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 2018-2019
![[Ruth Eden, P.Eng.]](./images/council/RuthEden2017.jpg)
Ruth Eden, P.Eng.President
![[Jonathan A. Epp, P.Eng.]](./images/council/JonathanEpp2018.jpg)
Jonathan A. Epp, P.Eng. FECPast President
![[Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/JitendraPaliwal2019.jpg)
Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng. FECVice-President
![[Florence Lee, EIT]](./images/council/FlorenceLee2019.jpg)
Florence Lee, EITExecutive Committee Member
(2017-2019)
![[Vaibhav Banthia, P.Eng.]](./images/council/VaibhavBanthia2019.jpg)
Vaibhav Banthia, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2018-2020)
![[Doug Bell, P.Geo., FGC]](./images/council/DougBell2017.jpg)
Doug Bell, P.Geo., FGCElected Councillor
(2018-2020)
![[Carolyn Geddert, P.Eng.]](./images/council/CarolynGeddert2019.jpg)
Carolyn Geddert, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2018-2020)
![[John Guenther, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/JohnGuenther2017.jpg)
John Guenther, P.Eng. FECElected Councillor (2017-2019)
![[Neil Klassen, CET]](./images/council/NeilKlassen2017.jpg)
Neil Klassen, CETAppointed Councillor
![[Andrew MacSkimming, LL.M.]](./images/council/AndrewMacSkimming2019.jpg)
Andrew MacSkimming, LL.M.Appointed Councillor
![[Christina McDonald]](./images/council/Missing.jpg)
Christina McDonaldAppointed Councillor
![[Jason Mann, P.Geo.]](./images/council/JasonMann2018.jpg)
Jason Mann, P.Geo.Elected Councillor (2017-2019)
![[Ian Smallwood, P.Eng.]](./images/council/IanSmallwood2019.jpg)
Ian Smallwood, P.Eng.Elected Councillor (2018-2020)
![[Efrem Teklemariam, P.Eng. FEC]](./images/council/EfremTeklemariam2019.jpg)
Efrem Teklemariam, P.Eng. FECElected Councillor (2018-2020)
![[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.