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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 Keith MacLeod Sproule Associates Limited	Chair — SPE Canada Board Lynn McMaster Baker Hughes
Chair Elect — SPE Canada Board Shane Freeson Cenovus Energy	Director — SPE Canada Board KC Yeung Dover Operating Corp
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 Georgeann Bilich Society of Petroleum Engineers

SPE Canada Events Advisory Committee

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

Darcy Spady, St. Brendans Exploration
Helen Chang, Nexen
K.C. Yeung, Dover Operating Corp
Mike Gatens, Unconventional Gas Resources
Robert Hawkes, Pure Energy
Tarek Chowdhury, Encana

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, Amrop Knightsbridge
Darcy Spady, St. Brendans Exploration Ltd
Dennis Hahn, Enerplus Resources Group
Evan Noble, Weatherford
Mark Bacon, Champion Technologies
Mike McIntosh, Weatherford
Roger Hough, Lowell Professional Services
Timour Baichev, Ryder Scott Company
Tom Byrnes, Energy Resources Conservation Board

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 Antillean, Treasurer, Suncor
Kelly Edwards, Harvest Energy
Mahesh Maker, Husky Energy
Cam Matthews, C-Far Technologies
Colin Out trim, Decoyer and McNaughton

SPE Canada Region Awards

Awards recognize SPE members in Canada who contribute exceptional service and leadership within SPE and members who make significant professional contributions within their technical disciplines at the SPE regional level. Application Deadline is 15 February. For more information »

Christopher Hawkes, University of Saskatchewan
Keith MacLeod, Sproule
Lynn McMaster, Baker Hughes
Mike McIntosh, Weatherford
Todd Zahacy, C-FER Technologies
Tony Lapierre, RPS Group

SPE Star Scholarships and Fellowships

Application deadline is 15 March. For more information »

Claudio Virues, Nexen Inc.
Ergun Kuru, University of Alberta
Farshid Torabi, University of Regina
Kelly Hawboldt, Memorial University of Newfoundland