ABOUT
Council
The Council acts in the name of, and on behalf of, Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba to exercise all of the powers, authority, and privileges conferred to the association through The Engineering and Geoscientific Professions Act.
Council Members 2020-2021
![[Jason Mann, P.Geo.]](./images/council/JasonMann2018.jpg)
Jason Mann, P.Geo.President
![[Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/JitendraPaliwal2020.jpg)
Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng. FECPast President
![[Allan Silk, P.Eng., FEC]](./images/council/AllanSilk2020.jpg)
Allan Silk, P.Eng., FECVice-President
![[Izabela Witkowska, P.Eng.]](./images/council/IzabelaWitkowska2020.jpg)
Izabela Witkowska, P.Eng.Executive Committee Member
![[Neil Klassen, CET]](./images/council/NeilKlassen2017.jpg)
Neil Klassen, CETAppointed Councillor
![[Cheryl Lashek, P.Eng.]](./images/council/CherylLashek2020.jpg)
Cheryl Lashek, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2019-2021)
![[Katrine Levesque, EIT]](./images/council/KatrineLevesque2020.jpg)
Katrine Levesque, EITElected Councillor (2019-2021)
![[Christina McDonald]](./images/council/ChristinaMcDonald2020.jpg)
Christina McDonaldAppointed Councillor
![[Linda Murphy, P.Geo.]](./images/council/LindaMurphy2020.jpg)
Linda Murphy, P.Geo.Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Crystal Paculan]](./images/council/CrystalPaculan2021.jpg)
Crystal PaculanAppointed Councillor
![[John Sawatzky, P.Eng.]](./images/council/JohnSawatzki2021.jpg)
John Sawatzky, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Ian Smallwood, P.Eng.]](./images/council/IanSmallwood2019.jpg)
Ian Smallwood, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Efrem Teklemariam, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/EfremTeklemariam2019.jpg)
Efrem Teklemariam, P.Eng. FECElected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Shipra Verma]](./images/council/ShipraVerma2021.jpg)
Shipra VermaAppointed Councillor
![[Michelle Wadelius, P.Eng.]](./images/council/MichelleWadelius2021.jpg)
Michelle Wadelius, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Grant Koropatnick, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/GrantKoropatnick2018.jpg)
Grant Koropatnick, P.Eng. FECCEO & Registrar
Staff support to Council
Carver Governance Model
The Association uses its three governing legal documents along with the Carver Governance Model® to conduct business as a non-profit, self-regulating professional body. The Carver model clearly distinguishes the job of the Council from the job of the Chief Executive Officer.