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)
President
![[Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/JitendraPaliwal2020.jpg)
Past President
![[Allan Silk, P.Eng., FEC]](./images/council/AllanSilk2020.jpg)
Vice-President
![[Izabela Witkowska, P.Eng.]](./images/council/IzabelaWitkowska2020.jpg)
Executive Committee Member
![[Neil Klassen, CET]](./images/council/NeilKlassen2017.jpg)
Appointed Councillor
![[Cheryl Lashek, P.Eng.]](./images/council/CherylLashek2020.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2019-2021)
![[Katrine Levesque, EIT]](./images/council/KatrineLevesque2020.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2019-2021)
![[Christina McDonald]](./images/council/ChristinaMcDonald2020.jpg)
Appointed Councillor
![[Linda Murphy, P.Geo.]](./images/council/LindaMurphy2020.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Crystal Paculan]](./images/council/CrystalPaculan2021.jpg)
Appointed Councillor
![[John Sawatzky, P.Eng.]](./images/council/JohnSawatzki2021.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Ian Smallwood, P.Eng.]](./images/council/IanSmallwood2019.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Efrem Teklemariam, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/EfremTeklemariam2019.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Shipra Verma]](./images/council/ShipraVerma2021.jpg)
Appointed Councillor
![[Michelle Wadelius, P.Eng.]](./images/council/MichelleWadelius2021.jpg)
Elected Councillor (2020-2022)
![[Grant Koropatnick, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/GrantKoropatnick2018.jpg)
CEO & 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.