EHRC - Key Persons


Al Clark

Job Titles:
  • Member of Finance and Audit Committee
  • Finance and Audit Committee, EHRC Board

Anita Gara

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Anita is EHRC's Vancouver-based Project Manager and Cowgirl-at-Large for Western Canada. She brings a strong background in non-profits and research, along with a passion for making a difference with her work. Email Address gara@ehrc.ca LinkedIn

Brigitte Levasseur

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Brigitte is an Executive Assistant with over 20 years' experience working in a variety of industries including retail and pharmaceutical. She has a strong work ethic, highly organized and efficient, able to juggle multiple tasks at once. Brigitte is a skilled communicator with experience managing projects and coordinating events. She is a motivated self-starter who is always looking for new ways to improve efficiency in the workplace. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, travelling, reading.

Bruce Harris

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Bruce Power

Job Titles:
  • Director of Talent Management

Chris Hudson

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President, Human Resources

Kim MacLaren

Job Titles:
  • Competency Consultant
Kim MacLaren brings over 14 years in workplace skills development and competency analysis to our team as a Competency Consultant and served as the Project Manager for EHRC's National Occupational Standards and Functional Analysis Project. Email Address maclaren@ehrc.ca LinkedIn

Marie Mould

Job Titles:
  • Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement
Marie has over 30 years of experience in business development, marketing and communications, strategic planning, project management, customer service, human resources, accounting principles, management and government relations. Email Address mould@ehrc.ca LinkedIn Marie is a graduate with honours of the Algonquin College Marketing program. She's been awarded both National Account Executive of the Year and Top Performer for her work. She also has a strong history of volunteering the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa, CHEO, GCWCC workplace campaign, and the Canadian Country Music Association. Marie is both a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll.

Mark Chapeskie

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Program Development
Mark oversees the programming at EHRC. He has managed research and programs to transfer skills from regulated occupations into unregulated occupations while minimizing job seeker retraining.

Michelle Branigan - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Michelle has over 20 years of experience in project management, human resources development, recruitment, and curriculum development and evaluation, both in Canada and Ireland. Michelle holds a Master's degree in Training and Performance Management from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom and is a certified Project Management Professional. She is currently an active Board Member with the Energy Council of Canada, Irish Film Festival Ottawa, and a recipient of Women in Renewable Energy's (WiRE) 2015 Woman of the Year award, which recognizes and celebrates professional women working in the energy sector who go above and beyond business as usual.

Michelle Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Muhammad Ahsan

Job Titles:
  • DEI Specialist
Muhammad Ahsan is a seasoned professional in the sphere of organizational development and a specialist deeply committed to fostering inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. With a career spanning 15 years, his expertise extends across both the public and private sectors.

Nirav Patel - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Opeoluwa Aina

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator - Careers and Education
Opeoluwa brings a strong background in project administration and coordination from previous employment opportunities. Opeoluwa holds a Master's degree in Economics from The University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Sciences, Economics from Babcock University in Nigeria. She loves reading books, traveling, food, and binge-watching reality tv shows.

Sheldon Polowin

Job Titles:
  • Economist
Sheldon has a Master of Arts Degree in Economics from Carleton University. He has worked as an economist, policy analyst and market research practitioner for more than 25 years.

Victoria Verroen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Coordinator - Careers and Education
Hailing from London, Ontario, Vicky brings a broad range of career experience to EHRC. During her time spent in the non-profit and financial industry, Vicky aided in the administration and completion of many charitable and HR-based projects on both a regional and national level.

Yoana Turnin

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager - Careers and Education
Yoana (she/her) joined EHRC in 2022 and looks forward to continuing to use her broad range of project management experience to help youth and equity-deserving communities access meaningful employment opportunities in the electricity sector. Email Address turnin@ehrc.ca LinkedIn

Yulia Nerovny

Job Titles:
  • Economist
Bio She holds a Master's degree in Economics with honours and has a strong background in research and regression analysis. From her past roles, Yulia brings a significant experience in building forecasts, budget planning and management, financial analysis and control, pension policy, benefits analysis, and life cycle cost analysis. In her spare time, you will find Yulia painting landscapes, spending time in nature, and entertaining her cat. Yulia is an economist with more than 8 years of experience in the public and private sectors.