GOVERNANCE

The BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) is a not-for-profit association incorporated under the BC Societies Act. The Constitution and Bylaws outline the mandate and governance of our organization.

The BCWWA is governed by a Board of Directors, elected by the members, and comprised of eight (8) Directors and three (3) ex-officio representatives from our affiliate organizations: the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF).

A Leadership Council comprised of chairs from the BCWWA’s committees provides guidance and input to the Board about the Association’s goals and strategies.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The role of the Board is to provide strategic direction for the organization based on input from members and other stakeholders in the water sector. The Board oversees the management of the organization by monitoring compliance with written policies that describe the organization’s Ends (goals), governance, executive limitations and Board-CEO relationship.

President
Mike Homenuke
Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.

Past-President
Linda Parkinson
Metro Vancouver

Vice-President
Negin Tousi
David Nairne + Associated Ltd.

Secretary-Treasurer
Brianne Tenk
City of Victoria

Director
Samira Harris
Michels Canada 

Director
Michelle Revesz
City of Vancouver


Director
David Houghton
AECOM

Director
Neal Carley
Retired (formerly Metro Vancouver)

CWWA Director
Ted Molyneux
Indigenous Services Canada

AWWA Director
Keith Kohut
Associated Engineering Ltd.

WEF Delegate
Randy Craig
AECOM


MEET THE BOARD


BCWWA STAFF

The work of the Association is supported and operationalized by an administrative staff team.

Chief Executive Officer
Lee Coonfer
604-630-0011  
lcoonfer@bcwwa.org 

Chief Operating Officer
Marian Hands
604-630-0093
mhands@bcwwa.org 
Finance Manager
Jennifer Thorne
604-433-6941 (M,Tu,Th,F)
jthorne@bcwwa.org

Executive Assistant
Deborah Vance
604-433-9354 (T-Th)
dvance@bcwwa.org 
Member Engagement Coordinator
Angelene Fellows
604-630-5346
afellows@bcwwa.org 
Certification & IT Coordinator
Corry Wong
604-630-5347
cwong@bcwwa.org 

Event & Sponsorship Specialist
Janette Blahova, CMP
604-630-5349
jblahova@bcwwa.org 
Marketing & Communication Specialist
Sarah Pratt
604-630-5348
spratt@bcwwa.org 
Education Specialist
Sarita Gautam
04-630-0094
sgautam@bcwwa.org
Member Services Coordinator
Larissa Fellows
604-433-4389 (9am - 3pm, M-F)
lfellows@bcwwa.org 

Community Engagement Specialist, Small Water Systems
Claire Ross
604-630-5350 (M-Th)
cross@bcwwa.org 
Program Support Coordinator
Gagan Dhaliwal
778-589-8807x234
gdhaliwal@bcwwa.org

Event Coordinator
Katie Patrao
604-433-4389x223 (W/F)
kpatrao@bcwwa.org 
Marketing & Communication Co-op
Nima Azari-Razm

Marketing & Communication Co-op - Small Water Systems
Khadija Akbar
kakbar@bcwwa.org


CONTACT BCWWA