Panel Members
The Energy Diversification Advisory Committee is comprised of individuals
representing a range of stakeholders.
Jeanette Patell, Co-chair
Government Affairs and Policy Leader, GE Canada
Jeanette Patell is the Government Affairs and Policy Leader
(Energy) for General Electric (GE) in Canada. In this role she
provides strategic insight and guidance on policies impacting the
electricity, oil and gas sectors and trade and economic policy.
Prior to joining GE, Jeanette was a diplomat with Global Affairs
Canada. Her career in the Canadian Foreign Service focused on
international trade policy and securing market access for Canadian exporters. Her assignments
included investment treaty negotiations in South East Asia, and postings to the Embassy of
Canada in Washington D.C. and the Mission of Canada to the European Union. While
representing Canada abroad she led trade policy for animal agriculture and energy market
access respectively, leading Canada’s efforts on files such as Country of Origin Labelling and the
EU Fuel Quality Directive. Jeanette is a graduate of Mount Allison University with a B.A. (Hons)
in International Relations.
Gil McGowan, Co-chair
President, Alberta Federation of Labour
Currently in his sixth term, Gil is the longest-serving president of
the Alberta Federation of Labour. During his tenure, the
organization has advocated for public health care, retirement
security, and the protection of Canadian jobs. He has helped
elevate issues into public discussion in Alberta, including
workplace safety, the temporary foreign workers, the Alberta
government's revenue problem, and the loss of jobs due to the increasing export of raw
bitumen. As the leader of Alberta's largest union organization, Gil advocates for workers’ rights
on behalf of more than 170,000 unionized workers - a number that has grown steadily during
his tenure as president. Gil was named in 2015 as one of Alberta's 50 most influential people by
Venture Magazine and has been a force for progressive change in the province for more than
25 years.
Carol Moen
Registrar, Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientist of Alberta
Carol Moen is the Registrar for the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientist of Alberta (APEGA) and carries
responsibility for APEGA’s regulatory policy and associated
processes. Her past experience includes 26 years at DOW
Chemical where she held a variety of leadership positions
including Associate Director, Responsible Care and Regulatory Affairs and Production Leader,
Energy Systems and Environmental Operations. Through Carol’s varied roles she acquired
diverse knowledge in the integrated manufacture of petrochemicals and the importance of
results in a globally competitive manufacturing environment. As a leader, Carol consistently
focused on addressing social license to operate, managing environmental footprint or impact
and the need to generate business success. Through her varied experiences, Carol had direct
responsibility and/or influence over large manufacturing facilities as well as the significant
supporting organizations and finances that enable them.
Leo de Bever
Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP
Leo de Bever’s passion for productivity is currently focused on
helping foreign pension plans achieve the economics of Canadian
plans, and on improving small company access to
commercialization capital. He is a member of the Investment
Committee at Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a
Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, and Chairman of Oak Point
Energy. Leo has served financial institutions based in Canada, the U.S, Japan and Australia,
including the Bank of Canada, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Alberta Investment
Management Corporation. He also was a member of the Investment Committee of Dutch
pension fund ABP, an advisor to Norway’s Pension Plan, and an expert witness in regulatory
hearings.
Marie C. Robidoux
Principal Consultant, Edelyn Gower Consulting Limited
Marie C. Robidoux works as a consultant specializing in
Aboriginal and industry relations, consultation and community
engagement, and is an expert in land management and the land
issues of concern to First Nations. She has worked over the years
for provincial and federal governments, the energy service
industry, Aboriginal governments and the oil and gas industry in
Québec, Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and
Saskatchewan. Alberta has been her home since 1982 with a six and a half year hiatus in
Yellowknife, NWT. She has been very active within the land surveying profession becoming the
first female President of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) in 2007. She
currently serves as the Chair of the Board for the Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional
Surveyors and is also a member of the ACLS Board of Examiners.
Rocky Sinclair
Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Indian Investment
Corporation
Rocky Sinclair is Cree, originally from the northern Alberta
community of Lesser Slave Lake. He has dedicated over 25 years
of his professional career to Aboriginal business development
and entrepreneurship, from front line services to senior
management. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the
Alberta Indian Investment Corporation, whose primary focus is on commercial developmental
lending, business education and support services for Alberta First Nations. Rocky is a graduate
of the Institute of Corporate Directors Program – Rotman School of Management – University
of Toronto and the University of Alberta’s School of Business and is a former member of the
Alberta Economic Development Authority where he served on the Productivity and
Competitiveness Committee.
Warren Fraleigh
Executive Director, Building Trades of Alberta
Warren Fraleigh has worked in the industrial construction and
maintenance industry for over 30 years and holds Journeyman
and Red Seal certification in the Construction Boilermaker and
Welder trades. Appointed in April of 2013 as the Executive Director for the Building Trades of
Alberta, Warren now promotes the interests of over 75,000 tradespersons and 21 Local Unions.
Warren previously held the position of Business
Manager – Secretary Treasurer for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 146 in
Alberta, and also worked for the Boilermakers as a specialist in the areas of training, education
and apprenticeship. He has extensive board and council experience and currently sits as a board
member of both the Resource Diversification Council and the Alberta Construction Safety
Association. He has also served in the past as a board member of the Alberta Labour Relations
Board, as a director on both the Safety Codes Council and the Alberta Boiler Safety Association
and as an Employee Representative on Provincial and Local Apprenticeship Committees.