Board of Directors
Minerva’s Board consists of volunteers from industry, government, academia, and Health and Safety associations. Its key industry sponsors include a growing list of organizations committed to principles that combine efficiency and productivity within an effective safety, health and environmental management culture.
- President: Larry Masotti – Chair, Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP), and (retired) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
- Vice-President, Strategic Engagement: Bob Masterson – President LWI Advisory Inc and (retired) CEO of Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)
- Vice-President, Learning and Communication: Wendy Tobin – Owner WMT Consulting and Principal EHS Consultant (retired) from DuPont and Corteva Agriscience
- Board Chair and Past President: Anthony (Tony) Pasteris – (retired) Imperial Oil Limited – EHS – Operations, Supply & Project Management
- Secretary-Treasurer: Alison Wall – Strategic Partner-Planning Specialist, Service Hospitality, Regina, Sask.
- Minerva Meeting Coordinator: Emily Howarth – Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
- Jules Artnz-Gray – Assistant Deputy Minister – Fair, Safe and Healthy Workplaces Division, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Ontario
- Rebecca Chow – Vice Chair, Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)
- Andrew Cooper – Manager Regulatory and Consulting Services, Health Safety and Environment, University of Alberta, Past President, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
- Kim Gould – Manager – People and Culture, Canada Post
- Lisa Hallsworth – CEO, Rillea Technologies
- Anis Haque – Professor (Teaching), Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary
- Bill Holmes – Associate Professor, School of Business and former Dean, Faculty of Management, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC
- Byron House – Senior Director, Tooling & Innovation, MCR Future Unit Preparation, Bruce Power
- Dawn Kilkenny – Vice Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
- Laurie MacDonald – Principal Safety Advisor, Rio Tinto
- Ron Pelot – Assoc. Dean COOP, Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, N.S.
- Sandro Perruzza – CEO, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
- Marcel Pouliot – President & Lead Consultant, IQ Trucking Consultants and retired Vice President, Trimac Transportation Services LP, Alberta
- Marc Rosen – Professor and Founding Dean, ), Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Dr. Jacqueline A. Stagner – Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering, University of Windsor
- Nariman Sepehri – Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba
- Sarah Storm – Council Manager, Strategy and Operations, Signal49 Research
- Dave Turner – Interim President and Board Chair, Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC)
- Nick Turner – Professor and Area Chair, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
- Rick Warlich – Safety Group Manager, General Motors Canada
- Michael Wilson – Specialized Services Lead, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
Minerva Working Group and Focus Groups
The Minerva Working Group consists of 14 volunteers from industry, government, academia, and Health and Safety associations. Aside from attending quarterly Minerva Board, Working Group meetings, these volunteers participate with Board members in meetings with one or more of Minerva’s 8 focus groups in order to advance the planning and execution of the various Minerva program activities. These focus groups include:
- Sponsorship
- Marketing and Communications
- Webinars
- Educational Resources
- Awards
- Learning Forums
- Conferences and Seminars
- Governance