Team

Our Team

The Building Decarbonization’s team combines analytical expertise, strategic vision, and practical experience across the building sector. Meet the leaders who provide our direction, the staff who make it happen, and the steering committee and advisors who help keep us on course.

LEADERSHIP

Bryan Flannigan

Executive Director

Moe Kabbara

President, The Transition Accelerator

James Meadowcroft

Transition Pathway Principal, The Transition Accelerator

Steven Pacifico

Associate Executive Director

STAFF

Aurélie Vérin

Policy Lead

John Purkis

Director of Partnerships and Engagement

Mathieu Lévesque

Technologies & Alternatives Lead

Matt Poirier

Director of Policy

STEERING COMMITTEE

Brendan McEwen

Managing Consultant, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Corey Diamond

Executive Director, Efficiency Canada

James Burrow

Director, Sustainable Finance

Julia McNally

Director of Climate Action, Toronto Hydro

Lisa Westerhoff

Principal, Westerhoff Climate Strategies

Mariko Michasiw

B2E Program Manager, ZEIC

Martin Luymes

Vice President of Government and Stakeholder Relations, HRAI

Natalie Voland

President, Chief Vision Officer, GI Quo Vadis

Rebecca Holt

Senior Director, Sustainability, hcma Architecture + Design

Robyn Wark

Manager of Market Transformation, BC Hydro

Stephen Scott

Sustainable Systems Regional Leader – Canada, Trane Canada ULC

Yasmin Abraham

President, Kambo Energy Group

Expert Advisory Panel

Ashley Sarauer

CEO/Founder, Ontoly

Brianna Mazze

VP Compliance & Sustainability, St Regis Group

Chris Fontaine

Associate, Electrical Engineer (P.Eng.), Prism Engineering

Chris Higgins

Senior Planner, City of Vancouver

Colin Guldimann

Director, Sustainable Finance, RBC

Curt Hull

Project Director, Climate Change Connection (a project of MakeWay)

Drew Tozer

Partner, Business Development, Foundry Heat Pumps

Dylan Heerema

Senior Policy Advisor, Ecotrust Canada

Erin Ellis

Director, Development, Efficiency Capital

Gabriella Kalapos

Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership

Jag Singh

Vice President of Sustainable Investing, Fiera Real Estate

Josh Lewis

VP Energy Engineering, Nerva Energy

Katherine Pineault

Affiliate Consultant, Dunsky Energy + Climate; Founder, エンスピール合同会社 (INSPIRE LLC)

Keith Burrows

Low Carbon Buildings Director, The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

Kirk Johnson

Sr. Market Transformation Director, Eco-Efficiency Consulting

Lisa Hasan

Architect and researcher, Université de Montréal

Matt Golden

Strategic Advisor, GBCI

Miles Chen

Directeur national des ventes, Transom Corporation

Nik Schruder

Program Director for Indigenous and Remote Communities, CLEAResult

Paul Sehr

Founder, Jouleia

Regina Foley

Manager of Major Projects Corporate Interface, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Robert Stupka

Head of Climate Action Implementation, North America, C40 Cities

Stephane Chayer

Strategic Advisor to the President, Concordia University

Stéphanie Lopez

Manager, Vivre en Ville

Stephanie Poole

Principal, SES Consulting

Terry Flynn

President, Terry Flynn Consulting Inc.

Victor Hyman

Executive Director, ClimateCare

TRANSITION ACCELERATOR SUPPORT

Peter Hemminger

Communications Lead, The Transition Accelerator

Paisley Sim

Strategic Engagement Lead, The Transition Accelerator

Contact

The Building Decarbonization Alliance is an initiative of The Transition Accelerator.

Media enquiries: communications@transitionaccelerator.ca
Partnerships and other enquiries: info@buildingdecarbonization.ca

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