been able to take traditional sales and marketing lead generation methods and develop proprietary processes to attain increased and faster returns on investment for Virtual Causeway’s clients. In addition, Rick works closely with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Schlegel Center for Entrepreneurship as a mentor, helping young business leaders and coaching them in their development. He is also a member of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation’s Loan Committee, where he helps to provide financing to young entrepreneurs. Rick has been nominated for Canada’s ’40 Under 40’, has received recognition from the New England/Canada Business Council, and is a Quantum Shift Fellow.
Susan Jantzi
Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at Sun Life Financial.
Working with Sun Life’s International Sustainability Council, she is responsible for identifying, and developing strategies to address, social and environmental risks and opportunities that intersect with the company’s business operations. She is also responsible for the Company’s external sustainability reporting, including to the Carbon Disclosure Project and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Climate Risk Disclosure Survey, as well as advocating with a wide variety of stakeholders regarding the company’s sustainability practices.
Ms Jantzi joined the Company in 1998 and since that time has held a variety of Public and Corporate Affairs positions, leading to her current role. She is based at Sun Life’s Canadian Headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario.
Odilon Pat Lemieux
Founder, L Square Consulting
Odilon is president of L Square Consulting Inc (LSC); a Waterloo based consulting firm specializing in business strategy assessment, formulation & implementation. LSC provides management consulting services to small & medium size firms on the subject of business strategy including diversification and differentiation, “Go to Market”, sustainability and productivity improvements. His broad experience, systems thinking and skills set allows him to provide a complete set of consulting services from assessment and recommendation to implementation.
Odilon holds a Bachelor in Engineering from the University of Montreal – École Polytechnique, a Master of Applied Sciences from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at the School of Business and Economics of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario where he teaches Business Strategy, International Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management & Controls at the undergrad level as well as Sustainability and Business Ethics at the graduate level.
Mike Morrice
Co-founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Waterloo Region
Mike has been the Executive Director of Sustainable Waterloo Region since its inception in July 2008. In his role, Mike defines the organization’s corporate strategy and vision, leads staff and volunteers, develops reliable funding sources, oversees program delivery and is Sustainable Waterloo’s external spokesperson.
Mike is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), where he concurrently completed a BBA and a BSc in Computing and Computer Electronics. In 2009, Mike was selected by The Waterloo Region Record as one of Waterloo Region’s Top 40 under 40, and this year he was the inaugural Physics & Computer Science recipient of a “Milestone in Science” alumni award from WLU’s Faculty of Science.
Diane Stanley-Horn
Director of Athena Software.net
Diane is a founding partner and director of Athena Software.net, a Waterloo Region tech company providing software solutions and consultation services to a diverse range of organizations in the humans services sector including governments, social and community-based service organizations and mental and behavioural health providers. Athena software empowers organizations through the use of their world class client information/case management system, Penelope. Founded in 2001, Athena has grown to become a global provider of enterprise level software with hundreds of clients around the world.
Diane is holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Masters of Science degree from the University of Guelph in Environmental Biology and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Guelph in the School of Environmental Sciences, where she is completing her studies part-time.
Jan Varner (Secretary)
CEO of United Way for Kitchener-Waterloo and area
Jan Varner is currently the CEO of United Way for Kitchener-Waterloo and area. Prior to this role, Jan was at Wilfrid Laurier University for ten years. She was the Director of the Laurier Institute, Laurier’s Executive and Management Development Centre, as well as a faculty member for the School of Business and Economics. She joined the faculty after serving 15 years in the private and public sector. Jan graduated from WLU in 1980 with her BBA and her MBA in 1994. She is currently a PhD candidate at University of Toronto.
Jan and her husband of 28 years, Dave, own and operate Innersee Initiatives Inc.,an experiential training and development business that includes a low ropes, team building challenge course. Jan’s dedication to continuous learning and giving back is evidenced by the fact that she has her Canadian Training and Development Professional designation, and is currently on the board for The Centre for Rural Leadership. She was also the first Canadian nominated as chair for CMED, an international management and executive development association.
Dr. Steven B Young
Director, Centre for Environment and Business, University of Waterloo
Dr. Young is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Environment and Business at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on areas of business sustainability performance and systems decision-making, including resource and material efficiency, environmental life cycle assessment (LCA), performance evaluation of “green” products and “clean” technologies, and the development of technical and policy foundations for greenhouse gas mitigation and carbon credits. Dr. Young works across various sectors, including mining and metals, agriculture, and electronics.
He came to the University of Waterloo from the private sector, where he has been consulting on environmental management approaches and assisting organizations become more sustainable since the early 1990s. He is president of GHGm, a greenhouse gas and environmental impacts measurement consultancy. Clients have included government agencies, international associations and multinational corporations in Canada and around the world. Dr. Young was an expert author for the international ISO 14000 environmental standards, and is published in popular and academic journals. He is a Professional Engineer with degrees from University of Alberta and University of Toronto.
Cathy Brothers
Executive Director in Residence, Capacity Waterloo Region
After completing an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, Cathy received the degree of Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Cathy’s 40 years of social work practice have included senior management roles at Homewood and St. Mary’s hospitals, and Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. Cathy taught social policy courses for over 20 years in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph.
Presently, Cathy is a member of the Barnraisers Council and the Board of Directors at St. Jerome’s University. In addition to being a founding member for several social service organizations, Cathy’s community service has included board membership with the Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount, Family Service Ontario, Ontario Association of Credit Counselling Services, and St. Mary’s General Hospital. She is an Honorary Senior Fellow at Renison College.
Bill Demers
Senior Audit Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Since starting his career the firm in 1981, Bill has had the unique opportunity to work with a number of clients in various industries and cities during his 28 years with the firm. Having returned to the K-W office in 2008, where he started, Bill currently leads the firm’s Cleantech initiative in Southwestern Ontario. Cleantech is the umbrella term for the range of technologies, goods and services that minimize or eliminate the environmental impact of economic activity and form the basis of the corporate response to climate change. As Cleantech leader, Bill is active at Ernst & Young in working with clients to promote the fact that sustainability isn’t simply good business behaviour, it’s good for businesses too. He is a firm believer that for an organization to improve its performance and achieve its potential, its activities must be sustainable in the long term. Bill has been working with companies to adapt to and identify risks associated with a carbon-restricted economy.
Bill is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University (Hons B.B.A.) and a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Institute of Ontario.
Ray DePaul
Past President & CEO, RapidMind Inc. (acquired by Intel)
Ray has spent his entire 20 year career in Waterloo successfully bringing high technology products to market. Most recently, Ray was the President and CEO of RapidMind Inc. He joined the University of Waterloo spin-off in 2006 and has steered the company through venture funding and market growth into an industry leader. Ray and his team’s efforts culminated in the sale of RapidMind to Intel Corp in August 2009, giving the tech giant its first presence in Waterloo.
Prior to joining RapidMind, Ray spent five years with Research In Motion (RIM) where he was responsible for all product management activities for the iconic BlackBerry product line. Ray has also played key roles in industries as diverse as investment banking, media servers, telecommunications, networking, and operating systems. Ray is proud to hold both a Bachelors of Mathematics degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Steve Farlow
Executive Director, Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship Wilfrid Laurier University
Steve Farlow has served as the first Executive Director of the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship since joining Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business & Economics in 2002. Prior to joining Laurier, Steve ran his own business, Superior Safety, for 12 years. Based in Waterloo, the company distributed occupational health and safety products from branches across Canada. Sales grew to over $25 million and he sold the company in 2002. Early in his career he worked for divisions of Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation and later, Derlan Industries.
Steve is an investor and advisor to a number of early stage companies. He currently serves on the boards of Communitech Technology Association, Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Lutherwood, and Michelin Development (Canada) Inc.
Jack Gibbons
Chair, Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Jack is Chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and Director of Pollution Probe’s Energy Programme.
Jack has worked on energy and environmental issues in Ontario for thirty years. His previous positions include: Economist, Energy Probe; Project Manager, Ontario Energy Board; Senior Economic Advisor, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy; and Commissioner, Toronto Hydro.
Jack has studied economics at the University of Toronto (B.A.), Queen’s University (M.A.) and the University of British Columbia.
Mayor Brenda Halloran
Mayor, City of Waterloo
From the time she moved to Waterloo in 1964, Brenda Halloran has continually worked to better her community. After earning her diploma at Conestoga College, she began her career as a Registered Nurse. From there, she graduated from Waterloo’s Conrad Grebel College with a certificate in conflict resolution. Leading up to her Mayoral campaign, she worked in conflict resolution with the Canada Revenue Agency, and in December 2006, she became Mayor of the City of Waterloo.
As Mayor, Brenda Halloran has introduced a number of innovative initiatives to the community, including the formation of the Mayor’s Student Advisory Council, as well as local forums to address challenging issues such as local health care and inclusion. Mayor Halloran has been a strong advocate for supportive housing in the Region, takes part in many environmental initiatives and most recently the Mayor has championed the Bracelet of Hope Campaign and joined their efforts to end HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Rahim Hirji
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Canadian Division, Manulife Financial
Rahim is responsible for all the Division’s financial matters, including Actuarial, Controllership and Taxation functions. During his 13 year tenure with Manulife, Rahim has held a variety of roles, and was appointed to his current role in April 2007. Prior to that, he headed Manulife’s Asset Liability Management (ALM) team, ensuring that Manulife has effective risk management strategies for its global businesses.
Prior to his work in ALM, Rahim was involved in various financial modeling initiatives in the Business Development unit, an area that works on acquisitions, divestiture, and new strategic initiatives. He has also previously held various financial and actuarial roles in the U.S. Division and the Canadian Division.
Rahim is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from University of Waterloo.
Dr. Jatin Nathwani
Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy and Sustainable Energy Management, Faculty of Engineering & the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo
Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy
Dr. Nathwani has extensive experience in the energy sector at the corporate level focusing on strategy, business planning and policy development with contributions to the evolution of the electricity industry structure. His experience includes regulatory affairs, and environmental health and safety fostering innovation through strategic R&D.
Recently, as a member of the Ontario Smart Grid Forum, he helped shape the vision for the evolution of the Ontario grid. He has also been a contributor to the development of Ontario Power Authority’s ‘Integrated Power System Plan’ focusing on environment and sustainability. He also spearheaded the first major conservation and demand management initiative that involved the largest North American pilot test of consumer propensity to conserve energy that enables reduction in energy use through “real time-feedback” of energy consumption. Over the past two decades, Dr.Nathwani led the formulation and development of ‘The Life Quality Index’- an innovation gaining increasing acceptance in risk analysis for use as an effective policy tool for managing life safety risk under the constraint of scarce resources.
Dr. Nathwani has authored or co-authored four books, and over 70 reports and technical publications related to energy and risk management.
Derek Satnik
Managing Partner, Mindscape Innovations
Derek Satnik, the KW Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 “Entrepreneur of the Year”, manages the “green team” at Mindscape Innovations, the 2008 Gowlings “New Business of the Year”, which provides core enabling services to both the green building sector and the renewable energy sector: from feasibility studies to renewable energy system solutions to processing grants and incentives to certifying ENERGY STAR or LEED buildings.
Derek is versed in green building and renewable energy policy from his many board and committee seats at the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), Green Energy Act Alliance, Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), Net-Zero Energy Home Coalition (NZEHC), or the more local Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) or Local Initiative for Future Energy Co-op (LIFE), and more. Derek continues to play a key role in defining green housing programs such as ENERGY STAR, LEED, Solar Ready, and Net-Zero, and is a recognized expert in green buildings and renewable energy policy.
Jill Schoolenberg
General Manager, Customer and Inside Sales, Microsoft Canada
Jill was appointed General Manager, Customer and Inside Sales in September 2008. In this new role, Jill and her team are responsible for sales and account management for Microsoft’s Midsize business, as well inside partner account management for Microsoft’s diverse partner ecosystem. In her 10 year career with Microsoft Jill has held multiple marketing and sales roles. Most recently she was General Manager, Small and Medium Business where her team focused on helping businesses understand the depth and breadth of software solutions available to them. Other previous roles include Business Group Lead for Windows Client and Director of Marketing for MSN Canada.
Prior to joining Microsoft Canada, Jill had a career in consumer packaged goods. Jill started her career at Procter and Gamble in Brand Management where she managed leading brands including Downy and Bounce fabrics softeners, Pert Plus shampoo and Folgers Coffee. Jill holds an Honors Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration (HBA) from the University of Western Ontario.
Carl Zehr
Mayor, City of Kitchener
Carl Zehr became Mayor of the City of Kitchener in 1997 and is Kitchener’s longest serving mayor. Carl’s earlier service as a City Councillor for nine years, and his current, seventh term as a Regional Councillor, reflect his longstanding commitment to his community.
Carl serves on many boards and committees including Toronto Region Research Alliance, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and University of Waterloo. As an active member, and past chair of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Big City Mayors’ Caucus, he meets with government officials and industry representatives to highlight municipalities’ opportunities and challenges, particularly those related to infrastructure.
In his professional life, Carl has a Fellow designation as a Certified General Accountant.
Ambassadors are passionate supporters from the community who are empowered to share information about Sustainable Waterloo in their business and social networks. Ambassadors assist us in connecting with the community, building relationships and helping explore opportunities to connect with and support Sustainable Waterloo Region, including membership, volunteerism, employment, event attendance, sponsorship and networking.
Sarah Colvin
Sarah is a life-long resident of the Region of Waterloo and huge supporter of community-wide sustainability. She has worked with the local electric utilities in the Region for the past five years to launch, promote and educate customers on opportunities to reduce electricity consumption.
Recently she joined Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro as the Supervisor of Energy Efficiency to advance their saveONenergy conservation and demand management programs . Her passion and ‘energy’ for conservation are what motivate her to success.
In previous roles she helped to develop home energy efficiency programs and performed home energy audits across Ontario. Sarah graduated from Conestoga College’s Architecture-Construction Engineering program with plans to restore old buildings. It turned out she should have paid more attention in her Electricity courses as her future had other plans for her. She still loves to build things and always has a project on the go – how else does one stay out of trouble?
Paul Lupinacci
Paul is the founder of Forte Ventures which provides consulting services to technology companies and has clients in a wide spectrum of markets including Enterprise Asset Management, Human Capital and e-Learning.
In 1992 Paul helped start Changepoint which grew from a small services firm to a global software company that was acquired by Compuware in 2004. He then served as COO of MedShare from 2006-07 before forming Forte Ventures. Paul has also evaluated several clean technology vendors on behalf of investors.
Paul earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. He has always been interested in sustainability, from conducting industrial energy audits early in his career to installing geothermal heating and cooling and solar pool heating systems at home.
Keith Marshall
Keith Marshall is a Realtor with Prudential Grand Valley Realty. He works primarily in residential real estate but also helps investors and occasionally gets involved in commercial leasing.
As an active blogger, almost daily Keith writes about issues and happenings that affect our lives and property values in Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge (keithmarshall.ca).
Keith is well connected to the community. Prior to becoming a real estate agent, Keith worked for more than a decade in media – PR, advertising, sales and marketing. His last posting was with the Waterloo Region Record’s Grand magazine.
Everyday at least one notable event or venue is promoted on Keith’s other website – 365 things to do in Kitchener Waterloo (365-kw.com). It’s just a fun site with the aim of getting Waterloo Region residents out and about and involved in what we here have to offer.
Keith hosts a jazz show on CKMS 100.3 Sound FM.
Jim Sinclair
Jim is the Operations Manager at Pano Cap Canada Limited. Jim is responsible for operating systems, regulatory compliance and environmental initiatives within the facility.
Jim is responsible for coordinating the sustainability initiatives and carbon reduction opportunities within Pano Cap. He is a member of ASQ (American Society for Quality) and OACETT (Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists). Jim has implemented various quality operating systems including ISO 9000, ISO 17025, QS 9000, and ISO 14000 (the Environmental Standard). He has taught and facilitated continuous improvement initiatives throughout various industries including plastics, office furniture, metal stamping and CNC companies.
Carol Stewart
Carol has split her marketing career between academic not-for-profit based entities and the high tech industry in Waterloo Region. The Research + Technology Park at the University of Waterloo provides the opportunity to bridge both these diverse environments to create a community of innovation and collaboration for industry and academic research to live, grow and prosper in Waterloo Region.
In addition to managing all elements that relate to the park, Carol is dedicated to giving back to her industry and community by participating on many committees and boards: President, Association of University Research Parks (AURP) Canada, Economic Development Committee member & Ambassador for Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT), Ernest C Manning Awards Committee for Waterloo Wellington, Marketing Committee Chair for three local Children & Women’s Charities, Committee Council Member WWLHIN, and member of the UW Athletics Adhoc Committee.
If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, please contact the Ambassador Program Manager for more information.