{"id":2249,"date":"2021-12-16T21:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careers.kldwebsites.com\/?page_id=2249"},"modified":"2025-07-08T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:52:56","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/about-us\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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JIM CARTER, OC<\/h4>

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ERIC NEWELL, OC<\/h4>

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Ben Rainforth<\/h4>

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David KEEP<\/h4>

Executive Vice President - MRO and Commercial Systems & Utilities,
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David LeMay<\/h4>

President, McAsphalt Industries\nVice Chair,
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DEAN PERKINS<\/h4>

Senior Vice President of Nitrogen Operations, Nutrien<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dennis Banks<\/h4>

VP Maintenance,
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Donavon Young<\/h4>

Deputy Minister,
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Janine Sullivan<\/h4>

President and Chief Executive Officer, FortisAlberta\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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KELLY SMITH-FRASER<\/h4>

Manager, NuHaven Cattle Co.\nSecretary and Treasurer\nFinance and Audit Committee Chair\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Kristin Romeril<\/h4>

VP Operations,
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Lora Pillapow<\/h4>

Deputy Minister,
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Nadya Al-Bayati<\/h4>

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PATRICIA PELTON<\/h4>

Corporate Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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SANDRA CARDINAL<\/h4>

Director, Aboriginal Affairs, \nAlberta Pacific Forest Industries<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sandra Sutter<\/h4>

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Shannon Marchand<\/h4>

Deputy Minister, \nAdvanced Education<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tim Lindsay<\/h4>

Executive Vice President - Canada
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