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Melissa A. Schultea, CAE, Senior Manager, Canadian Activities

Charity Tsang, Administrative Assistant
Emma Blake, Meetings Administrator
Jill Thomas, Member Services Administrator
Jinny Bae, Training Administrator
Kristin Briard, Meeting Manager
Laura Coleman, Meetings Administrator
Leah Miller, Assistant Editor
Mark Hoekstra, Sales Manager – Canada
Olive Kwok, Registration Coordinator
Shefali Jariwala, Senior Accountant
Yarah Moharam, Marketing Manager, Sales and Events, North America

Canada Board of Directors

Manages SPE Canada activities in accordance with the administrative and fiscal policies of the SPE International Board of Directors.

Canadian Regional Director Darcy Spady Sanjel Corporation	Chair — SPE Canada Board Shane Freeson Cenovus Energy
Director — SPE Canada Board Dennis Hahn Talisman Energy	Director — SPE Canada Board Mike Gatens Unconventional Gas Resources
Director — SPE Canada Board Cam Matthews C-FER Technologies	Director — SPE Canada Board Robert Hawkes Trican Well Service Ltd.
Director — SPE Canada Board Stephen Graham Society of Petroleum Engineers	Director — SPE Canada Board Edwin Macdonald Brendan's Exploration Ltd.
Past Chair — SPE Canada Board Lynn McMaster Baker Hughes

SPE Canada Events Advisory Committee

Suggests workshop topics, workshop program committee members, and dates and locations for workshops.

Darcy Spady, Sanjel Corporation
Helen Chang, Nexen
K.C. Yeung, Brion Energy
Mike Gatens, Unconventional Gas Resources
Robert Hawkes, Trican Well Service Ltd.

SPE Canada Training Advisory Committee

Recommends topics and qualified instructors for courses to meet training needs in Canada.

Bent Nielsen, Snamprogetti Canada
Carmen Goss, Prominent Personnel
Catherine Le Blanc, LeBlanc and Associates
Darcy Spady, Sanjel Corporation
Dennis Hahn, Talisman Energy
Evan Noble, Weatherford
Mark Bacon, Champion Technologies
Mike McIntosh, Weatherford
Roger Hough, Lowell Professional Services
Timour Baichev, Ryder Scott Company
Tom Byrnes,  Alberta Energy Regulator

SPE Canadian Educational Trust Fund

Supports educational programs and activities, endowment of Chairs, and scholarships operated by other non-profit groups, organizations, and Canadian educational institutions for the purposes of promoting, educating, or disseminating information related to, the petroleum industry.

Ron Gusek, Chairman, Sanjel Corporation
Jim Willmon, Vice Chairman, GLJ Petroleum Consultants
Max Medina, Secretary, Statoil
Karen Santillana, Treasurer, Suncor
Kelly Edwards, Harvest Energy
Mahesh Maker, Husky Energy
Cam Matthews, C-FER Technologies
Helen Chang, Nexen