Canadian Society for Chemical Technology Board of Directors' nominees 2008-2010.

The Nominating Committee chaired by Tom Sutton, FCIC, for the Canadian Society for Chemical Technology, appointed under the terms of CSCT bylaws Section V, 5.01 Nominating Committee, has proposed the candidates listed below to serve as CSCT Officers and Directors for the terms indicated for 2008-2010. Further nominations must be submitted in writing with the signed consent of the nominee to serve if elected and must be signed by no fewer than ten members in good standing.

The deadline for receipt of any additional nominations is Monday, April 14, 2008. Those elected, whether by ballot or acclamation, will take office immediately following the annual general meeting of the Society in Edmonton, AB, on Monday, May 26, 2008.

President 2008-2010

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Ovie Ekewenu, MCIC

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Gatineau, QC

Ovie Ekewenu completed a BSc in chemistry in 1992, a MSc in organic chemistry in 1995, and another MSc in environmental science from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2000.

Ekewenu has over 15 years of relevant work experience that cuts across universities, manufacturing/service industries, and government organizations in the practice of chemistry, quality assurance, environmental project management, and environmental management system development and implementation.

He also participates actively in various chemical professional organizations in Canada. He was eastern director of professional development for the Canadian Society for Chemical Technologists (CSCT) from 2004 to 2006. Ekewenu is also a chartered chemist and a member of Council of the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO). He currently resides in Ottawa, ON, and works as a patent examiner in the chemical division of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, an agency of Industry Canada.

Vice-President 2008-2010

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Chris Meintzer, MCIC

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Edmonton, AB

Chris Meintzer has been an instructor in the chemical technology program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, AB, for the past 22 years. He served as program head from 1993 to 1998 and presently serves as the faculty advisor to the Chemical Technology Students" Club. He has also helped his Student Chapter organize and host the 2nd, 4th, and 6th Western Canada CSCT Student Symposia.

Meintzer obtained a PhD in physical organic chemistry at the University of Alberta in 1984. Since then, he has worked at, provided contract work for, or been on industrial leave at the Alberta Research Council, Syncrude Canada Ltd., Guardian Chemicals, and Shell Canada. All of these positions involved close contact with chemical technologists working in their field. In 1996, he was awarded the Novacor Chemicals Ltd. Award for Outstanding Chemistry Teaching in Community and Technical Colleges. Meintzer has been a director on the CSCT Board since 2005.

New Directors 2008-2011

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Lucie Clark, MCIC

SIAST Kelsey Campus

Saskatoon, SK

Portfolio: Student Affairs Director (West)

Lucie Clark has been an instructor in the chemical technology program at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), Kelsey Campus, in Saskatoon, SK, since 1991.

She obtained a chemical technician certificate in 1986 after attending the one-year program offered at Kelsey. While working at SIAST, she continued her own studies and obtained a BSc, majoring in chemistry, from the University of Saskatchewan in 2002.

In her years as a chemical technician/technologist, she worked in northern Saskatchewan uranium mines, at Eldorado Nuclear in Uranium City, and at Amok's Cluff Lake mine. She also worked at Northern Telecom in Saskatoon and at the Saskatchewan Research Council in their analytical laboratory.

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Julie Visser, MGIC

Cedra Software Corp.

Mississauga, ON

Portfolio: Student Affairs Director (East)

After graduating in 1999 from Mohawk College with a diploma in chemical engineering technology, Julie Visser began working in the project management field, developing software for the medical imaging industry. She currently holds the position of project manager, engineering for Cedara Software Corp., a division of Merge Healthcare. She manages a variety of customer-driven software projects and is a contributing member of the company's Project Management Office. Visser is a member of the Project Management Institute and is enrolled in the BSc program at the University of Waterloo.