Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Two New Lay Board Members Appointed

Posted on July 30, 2024
Two New Lay Board Members Appointed
Engineers and Geoscientists BC is pleased to welcome two new government appointees who will be taking their seats on the Board effective October 31, 2024, as two current lay Board members end their terms. The Board has four government-appointed members.

The new Board members are Colette Trudeau, M.A., and TJ Schmaltz, JD, FCPHR, SHRM-SCP, ICD.D.

Trudeau is the CEO and citizen of the Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) with over 15 years of service to her Nation through various leadership roles from Director of Youth to Senior Director of Operations and Administration.

Her commitment to community leadership is exemplified through her previous roles as a school trustee in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows and board member for Mamele’awt Qweesome Housing Society. She has also been a representative of the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Council, the 4 R's Young Leaders Initiative, the Unified Aboriginal Youth Collective, and the Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples of Canada.

Schmaltz is currently the Chief People and Legal Officer with one of Canada’s largest credit unions. He is an experienced board member having recently finished his term as Chair for the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada, as well as the North American Human Resources Association. He currently serves on the Vancouver College Board as well as the BC Credit Union Pension and Benefits Trust.

Schmaltz holds the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D), the Canadian Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), and American Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) designations. In 2018, TJ was granted the title of Fellow Chartered Professional in Human Resources (FCPHR) for his contributions to the HR profession in BC and across Canada.

The two new Board members replace Leslie Hildebrandt, ICD.D, LLB, and Emily Lewis, CPA, CMA, whose terms end October 31. We thank them for their excellent contributions to the organization.

Two other government-appointed Board members have had their appointments renewed and remain on the Board: Bill Chan, CPA, CGA, ICD.D, and Cathy McIntyre, M.B.A., C. Dir.

Photos: Colette Trudeau, left, and TJ Schmaltz