Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of between five and ten elected directors and up to five appointed directors; all elected directors must be voting members of the Association while appointed directors need not be.

One elected member shall be resident in each of the four regions. Up to five elected members shall be mainly associated with the “not-for-profit” sector and up to five elected members shall be mainly associated with the “for-profit” sector. The Past President is responsible for calling for nominations at an appropriate time. Elections will be held at the annual general meeting.

The Board may appoint up to five directors to maintain CALA corporate experience, to respond to changing needs for member representation, and to meet the needs of corporate affiliation. Director positions filled by appointment are for a term of one year or less and terminate at the close of the annual general meeting following their appointment. All directors, whether elected or appointed may serve a maximum of six consecutive years, but are eligible for election or appointment following a one-year hiatus.

The Board has the following Sub-Committees:

  • Executive Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Regulatory Affairs Committee
  • Nominating Committee

Board Officers

Sylvie Boisvenue

Chair

sboisvenue@cala.ca
Independent Consultant
Ontario & Quebec, Not for Profit

Jennifer Blaney

Vice Chair

jblaney@cala.ca
Manager, Laboratory Services, Environmental Protection, Capital Regional District (Victoria)
Pacific & Yukon, Not for Profit

Daniel Blanchard

Treasurer

dblanchard@cala.ca
Independent Consultant
Atlantic, Not for Profit

Maria Marcos-Mendoza, M.Sc., P.Chem.

Secretary

mmarcosmendoza@cala.ca
Independent Consultant
Prairies & Northern, Independent

Elected Positions

Brad Woodward

Director

bwoodward@cala.ca
QAQC Director, Testmark Laboratories
At Large, For Profit

David Gurdibaniuk

Director

dgurdibaniuk@cala.ca
National Quality Manager, ALS Environmental Canada
At Large, For Profit

Jeremy E. Melanson, Ph.D.

Director

jmelanson@cala.ca
Director, R&D-Metrology for Climate and Health National Research Council Canada
Ontario & Quebec, Not for Profit

Dalibor Ambrus

Director

dambrus@cala.ca
City of Calgary
At Large, Not for Profit

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