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SPE Canada Staff
- Kristin Briard, Senior Manager, Canadian Activities
- Jinny Bae, Events and Training Manager
- April Cote, Events Specialist
- Emily Lundy, Events & Marketing Coordinator
- Rachel Paulson, Events & Marketing Coordinator (on maternity leave)
- Shefali Jariwala, Finance Manager
- Jill Thomas, Regional Activities Manager, Gulf Coast; Western; and Southwestern NA Regions
- Rachel Osterman, Calgary Section and SPECEF Coordinator
- Zain Al Radaideh, Regional Activities Manager
- Mahesh Jayaraman, Technical and Professional Activities Manager
Questions?
Contact us at
specal@spe.org.
SPE Canada Board of Directors
Manages SPE Canada activities in accordance with the administrative and fiscal policies of the SPE International Board of Directors.

Chair – SPE Canada Board
Richard Chan
Suncor
Term ends September 2024

Past Chair — SPE Canada Board
Jodi Anhorn
GLJ Petroleum Consultants
Term ends September 2023

Director – SPE Canada Board
Theo van der Werken
Birchcliff Energy
Term ends September 2025

Director – SPE Canada Board
Sahar Ghannadi
E2E Energy Solutions
Term ends September 2025

Director – SPE Canada Board
Audrey Rasmussen
PETRONAS Canada
Term ends September 2025

Director – SPE Canada Board
Hart Golbeck
Innotech Alberta
Term ends September 2024

Director – SPE Canada Board
Ashley Ramsden-Wood
Hemisphere Energy
Term ends September 2023

Director – SPE Canada Board
Stephen Butt
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Term ends September 2025

Director – SPE Canada Board
Leigh Ann Runyan
SPE International
SPE Canadian Educational Foundation Board of Directors
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. For more information about our programs visit: www.specef.org
- Ana Grubor, Chair, Keyera Corp.
- David Langille, Shell Canada
- Ramez Hanna Alla, Chevron
- Gaetan Gobeil, Catapult Water Midstream
- Erin Madro, EVOK Innovations
- Teresa Waddington, LNG Canada
- Brook Papau, Orrenia Inc.
- Claudio Virues, Alberta Energy Regulator
- Lisa Hardy, TAQA
- Oluwafemi Tytler, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Sean Hervo, PrePad
- Linal Perera, Svante Inc.