PGO COUNCIL

Council governs the affairs and business of PGO. The Council is comprised of 20 people, including five non-registrant public appointees.

Council consists of:

President
Vice-President
Past President
Two (2) Professional Geoscientists appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
One (1) non-registrant appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
Five (5) non-registrants appointed by PGO Council 
Five (5) Regional Councillors consisting of Professional Geoscientists elected by Professional Geoscientists located in each of the five regions
Four (4) Professional Geoscientists elected by Professional Geoscientists at large

There are five regions: northwestern, northeastern, southwestern, central and southeastern which are defined by postal codes (forward sortation numbers). Click on each link to view a map of each region and the postal codes included in that region.

Elections are held before the Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled for June 2025. 

PGO COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2024/25

Meetings take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

September 19, 2024
November 21, 2024
January 23, 2025
March 20, 2025
May 22, 2025

Robert Hearst, P.Geo. Position: President Affiliation: Southern Geoscience Consultants Zen Keizars, P.Geo., FGC Position: Vice President Affiliation:Terrapex Environmental Ltd. Mary-Anne Hildebrandt, P.Geo., FGC Position: Past President Affiliation: STLLR Gold Inc. Laura Katz, Ph.D., P.Geo. Position: Regional Councillor - North Eastern Ontario Affiliation: Orix Geoscience Ryan Weston, P.Geo. Position: Regional Councillor - North Western Ontario Affiliation:  Clayton Sereres, P.Geo. Position: Regional Councillor - South Western Ontario Affiliation: Detroit Bridge Authority Michel Kearney, P.Geo. Position: Regional Councillor - South Eastern Ontario Affiliation: City of Ottawa Nataliya Tkach, P.Geo., PEng., FGC Position: Regional Councillor - Central Ontario Affiliation: EXP Services Inc. Alicia Kimberley, P.Geo. Position: Councillor-at-Large Affiliation: Tatham Engineering Limited

Sheila Ellen Daniel, P.Geo. Position: Councillor-at-Large Affiliation: Wood

Michaela Kuuskman, P.Geo. Position: Councillor-at-Large Affiliation: Orix Geoscience

Joanna Hodge, P.Geo. Position: Councillor-at-Large  Affiliation:

William Skura Position: Non-Registrant (Public) Appointee to Council Affiliation: Indigenous Professional Association of Canada

Kristina Small, P.Geo. Position: Lieutenant Governor in Council Registrant Appointee   Affiliation: Concentric Geoscience Inc.

Roger Woeller P.Geo. Position: Lieutenant Governor in Council Registrant Appointee  Affiliation: Woeller Environmental Service Advisors

Paul Connor, MBA, FGC (Hon.) Position: Lieutenant Governor in Council Non-registrant Appointee   Affiliation: CleanTechNorth

Trina Maher Position: Non-registrant (Public) Appointee to Council  Affiliation: Bridging Concepts, Inc.

Cerise M. Latibeaudiere, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. Position: Non-Registrant (Public) Appointee to Council Affiliation: Cerise Latibeaudiere Law Professional Corporation

Michael Bunn, FCPA, FCA Position:Non-Registrant (Public) Appointee to Council Affiliation:

Kelly Bolduc O’Hare Position:Non-Registrant (Public) Appointee to Council Affiliation: Entrepreneur