Transition Binder for Chief Executive Officer

George Vegh, Chairperson

Mr. Vegh is a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He is an Adjunct Professor of energy law and regulation at the Munk School as well as the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law Schools. He is identified as a leading energy lawyer in several leading publications. Mr. Vegh was previously General Counsel at the Ontario Energy Board.

Melanie Debassige, Director

Melanie Debassige, MBA, ICD.D – Is a member of the Anishinabek Nation and a band member of M’Chigeeng First Nation. Currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation. Melanie was appointed to the Ontario Clean Water Agency Board of Directors in October 2013 where she serves as a Board Director and Chair of the First Nations Committee of the Board. In March 2018, she was appointed to the Board of Reconciliation Canada where she holds the position of Director/Treasurer. Melanie completed the Director’s Education Program at the Rotman School of Management and is a certified corporate director which complements her Master’s in Business Administration. Melanie was recognized in 2015 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council in the Diversity 50 which is a list of highly-qualified board candidates. In 2018, Melanie undertook the role as strategic advisor to the National Energy Board of Canada on Indigenous issues. In August 2019, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Energy Regulator. In 2019, she was recognized in Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. Most recently she was appointed to the Ontario Provincial Sectoral Audit Committee, Community Services.

Ellen Barry, Director

Ellen Barry is a former Deputy Minister with the Province of New Brunswick. As a career public servant she served as Deputy Minister with the Departments of Tourism & Parks, Wellness, Culture and Sport and the Department of Human Resources. Previous to these assignments, she served as Assistant Deputy Minister in the Department of Natural Resources and Finance. Her public service experience has provided her the opportunity to work extensively with multi-stakeholder groups. Since her retirement, Ms. Barry has worked on consulting assignments in New Brunswick as well as with the Institute of Public Administration (IPAC). She is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick.

Cassie Doyle, Director

Cassie Doyle has had a distinguished career in the public service, where she served at the executive level in all three orders of government in Canada, including as Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada. She has gained a deep understanding of natural resource and environmental governance and management and has a strong track record of effective partnerships with non-governmental organizations, industry, First Nations, governments and academia. Ms. Doyle was recently the Chair of the Expert Panel on Integrated Natural Resource Management conducted by the Council of Canadian Academies and a Board Member of the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Karim Mahmud, Director

Karim Mahmud has enjoyed a 30 year career as a leading energy lawyer in Canada and overseas. Originally from Alberta, and following law degrees at Oxford and Dalhousie Universities, Mr. Mahmud has practiced in major law firms in Calgary, London, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Most recently, he was partner and Head of Energy & Infrastructure for EMEA for a major international law firm. He has extensive experience in executing major energy, infrastructure, and privatization projects in Canada as well as over 45 countries overseas. This has included structuring innovative Indigenous investment partnerships and sustainable ESG compliant project structures.

François Tanguay, Director

François Tanguay has been involved in environmental work for over 45 years. Co Founder of Friends of the Earth Québec, he was executive director for Greenpeace Quebec from 1992 to 1997, where his work centered on climate change issues.

Nominated as an administrative judge to the Quebec Energy Board in 1997, M. Tanguay served until 2007. He was then named Chair of the Quebec Energy Efficiency Agency. In 2008, he was asked by the Quebec Minister of Natural Resources to help put up a coalition for the promotion of wood in all sectors of construction. As director and main spokesperson of the Coalition Bois Québec, M. Tanguay worked closely with all levels of decision makers and investors.

M. Tanguay was nominated in July 2011 for a 30-month mandate to Quebec’s Special Committee for a Strategic Evaluation Assessment on shale gas. In recent years he has worked on humanitarian projects in South Africa and with Oxfam-Québec in Peru.

Author of essays on environmental issues, including three on ecological housing, M. Tanguay was for five years columnist for The Sherbrooke Record on environmental issues. He has served as advisor to elected officials, private business, and labor unions.

Karen Leibovici, Director

Ms. Leibovici’s professional background includes personnel management, labour relations and social work. She has over 20 years of combined political and public service experience as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and as an Edmonton City Councillor. While on City Council, Ms. Leibovici was involved in numerous key policy issues and led many city wide initiatives. She served twice on the Edmonton Police Commission and was the Vice Chair of the Civilian Review and Complaint Commission for the RCMP. She was also a Board member of Alberta’s Municipal Government Board. In addition, Ms. Leibovici has undertaken leadership positions in other organizations such as President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Chair of the Green Municipal Fund and President of the Alberta Association of Former MLA’s. Karen has a Masters of Social Work Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management.

Dale Eisler, Director

Dale Eisler has an extensive background in the federal public service and Canadian journalism. He spent 16 years in senior positions with the Government of Canada, including Assistant Secretary to Cabinet (Consultations and Communications) at the Privy Council Office. He was also Assistant Deputy Minister for the Energy Security, Prosperity, Sustainability Task Force at Natural Resources Canada, Assistant Deputy Minister of Communications at Finance Canada and Consul General for Canada in Denver, Colorado. Before joining the federal government, Mr. Eisler spent 26 years as a journalist in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He is also the author of three works of nonfiction and one historical novel, based on his family history which became the basis for a feature film. His most recent book was shortlisted by the Writers’ Trust of Canada for the 2023 Shaughnessy Cohen Award as political book of the year.

Mr. Eisler received the 2013 Joan Atkinson Federal Public Service Award of Excellence. He is a senior policy fellow at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina and the Principal of Anton Group. He holds a Master of Arts from Vermont College (Union Institute) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan.

Darlene Halwas, Director

Darlene Halwas currently serves on the boards of Carbon Management Canada, Alberta WaterPortal Society and chairs the Departmental Audit Committee for Infrastructure Canada. She is Metis and a member of the Manitoba Metis Federation. Ms. Halwas has almost 30 years of work experience, with 15 years focused on leading risk management functions for companies. In the past, she has served on a number of boards, including the Safety Codes Council, Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services, Canada Development Investment Corporation, Aquatera Utilities Inc, CKUA Radio Foundation, the Management Employees Pension Board, and the Calgary Police Commission.

Ms. Halwas holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) from the University of Manitoba, and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D), and Qualified Risk Director (QRD) designations as well as certification in tribunal administrative justice. Since 1995, she has been an active volunteer with the CFA Institute, and she completed a four-year term on the global Disciplinary Review Committee. Ms. Halwas was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canada. She is a member of Diversity 50, and was awarded an Exemplar from the Director and Chief Risk Officers Group in 2019.

II. The Indigenous Advisory Committee

Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil, Chairperson

Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil is Stó:lō and a member of Seabird Island Band. He has extensive experience working to advance First Nations languages and education, collaborating with First Nations across the country, and developing agreements and partnerships with government. Tribal Chief McNeil manages a First Nation construction company that employs up to 70 Indigenous men and women, with expertise in Operational Health and Safety, safety audits, human resources management, operations and budgeting in civil construction and pipeline industries.

Tribal Chief McNeil works closely with the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee (IAMC) for the Trans Mountain Expansion and Existing Pipeline, including as a member of several leadership and sub-committees, driving changes to improve practices of regulators to better align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and to advance reconciliation. He holds numerous leadership positions including, President of Stó:lō Tribal Council, President of First Nation Education Steering Committee, AFN Chiefs Committee on Education rep for BC, Chair of Emergency Planning Secretariat, Chair of Seabird College, President of the Sqewqel (Seabird) Development Corporation and Standing Chair of Union of BC Indian Chiefs.

Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil is an active hunter, fisher and gatherer and looks forward to teaching his four grandchildren as he has been taught and learned.

Kaella-Marie Earle, Vice-Chairperson

Kaella-Marie Earle is an Anishinaabekwe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and Aroland First Nation. She currently works at Enbridge in hydraulic system design engineering for liquid pipelines across Canada and the US. She previously worked at Enbridge in engineering construction field operations where she managed storage and transmission expansion work and integrity of major natural gas pipelines. She additionally serves as Vice-Chairperson of the Indigenous Advisory Committee of the Canada Energy Regulator, working with a team of Indigenous leaders across Canada to advise the Board of Directors on building strategy for the inclusion of Indigenous people in energy as well as the implementation of UNDRIP. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology from Cambrian College as well as a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Laurentian University. Ms. Earle also served as a former member of the NWMO Indigenous Council of Youth and Elders, as previous Co-Chair of the Indigenous Inclusion Committee for the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada, and other leadership roles on energy transition and the inclusion of women in energy. Ms. Earle’s career goal is to weave her Anishinaabe cultural values into her engineering work in a way that will lead the oil and gas industry to a lower carbon energy future, especially in frontline operations.

Harvey McLeod

 

Harvey McLeod served as the Chief for the Upper Nicola Band for nine years with his last term concluding on March 20, 2023. He has approximately 40 years of experience in working on First Nations issues including developing and bridging communities on the executive, political, relationship and partnership level.

Harvey McLeod continues to serve as a Director for the BC Assembly of First Nations, and has contributed extensively and directly to the development and operations of the Indigenous Advisory Monitoring Committee (IAMC) for the Trans Mountain Expansion and Existing Pipeline.

Scott Patles-Richardson

Mr. Scott Patles-Richardson is the founder of Indigenous Financial Solutions, a First Nations-owned company focused on economic development for Indigenous communities across Canada. He has extensive experience advising Indigenous communities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and has negotiated for First Nation and Métis communities in the area of land claims and Impact Benefit Agreements, specific to energy and resource development projects.

Mr. Patles-Richardson is also the CEO of an Indigenous private- equity fund, Métis Infinity Investments, and is the majority shareholder of Nations Translation Group (NTG) and acts as their Executive Chair. NTG is one of Canada’s largest privately-held translation companies and is 100% First Nation owned and controlled with the balance of the shares held by the Little Red River Cree Nation’s investment arm. He has previously worked in leadership roles with Ishkonigan Consulting and Mediation, Tribal Council Investment Group of Manitoba, Scotiabank, and Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Patles-Richardson is a Mi’gmaq citizen from Pabineau First Nation in northern New Brunswick of which he has been active as a key senior advisor.

Chief Matthew T. Peigan

Chief Matthew T. Peigan is Chief of the Pasqua First Nation. Chief Peigan is the youngest of 5 boys to parents Ronald Peigan Sr. and Grace L. Peigan. He was first elected in 1993-2001 and again in 2011, currently serving a fifth consecutive term. Upon his initial election in 1993, Chief Peigan was the youngest serving Chief in Canada at just 26. Chief Peigan has also served as Director of Operations and Housing Coordinator with Pasqua First Nation, and as Flood Claim Lead Negotiator for other First Nations.

Chief Peigan has been very active in engaging with industry as well as in interventions before the Canada Energy Regulator (formerly National Energy Board), including but not limited to the Energy East Project and Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project. Chief Peigan is also a member of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee (IAMC) for the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project. Chief Peigan is committed to both his home First Nation and to the advancement of all First Nations, and is a strong advocate for environmental, air and water protection measures. Chief Peigan was nominated to sit as a member of the Indigenous Advisory Committee by the Assembly of First Nations.

Marci Riel

Marci Riel is the Senior Director of Energy, Infrastructure and Resource Management at the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF). The department was created by the Metis government in Manitoba to address the development and management of energy projects and infrastructure constructed on lands utilized by the citizens and harvesters of the Manitoba Metis Community. The amalgamated department also manages the MMF’s Resolution 8 engagement and consultation process and lands management files as well as the natural resources and conservation portfolios related to harvesting, environmental assessment, Metis monitoring, forestry, mining, migratory birds, commercial fisheries, wetland restoration, fish and fish habitat, environment and climate change.

Marci is not an elected representative of the Metis Nation. Her role on the Line 3 – Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee is to best represent the needs of the citizens of the Metis Nation’s Manitoba Metis Community and to assist Canada and the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) in better understanding the lifecycle impacts of projects on the collectively held rights, claims and interests of the Metis Nation. Ms. Riel holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology and prior to joining the Manitoba Metis Federation in 2011, Marci worked in the field of public safety and crime prevention.

Marci is the mother of two active teenage boys and together with her husband Kevin is proud to be raising the next generation of citizens of the Metis Nation. Marci lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba – in the heart of the Homeland of the Metis Nation – on one of the original Red River lots next to the historic Riel House site.

Tristan Zachow

Tristan Zachow is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SaskMétis Economic Development Corporation (SMEDCO) where he has been employed for over 20 years. SMEDCO is a Métis Capital Corporation that specializes in developmental lending for the start-up, acquisition, or expansion of Métis owned or controlled enterprises, and business advisory services. He is also the CEO of Muskwa Development Corporation, a wholly owned economic entity of the Métis Nation –Saskatchewan, mandated to engage in strategic investments through equity positions, strategic partnerships, and financial holdings. Recently, he was appointed as the inaugural Chair of the association of Métis Capital Corporations, which consists of four high-performing Métis Capital Corporations located throughout the métis Homeland.

Tristan is a proud Saskatchewan Métis originally from the Prince Albert area where his ancestors go back well over a century. He is an avid hunter that provides for his family and friends throughout the year. His post-secondary education includes certification as an economic development officer from Dumont Technical Institute and a certificate in business administration from the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business.

Tristan's expertise includes: developmental lending, Indigenous economic development leadership, intergovernmental affairs, corporate development and operations, capital attraction, business development and entrepreneurship, product frame- working and implementation, financial negotiations, governance, and delivering results in complex situations.

III. Commissioners

Mark Watton, Lead Commissioner

Mark Watton was named Lead Commissioner in August 2022. He was first appointed as a Canada Energy Regulator (CER) Commissioner in 2019. Mark Watton has twenty-five years of experience in government and public policy development, litigation and regulatory law. First called to the bar in Ontario, he practiced as a litigator in the Toronto office of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin before relocating to Calgary to join the CER’s predecessor, the National Energy Board, as legal counsel, advising on multiple major project applications. Before he was appointed a Commissioner with the CER, he held the position of Senior Legal Counsel with TC Energy. He has also worked in executive and policy advisory roles for numerous cabinet ministers in several federal government departments and the Prime Minister's office. He graduated from Dalhousie University Law School (LL.B.) with specializations in Marine Law and Business Law. Mr. Watton also holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Political Science) from the University of Ottawa and is a member of the Alberta Law Society.

Kathy Penney, Deputy Lead Commissioner

Kathy Penney was a permanent member of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission until her appointment as a Commissioner. She has over 25 years of regulatory, environmental, health and safety (HSE) experience in the public and private sectors. Ms. Penney has expertise in environmental assessments, HSE assurance and compliance processes, quasi- judicial and federal government project hearings, community consultation, and engagement with Indigenous peoples. Her career includes roles with Jacques Whitford, in Newfoundland and Labrador and in Western Canada, and with Royal Dutch Shell, both in Canada and in Australia. Recently she was on the Assessment Review Board for the Rocky View County. She holds a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto.

Ms. Penney is a Pearson College scholar and holds an Executive Management Certificate from Queen’s University.

Trena Grimoldby, Commissioner

Trena Grimoldby was appointed as a Commissioner in 2019. She is a lawyer and an adjudicator. Prior to her appointment as Commissioner, she was a Public Chairperson at the Insurance Councils Appeal Board of Alberta (ICAB). She has also previously served as in-house counsel to two multi-national energy companies (Shell Canada and PETRONAS Canada), a midstream energy company (Pembina Pipelines Ltd.), the provincial oil and gas regulator in Alberta (the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)), and in a private practice setting. She is the CER’s representative at CAMPUT (the Association of Canada’s Energy and Utility Regulators), where she is a member of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Regulatory Affairs Committee and Lead of the Women in Energy Community of Interest. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in English from the University of Alberta.

Wilma Jacknife, Commissioner

Wilma Jacknife served as a temporary member of the National Energy Board until December, 2018. She has more than 20 years of experience in practicing law, both in private practice and as legal counsel for Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta. She specializes in First Nations governance and law- making, consultation and negotiation of impact benefits agreements, business development, administrative law and employment and estates law. Ms. Jacknife also has participated in joint task forces to develop legislative frameworks for First Nations in Canada (Specific Claims Tribunal Act, Indian Oil and Gas Act and regulations). Ms. Jacknife holds a Doctor of Juridical Science in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy and a Master of Laws in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy from the University of Arizona – College of Law and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and two Bachelor of Art degrees from the University of Alberta.

Stephania Luciuk, Commissioner

Stephania Luciuk was appointed as a Commissioner in 2019. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Luciuk was in legal practice for over 20 years, with extensive experience in the energy sector, serving as in-house counsel at Imperial Oil Limited and Canadian Oil Sands Limited and in private practice with Macleod Dixon and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin. Her legal practice has spanned regulatory, commercial and environmental work as well as engagement with Indigenous peoples related to conventional/unconventional oil and gas development and pipelines. In 2017, Ms. Luciuk was appointed as an assistant professor in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University. She also served part-time as a commissioner of the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation and as a mediator for the Provincial Court of Alberta. She is currently the CER representative to NARUC (the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners). Ms. Luciuk holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and a Master of Laws in international environmental law, focused on freshwater protection, from Dalhousie University.

Mélanie Chartier, Commissioner

Mélanie Chartier is a lawyer, with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of areas, including aboriginal, environmental and administrative law, having practiced primarily with the Department of Justice. Ms. Chartier also served as a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada from 2016 to 2019. Most recently, Ms. Chartier served as Crown Counsel at the Public Prosecution Service of Canada where she prosecuted regulatory offences. She is a passionate advocate for official languages and has occupied various roles promoting official languages within the federal public service as well as in her community. Ms. Chartier holds a Bachelor of Laws (civil) from Laval University, a Certificate of Qualification in common law from the National Committee on Accreditation, and a Master of Laws from the University of British Columbia, focused on the Crown’s duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.

Sandor Sajnovics, Commissioner

Sandor Sajnovics was appointed a Commissioner in May 2023. Mr. Sajnovics has over 15 years of experience as a lawyer and accountant in both government and industry, including roles involving compliance auditing and environmental, regulatory, and Indigenous law. He is a lawyer and accountant (CPA, CGA) and holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce all from the University of Manitoba. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Sajnovics was legal counsel for the Department of Justice, supporting Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. He also previously served as general counsel for the South Calgary Primary Care Network, commission counsel for the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), legal counsel for KGHM International Ltd., legal counsel for Cenovus Energy Inc., and as a regulatory analyst and auditor at the Government of Alberta, Department of Energy.

IV. Senior Management Committee

Alex Ross

Executive Vice President, Law and General Counsel

Mr. Ross became Executive Vice-President, Law and General Counsel in July 2018.

He joined the regulator in August of 2001 where he has served as Associate General Counsel for seven years and counsel for ten years.

Between being called to the Bar in 1997 and starting at the organization, he worked as a lawyer at Dentons Canada LLP (formerly, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP).

His career has focused on energy regulation (including aboriginal, environment, energy and natural resources management issues), and associated public and administrative law.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• LL. B., University of Toronto
• Called to the Bar in Alberta in 1997 and a member of the Law Society of Alberta

Chris Loewen

Executive Vice President, Regulatory

Chris Loewen became Executive Vice President, Regulatory in February 2024.

Prior to this role, Chris served as Vice President of Field Operations from April 2016 and Vice President of Operations from September 2014.

Chris joined the regulator in 2009 and has served as the Director for Oil/Natural Gas Liquids, Energy Trade, Corporate Performance, and Safety Management.

Chris’ public service career began in 1995 with (formerly) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, as a Policy Analyst and as a negotiator on several modern treaty and self-government agreement negotiations, including the Labrador Inuit Land Claim.

Before joining the regulator, Chris led federal Crown consultation on the Mackenzie Gas Project.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• Masters of Public Administration, Carleton University
• Bachelor of Arts, Political Sciences, University of Calgary

Geneviève Carr

Executive Vice President, Transparency and Strategic Engagement

Geneviève Carr, Ph.D. (she/her) is Executive Vice President, Transparency and Strategic Engagement at the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).

Dr. Carr has been with the CER since 2021, when she first served as Professional Leader, Environment. She assumed the position of Executive Vice President, Transparency and Strategic Engagement in 2023.

Dr. Carr joined the federal public service in 2005 and has worked on energy, Indigenous policy, and environment matters at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Through her leadership, Geneviève has contributed to files such as Bill C-69, which led to the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, Bill C-15 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, renewed Crown consultations for the Trans Mountain Expansion project, and the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment.

Geneviève’s roots regularly draw her and her family back to Wolfe Island, Ontario, part of the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabek peoples, where a formal peace agreement known as the Dish with One Spoon alliance was meant to assure mutual benefit to all parties, including Indigenous nations and settlers to the Great Lakes region.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Biology, University of Ottawa
• Master of Science, Environmental Biology and Ecology, University of Alberta
• Bachelor of Science, Biogeography and Environmental Studies, McGill University

Jason Reid

Executive Vice President, People, Innovation & Results

Jason Reid (he/him) joined the Canada Energy Regulator on September 5, 2023, where he accepted the role of Executive Vice-President of People, Innovation, and Results & Chief Financial Officer.

He has a long and distinguished career in the federal public service, working as a senior leader in various departments and agencies. Most recently, Jason held the position of Chief Information Officer, Information Management Senior Official and Director General at Natural Resources Canada and at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He also spearheaded two major digital transformation initiatives for the Government of Canada: Web Renewal and GCDocs. Jason was awarded the Queens Golden Jubilee medal for his outstanding service.

Jason has a bachelor’s degree in social science (economics) from the University of Ottawa. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario, which is built on unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin territory. The peoples of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation have lived on this territory for millennia. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• Bachelor of Social Science, University of Ottawa

Ramona Sladic

Vice President, Secretary of the Commission

Ms. Sladic joined the Canada Energy Regulator in 2021, as Vice President, Secretary of the Commission. She is responsible for executive leadership of the Secretary and Regulatory Services business unit, and is as a member of the organization’s executive team.

Ramona Sladic is a lawyer and an experienced federal public servant who joined the CER from the Privy Council Office legal services sector, specializing in environmental and natural resources matters.

Prior to her role at PCO, Ramona practiced law with Global Affairs Canada, focusing on international oceans treaty and resolutions development before the United Nations, and related multilateral processes.

Ms. Sladic also practiced as a Justice Canada lawyer with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Northern region in Yellowknife, focusing on resource project development, environmental assessments, and Indigenous matters.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• Master of Laws, George Washington University Law School, Environmental law specialization, Fulbright scholar
• Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University Law School, Marine law specialization
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Carleton University
• Member of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories

Katherine Murphy

Acting Vice President, Chief of Staff

Ms. Murphy joined the regulator in June 2014. She became the acting VP, Chief of Staff and Corporate Secretary in May 2023.

Previously, Ms. Murphy led organizational efforts to implement engagement-related aspects of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act as well as leading change and project management around data visualization and innovation. She has 20 years of experience in the federal public service focused on communications, public relations, marketing, and project management.

Professional Affiliations, Degrees and Distinctions:

• Bachelor of Arts (Joint Major, Communications and Anthropology), Simon Fraser University

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