EGBC Innovation Jan-Feb 2023

INNOVAT ION JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 | volume 27 number 1 ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BRITISH COLUMBIA Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 6N2 Tel: 604.430.8035 Fax: 604.430.8085 Email: info@egbc.ca Web: egbc.ca Toll free: 1.888.430.8035

FROM COUNCIL TO BOARD: NEW TERMS, SAME FOCUS

Over the past few years, Engineers and Geoscientists BC and our registrants have been navigating several major changes

COUNCIL 2022/2023 President Mark Adams, P.Eng. Vice President Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng., P.Geo. Immediate Past President Carol Park, P.Eng.

introduced by the Professional Governance Act (PGA) . In this issue, you’ll learn about some upcoming changes to our terminology for Council. Beginning this Spring, Council will be referred to as the Board, our councillors will become board members, and the President and Vice President will become the Chair and Vice Chair, respectively. These changes are driven by amendments to the PGA , but some may ask: why focus on something seemingly so minor? The answer is because words and their connotation matter. The goal of these changes is to ensure the terminology we use is in line with the organization’s transition from an association with a dual mandate to protect the public interest and promote the interests of our registrants, to a regulator with a singular focus on public protection. Alongside these terminology changes, we are also changing the way the Chair (President) is elected. Rather than registrants voting for the Chair, starting in 2023, board members will elect the Chair from among all Board members. This is currently the process for the Vice President and will remain for the Vice Chair. This change is driven by governance best practice, with the same process in place for most large, complex regulatory bodies. Enabling the Board to select its own leadership will allow us to identify individuals with the right skills, experience, and knowledge and maintain organizational stability. In addition, the role of the President itself has evolved. It requires someone with not only technical and industry knowledge, but expertise in strategy, finance, and risk management as well as the leadership to create and promote inclusive cultures, manage interpersonal dynamics, and facilitate meaningful dialogue. These are all things that are best observed in practice, at the Board table. While this new terminology and process may seem like small changes to some and big changes to others, they are all important ways for us to support our ongoing effort to modernize the governance practices of the organization in the interest of public protection.

COUNCILLORS Suky Cheema, CPA, CA; Leslie Hildebrandt, ICD.D, LLB; Emily Lewis, CPA, CMA; Karen Ling, P.Eng.; Mahsoo Naderi-Dasoar, P.Eng.; Mark Porter, P.Eng., Struct.Eng.; Jessica Steeves, P.Eng.; Jens Weber, P.Eng.; David Wells, JD ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BC EXECUTIVE TEAM Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Cho, CPA, CGA, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Liza Aboud, MBA, ABC, ICD.D, Chief Operating Officer David Pavan, R.PH., Chief Regulatory Officer and Registrar

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