1998-99 APEGGA COUNCIL
Executive Committee
President
Dan Motyka, P.Eng., Calgary
Mr. Motyka graduated in mechanical engineering from the
University of Manitoba. He spent most of his career with Gulf
Canada Resources Ltd., retiring in 1991 as vice-president,
production. With Gulf, he held varied responsibilities, among
them overseeing its Beaufort Sea Drilling System. Subsequent to
leaving Gulf, he became president and CEO of Canada Hibernia
Holding Corp., and since 1995 has been president of Questor
Technology Inc.
He was elected as an APEGGA Councillor in 1994 and as 1st Vice President in 1997. He has chaired the Discipline Committee and headed the Roles and Responsibilities Task Force.
Past President
Dennis Lindberg, P.Eng., Edmonton
A graduate in civil engineering from the University of Alberta,
Mr. Lindberg also holds a master’s in geotechical
engineering from the U of A. After working with the Department of
Highways in British Columbia, a major portion of his career was
spent with Thurber Consultants Ltd., of which he was a principal
from 1971 to 1991. Active in many facets of APEGGA, as a
Councillor (1990-93), 2nd Vice President (1994-95), 1st Vice
President and then President, Mr. Lindberg has served on numerous
committees, chaired the Discipline Committee and led the Task
Force on Specified Scope of Practice.
1st Vice President
Darrel Danyluk, P.Eng., Calgary
Mr. Danyluk is vice-president of Reid Crowther & Partners,
which he joined in 1972 in Winnipeg and he since has worked with
the firm in Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary. A University of
Manitoba graduate in civil engineering, he served on APEGGA
Council in the early 1980s. He was president of the Consulting
Engineers of Alberta in 1991 and has served on the board and
executive committee of the Association of Consulting Engineers of
Canada. He chaired a national study on human resources in the
consulting sector. Mr. Danyluk belongs to a number of technical
societies, including the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
2nd Vice President
Connie Parenteau, P.Eng., Edmonton
Ms. Parenteau holds a degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Alberta and is employed as manager for
switch/transport engineering and construction with TELUS
Communications in Edmonton. She served as APEGGA 2nd Vice
President in 1997-98 and before that, was an APEGGA Councillor
for three years. She has been a member of several APEGGA
committees, including the Discipline, Edmonton Career Counselling
and the Subcommittee on Corporate Regulations. She is a past
president of the Edmonton Chapter of the Association of Women in
Engineering and Science. In 1993, she received APEGGA’s
Early Accomplishment Award.
Councillors Newly Elected to Council for Three-Year Terms (Expiring in 2001)
Elaine Honsberger, P.Geoph., Calgary
Employed by Alberta Energy as a senior-level
geophysicist, Ms. Honsberger graduated in 1983 from the
University of Western Ontario with an Honors B.Sc. in applied
geophysics. She worked in Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Northwest
Territories prior to settling in Calgary. She is a past chair of
APEGGA’s Act, Regulations and Bylaws Committee and also
chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Permit Holder Issues.
She has a history of active involvement in the geoscience community, including the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and in workplace mentoring through Operation Minerva.
Mike Smyth, P.Eng., Calgary
Mr. Smyth is manager, civil/structural engineering with
Colt Engineering Corporation, Calgary Division. He has worked
with several EPC companies in the oil and gas sector, and as an
independent structural engineering consultant, as well as in the
Arctic offshore with Canadian Marine Drilling.
He obtained a B.Sc. in civil engineering from the University of Waterloo, and a M.Sc. in structural engineering from The University of Calgary. Active in APEGGA for 10 years, Mr. Smyth currently serves on the Investigative Committee. He has chaired the Calgary Branch and the Calgary Member Liaison Committee. He is a member of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
Gordon Stewart, P.Eng., Edmonton
Mr. Stewart graduated from Royal Military College in
chemical engineering and served as a lieutenant with the Canadian
Forces. Upon leaving the military, he held several posts in the
private sector, including as a principal of Stewart Engineering
Ltd., consulting for the domestic oil and gas industry. He
returned to Alco Gas & Oil Production Equipment in 1977 and
is now its executive vice president and VP operations. He has
chaired the following APEGGA committees: Act, Regulations and
Bylaws (1995-98), Enforcement Review, and Education. He belongs
to the Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society
for Testing and Materials.
Linda Van Gastel, P.Eng., Calgary
Ms. Van Gastel is general manager, engineering, with PanCanadian
Petroleum Limited. Employed there since 1976, she has worked in
engineering computer applications, reservoir engineering,
production and operations, and marketing. A native Calgarian, she
holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in chemical engineering from the
University of Alberta. She has chaired APEGGA’s Practice
Standards Committee and its workplace issues and professional
practice subcommittees. She has served on the boards of the
Centre for Engineering Research (C-FER) and the ASTech Awards
Foundation. She belongs to the Petroleum Society of CIM, the
Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Association of Women in
Engineering and Science.
Council Members Continuing In Office
John Boyd, P.Geoph., Calgary
(term expires 1999)
Elizabeth Cannon, P.Eng., PhD, Calgary
(term expires 2000)
Sue Evison, P.Eng., Calgary
(term expires 1999)
Mark Lasby, P.Eng., Calgary
(term expires 1999)
Dale Miller, P.Eng., Lethbridge
(term expires 2000)
Neil O’Donnell, P.Eng., P.Geol., Edmonton
(term expires 2000)
Alice Payne, P.Geol., Calgary
(term expires 1999)
Bonnie Stowkowy, P.Eng., Calgary
(term expires 2000)
Public Members of Council
Michael Stevens-Guille,
Q.C., Edmonton
Stanley Souch, PhD., Edmonton
Donald Hoover, P.Ag., Edmonton