Boundary
The Calgary Region Airshed Zone (CRAZ) encompasses an area that approximately follows the boundaries of the Calgary Health Region except for the northern border which is defined by the southern border of the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ).
The current proposed airshed boundaries include the cities of Calgary and Airdrie; the Municipal Districts of Rocky View, Bighorn and Foothills; Willow Creek, Vulcan and Wheatland Counties; the Improvement Districts of Kananaskis and Banff; and the Town of Canmore. The Siksika, Eden Valley, Tsuu T’ina, and Stoney First Nations are also located within the CRAZ area.
Shane Adam, CRAZ Chair
Manager, Environment, ENMAX Energy Corporation
Mr. Shane Adam has over 20 years of experience in environment, health and safety management including ISO implementation and certification, ambient air quality monitoring, source emission monitoring and regulatory compliance.
Mr. Adam provides management and oversight of Environmental programs, ensuring compliance with EHS legislation and regulations. He provides environment technical and regulatory support to achieve and maintain compliance and works closely with Operations to identify and address environment aspects for Generation and Thermal Energy facilities.
Jen Silverthorn, CRAZ Vice Chair
Environmental Assurance Lead, City of Calgary
Jen has over 20 years of experience working for The City of Calgary and joined the CRAZ Board as its representative in April 2019. She currently manages a team focused the corporate environmental management system standards, auditing and reporting. The City of Calgary was a founding member of CRAZ in 2007 and has been involved on the board and various committees since the establishment of the organization.
Her previous work revolves around improving the environmental performance of organizations, projects and strategic plans. She has designed and audited environmental & safety management systems compliant with ISO standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
Her corporate focused environmental specialties include organizational sustainability, risk assessment, auditing, compliance, environmental management systems, and program development.
Other knowledge areas include leadership, occupational health & safety, business continuity, and emergency preparedness & response planning.
Janice Gallwey, M.Sc., CRAZ Treasurer
AGAT Laboratories, AQM Division Manager, Calgary, Alberta
Janice began her employment with AGAT Laboratories in October 2012 and currently manages the Air Quality Monitoring division. In her role, she provides regulatory compliance air quality monitoring services across Canada, focusing mainly on continuous ambient air monitoring. Janice graduated from the University of Calgary in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Evolutionary Plant Ecology.
Jonathan Moser, CRAZ Secretary
Public Member, Moser Public Affairs Ltd.
With 30 years of broad experience, Jonathan is a well-regarded and respected public affairs leader who positively transforms challenges facing clients in private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, leveraging collaboration and consultation to achieve success. A seasoned executive, Jonathan has developed and implemented strategic external relations and communications plans designed to ultimately attain beneficial and impactful outcomes. He has been active with CRAZ for over a decade, most recently serving as Chair of the Strategic Initiatives Committee.
Eli Moura
Graymont, Corporate Affairs & HSE Manager, Western Region – North America
Emily Traxel
Air and Watershed Resource Manager, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Emily is the Air and Watershed Resource Manager for the South Saskatchewan Region with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. She currently manages a team of subject matter experts that play an active role in managing air and water quality issues in Southern Alberta.
Emily has a BSc and MSc in Earth and Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo. She has lived in Alberta since 2014 and has been with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas since 2017. Emily has been involved with CRAZ since 2017 and enjoys working with stakeholders at the CRAZ table to support air quality management in Southern Alberta.
Lynn Que, Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor, Safe Air Program, Alberta Health Services
Lynn Que is working as a Senior Advisor for Safe Air Program at Alberta Health Services. Her primary role is addressing environmental health concerns in outdoor air quality related situations (e.g. wildfire smoke, accidental releases, industrial emission, traffic related air pollution, wood burning smoke, etc.). Representing Alberta Health Services, Lynn is currently participating in various multi-stakeholder organizations, such as Calgary Regional Airshed Zone (CRAZ), Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) – Ambient Air Objectives Working Group.
Lynn Que came to Alberta in 2008 and fell in love with Alberta’s natural environment soon. She has lived in Calgary since 2010. Believing in that any small changes we make will lead to big differences, either in our life or in others’, Lynn enjoys her involvements in CRAZ as she knows what CRAZ is doing promotes healthy air quality for people living in Calgary and surrounding areas.
Krista Meneghetti
Environment and Sustainability Manager, Amrize
A senior environment and sustainability manager with extensive experience working in both industry and consulting. Her current focus includes the development, implementation and execution of ES&G strategies, ensuring corporations operate sustainably across their organization and remain compliant with environmental legislation and regulations.
Between 2003 and 2014 Krista worked as an environmental consultant specializing in environmental site investigations and remediation projects. Having worked on “both sides of the table” Krista has gained a valuable perspective on the inter-relationship between business and technical objectives on environmental and sustainability projects, as well as environmental liabilities and concerns.
Krista graduated from the Environmental Protection Program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University as an Applied Science Technologist (A Sc.T).
Darcy Coombs
Bow Valley Clean Air Society
Darcy Coombs is retired after a career in Oil & Gas Production Operations for several Canadian companies. Born and raised in Calgary, Darcy earned a Bachelor of Commerce / Management Information Systems from the University of Calgary. He has varied experience in Oil & Gas economics, Production Optimization, Performance Management and Business Intelligence. He is currently a Director of the Bow Valley Clean Air Society, a member of the Bighorn Corridor Environmental Committee and an active volunteer for Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.
Emily Guzman
Environment and Sustainability Manager, Heidelberg Materials
Emily is an Environment and Sustainability Manager for Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba at Heidelberg Materials. Her current role focuses on managing environmental permitting and regulatory compliance for all operating business units in the region, including aggregates, concrete, cement, and pipe production. She is also responsible for integrating and reporting company-wide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance goals, as well as keeping sites up to date with environmental legislation and regulations.
Emily has extensive experience in environmental consulting, with over seven years as a field biologist conducting wetland impact assessments, pre-disturbance assessments, and vegetation assessments. She has worked primarily in the oil and gas industry but has also supported many municipal and coal mining projects across Western Canada. Emily graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology.
Nicole Tomes
Town of Cochrane
William Gowdy
Advisory, SLR Consulting
Bill graduated from Queens University in geology and has extensive experience in the in mining, exploration, and resource evaluation throughout Canada and overseas. He has been involved in Green House Gas (GHG) quantification and has undertaken numerous energy reduction projects in industrial facilities. He advises aggregate and cement operations and municipalities on industry best practices, on reclamation and is a strong proponent for the establishment of long-term monitoring programs to evaluate ongoing environmental impacts and trends. Bill has implemented several biodiversity programs and enjoys participating in educational outreach with public schools, high schools and colleges. He frequently provides regulatory input and encourages consensus building on gravel related issues. He has spent 16 years on the Sturgeon County gravel extraction committee, and Woodlands County Pride Valley aggregate area structure plan committee.
Sean Dawson
Public Member, Senior Environmental Engineer, Montrose Environmental Group
Mr. Sean Dawson is a senior environmental engineer at Montrose Environmental Group. Mr. Dawson has a passion for making air emissions and reductions understandable and accessible to the public. His current focus is on air dispersion modelling for projects in the oil and gas, electricity production and agricultural industries, GHG quantification, and project management.
