Governance at CAWQ

The Canadian Association on Water Quality is a volunteer organization governed by an Executive Committee and a group of Directors drawn from industry and academia from regions across Canada. All members are nominated by the nominating committee and confirmed at the Annual General Meeting that is held during the Central Regional Conference, the first week of February.

In addition, the Canadian National Committee of the International Water Association (CNC/IWA) is comprised of the Executive Committee of the CAWQ and other additional members as may be required to comply with the Constitution of the IWA. Two members of the CAWQ represent Canadian interests on the Governing Board of the International Water Association.

Executive Committee

Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Department of Civil Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St.
Toronto, ON
M5B 2K3 		President
Tel: 416-979-5000 x7618
elsayed.elbeshbishy[AT]ryerson.ca
Mr. Mike Lywood
Wood E&IS
Thorold, ON 		Past President
Tel: 905-380-7155
mike.lywood[AT]woodplc.com
Dr. Pierre Bérubé
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of British Columbia
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4 		Vice President (Pacific)
Tel: 604-822-5665
Fax: 604-822-6901
berube[AT]civil.ubc.ca
Dr. Jan Oleszkiewicz
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Manitoba
15 Gillson St
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 5V6 		Vice President (Western)
Tel: 204-474-8722
Fax: 204-474-7513
jan.oleszkiewicz[AT]umanitoba.ca
Dr. Banu Ormeci
Department of Civil and Evironmental Engineering
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
K1S 5B6 		Vice-President (Central)
Tel: 613-520-2600 Ext. 4144
banu.ormeci[AT]carleton.ca
Dr. Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux
Pavillon Pouliot
Université Laval
Québec, QC
G1V 0A6 		Vice President (Eastern)
Tel: 418-656-5085
Fax: 418-656-2928
Peter.Vanrolleghem[AT]gci.ulaval.ca
Dr. Bing Chen
Department of Civil Engineering
Memorial University
230 Elizabeth Ave
St. John's, NB
E3B 6E9 		Vice President (Atlantic)
Tel: 709-864-8958
bchen[AT]mun.ca
Dr. Yves Comeau
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Polytechnique Montréal
P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville
Montreal, QC
H3C 3A7 		Secretary
Tel: 514-340-4711 x3728
Fax: 514-340-5918
yves.comeau[AT]polymtl.ca
Dr. Hubert Cabana
Département de génie civil
Université de Sherbrooke
2500 boul. de l'Université
Sherbrooke, QC
J1K 2R1 		Treasurer
Tel: 819-821-8000 x65457
Fax: 819-821-7974
hubert.cabana[AT]usherbrooke.ca
 

Regional Directors

Dr. Siva Sarathy
Trojan Technologies Head Office
3020 Gore Road
London, ON
N5V 4T7 		IWA-YWP Vice-President
Tel: 519-457-3400
Fax: 519-457-3030
ssarathy[AT]trojanuv.com
Dr. Ryan Ziels
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of British Columbia
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4 		Regional Director (Pacific)
Tel: 604-827-5211
rziels[AT]civil.ubc.ca
Dr. Caetano Dorea
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700, Station CSC
Victoria, BC
V8W 2Y2 		Regional Director (Pacific)
Tel: 250-472-4844
caetanodorea[AT]uvic.ca
Dr. Klas Ohman
Associated Engineering
Calgary, AB 		Regional Director (Western)
ohmank[AT]ae.ca
Dr. Bipro Dhar
Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
University of Alberta
Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
9211-116 St
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2H5 		Regional Director (Western)
Tel: 780-248-1923
bipro[AT]ualberta.ca
Dr. Stéphanie Guilherme
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON 		Regional Director (Central)
Tel: 613-562-5800 ext. 6776
stephanie.guilherme[AT]uottawa.ca
Dr. Stephanie Gora
Assistant Professor (Water Resource Engineering)
Department of Civil Engineering
York University
Toronto, ON
M3J 1P3 		Regional Director (Central)
Tel: 416-736-2100 ext. 44240
stephanie.gora[AT]lassonde.yorku.ca
Mr. Patrick Drogui
Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS), Québec
531 Blvd Des Prairies
Laval, QC
H7V 1B7 		Regional Director (Eastern)
Tel: 418-654-3119
patrick.drogui[AT]ete.inrs.ca
Dr. Rajesh D. Tyagi
INRS-Eau
Université du Québec
490, rue de la Couronne
Quebec, QC
G1K 9A9 		Regional Director (Eastern)
Tel: 418-654-2617
tyagi[AT]ete.inrs.ca
Dr. Kripa S. Singh
Head Hall B-6
Department of Civil Engineering
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 4400
Fredericton, MB
E3B 5A3 		Regional Director (Atlantic)
Tel: 506-453-5108
singhk[AT]unb.ca
Baiyu (Helen) Zhang
Department of Civil Engineering
Memorial University
St John's, NL
A1B 3X5 		Regional Director (Atlantic)
Tel: 709-864-3301
bzhang[AT]mum.ca
 

Officers and Editors

Dr. Peter A. Vanrolleghem, PhD, ing, IWA fellow
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux
Pavillon Pouliot
Université Laval
Québec, QC
G1V 0A6 		Editor - Water Quality Research Journal
Tel: 418-656-5085
peter.vanrolleghem[AT]gci.ulaval.ca
Dr. Ronald L. Droste
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Ottawa
161 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5 		Editor - Water Quality Research Journal
Tel: 613-562-5800 x6139
Ronald.Droste[AT]uottawa.ca
Dr. Arash Zamyadi
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Polytechnique Montreal
P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville
Montreal, QC
H3C 3A7 		Editor - Water Quality Research Journal
Tel: 514-340-4711 x2186
arash.zamyadi[AT]polymtl.ca
Mr. Brad Cutler
Canadian Association on Water Quality
155-2 King Street West Unit #258
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4S0 		Subscription and Membership Officer
Tel: 289-780-0378
info[AT]cawq.ca
 

Past Officials of the CAWQ

The CAWQ was formed in 1967 and, since that time, has attracted the involvement of many academic, industrial and public service personnel. Through their many hours of volunteer activities, these people have contributed in countless ways to the growth and stability of the association and to its prominence on the national and international stage.

Complete list of past officials.

Last Updated: 2023-10-01© 2023 Canadian Association on Water Quality