Alberta Recycling Management Authority
Pickering, Brad
Brad Pickering is a retired Deputy Minister, having served 17 years in various senior leadership roles as the Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation, Sustainable Resource Development, Public Security/Deputy Solicitor General, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency. He currently is the Board Chair of Alberta Recycling Management Authority, Vice Chair of Legal Aid Alberta and a Director on Norquest College and Alberta College of Social Workers.
Boucher, Jim
Chief Jim Boucher is the president of the Saa Dene Group of Companies and the former long standing elected Chief of the Fort McKay First Nation, one of the most successful First Nations in Canada.
He is known for his visionary, consensus-based leadership which was built upon a foundation of trust and collaboration, with the transaction serving as a model for how Indigenous groups and energy development companies and governments can work together to achieve mutual long-term benefit – hallmarks of Jim’s business style.
Jim Boucher has received more than a dozen notable awards and accolades throughout his career, such as the Alberta Order of Excellence (AOE), Energy Person of the Year, named one of “The Power 50” – The 50 Most Influential Canadian Business Leaders and received the Commendation from the Governor General for Outstanding Service. Jim also received the Aboriginal Business Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and Indspire (formerly National Aboriginal Achievement) Award - Business and Commerce.
Chief Boucher lives in Fort McKay. He has two children and 5 grand children. He enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid golfer.