New President and Governing Council introduced at 91st Annual General Meeting of Ontario Engineering Regulator

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 29, 2013) - Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the licensing and regulating body for professional engineers and engineering in the province, installed Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA, as its 94th president during its annual general meeting (AGM) on April 27, 2013, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre. Ms. Bergeron is the sixth woman to be elected president of the association.

During her term as president, Ms. Bergeron will work with licence holders to ensure that PEO excels in its regulatory mandate of setting standards and governing conduct.

She holds an honours bachelor of science, material and metallurgical engineering, from Queen's University and a master of business administration from the Schulich School of Business, York University. She has worked as a production engineer at Dofasco Inc.; a lecturer at Queen's faculty of applied science and engineering and Queen's school of business; and director, first-year studies, Queen's engineering. Most recently, she was general manager at Queen's Alma Mater Society (AMS) Inc. She has also twice served as president and chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.

PEO also introduced its council for the 2013-2014 term. The six women and 23 men on the new council will govern PEO's 80,000 licence and certificate holders and regulate professional engineering in Ontario to serve and protect the public.

The new leadership group includes province-wide representation from a wide array of sectors, including the business community, industry, academe, and government. The composition and operation of council is dictated by Regulation 941 under the Professional Engineers Act. Most councillors are elected by PEO's licence holders. Up to 12 councillors are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, up to five of whom are not professional engineers.

PEO's 2013-2014 council comprises:

Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA	President
Denis Dixon, P.Eng., FEC	Past President
J. David Adams, P.Eng., MBA, FEC	President-elect

Thomas Chong, MSC, P.Eng., FEC, PMP	Vice President (elected)
Sandra Ausma, PhD, P.Eng.	Vice President (appointed)

Bob Dony, PhD, P.Eng., FIET, FEC	Councillor-at-Large
Roydon Fraser, PhD, P.Eng., FEC	Councillor-at-Large
Roger Jones, P.Eng., MBA, SMIEEE	Councillor-at-Large

Sandra Ausma, PhD, P.Eng.	Northern Region Councillor
Michael Wesa, P.Eng., FEC	Northern Region Councillor

Chris Taylor, MEng, P.Eng., MBA	Eastern Region Councillor
David Brown, P.Eng., BDS, C.E.T.	Eastern Region Councillor

Denis Carlos, MBA, P.Eng., FEC	East Central Region Councillor
Changiz Sadr, P.Eng.,FEC, CTP, CTME, ITILv3	East Central Region Councillor

Danny Chui, P.Eng., FEC	West Central Region Councillor
Robert Willson, P.Eng.	West Central Region Councillor

Len C. King, P.Eng., FEC	Western Region Councillor
Ewald Kuczera, MSc, P.Eng.	Western Region Councillor

Ishwar Bhatia, MEng., P.Eng.	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Santosh Gupta, PhD, MEng, P.Eng., FEC	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Richard J. Hilton, P.Eng.	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Rebecca Huang, LLB, MBA	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Vassilios (Bill) Kossta	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
James Lee, PhD, P.Eng., FEC	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Mary Long-Irwin	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Sharon Reid, C.Tech.	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Chris D. Roney, P.Eng., BDS, FEC	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Tarsem Lal Sharma, PhD, P.Eng.	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Rakesh K. Shreewastav, P.Eng., AVS, FEC	Lieutenant Governor Appointee
Martha Stauch, MEd	Lieutenant Governor Appointee

About Professional Engineers Ontario

Through the Professional Engineers Act, PEO governs over 80,000 licence and certificate holders and regulates professional engineering in Ontario to serve and protect the public. Professional engineering safeguards life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare and the environment. Professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names.