Bow Valley College Board of Governors
Dubois, Dwayne
Mr. Dwayne Dubois has been on the board since August 2019 and chairs the Audit and Risk Management Council. He is the Chief Financial Officer at CANA Group of Companies. He oversees the accounting, human resources, and information technology functions at CANA. Prior to CANA, he served as Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer at Tervita. Mr. Dubois volunteers as a General Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for the Ability Society of Alberta. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Business Administration diploma and Petroleum Land Management diploma from Mount Royal University.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance and the preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Mr. Dubois was directly appointed in August 2019 as a member on the basis of meeting the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above.
McLeod, Steven
Mr. Steven McLeod has been on the board since December 2019 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Council. He a Senior Systems Analyst of Cybertech Automation. Prior, he served as a Specialist Business Systems with Canadian Pacific Railway and was the Senior Engineering Analyst with Bonavista Energy Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering degree from Carleton University.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance and the preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Mr. McLeod was directly appointed in December 2019 as a member on the basis of meeting the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above.
Lee, Louise
Ms. Louise Lee has been on The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College since April 2020 and serves as a member on their Human Resources and Governance Council. She is a Partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. She serves as Vice Chair and board member with Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, board member on the Venture Capital Association of Alberta, and Co-chair of Driven by Women, and she was a previous member with the National Diversity Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (Honours) from the University of Calgary.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance as well as the preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Ms. Lee was directly appointed in 2020 on the basis of meeting some of the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above.
Yeates, Neil
Mr. Neil Yeates has been on The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College since April 2020. He is the Chair of their Academic Advisory Committee and a member on the Community Relations Committee. Mr. Yeates is a retired federal and provincial Deputy Minister whose career has spanned more than 30 years with the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan. He is Chair of the Department of Justice Canada’s Audit Committee, member of Global Affairs Canada’s Audit Committee, Vice Chair and member of Travel Alberta, and Co-Chair of C.D. Howe’s Human Capital Council. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and History (Honours) from Queen’s University, and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Regina.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance as well as the preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Mr. Yeates was directly appointed in 2020 on the basis of meeting some of the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above.
Mahdavi, Flora
Dr. Flora Mahdavi is a Learning Design Consultant with the Centre for Academic Innovation at Bow Valley College. Previously, she was a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education. She is currently a board member on the Ismaili Education Board for Canada, a steering committee member on the Educational Developers Network of Alberta, and chair/committee member on Bow Valley College’s Brightspace Governance Committee. Dr. Mahdavi holds a Doctor of Education degree in Learning Sciences and a Master of Education degree in Educational Technology from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Management from the University of London, and an Information and Communication Technology diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Argonza, Eddie
Mr. Eddie Boy Argonza was recently elected as the President of the Students’ Association of Bow Valley College for the 2024/25 academic year. He is currently enrolled in the Business Administration diploma program at Bow Valley College. He currently is a Bookkeeper with Tax Calgary and a Peer Tutor. He is a Philippines Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Patria Sable Corpus College and Isabela State University in the Philippines.
Bernardi, Vitoria
Ms. Vitoria Bastos Bernardi was recently elected as the Vice President of the Students’ Association of Bow Valley College. She currently is a second year student enrolled in the Business Administration diploma program at Bow Valley College. Ms. Bernardi holds a Master of Business Administration degree from La Salle University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Unopar University, and was a law school student at Centro Universitario Ritter dos Reis.
Bowen-Smed, Shannon
Shannon Bowen-Smed is the CEO of BOWEN Workforce Solutions Inc. She serves as Co-Chair of the YWCA Hub Capital Campaign and serves as a member on the Calgary Economic Development Board, the Calgary Zoo Board and on the WXN Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 Advisory Board.
Smith, Indira
Indira Smith is an Access Retention Officer with the School of Foundational Learning at Bow Valley College. In this role, she promotes student retention by assisting students with non-academic issues that are preventing their academic success. Ms. Smith is a member of the Pride Week Working Group and is a representative for the School of Foundational Learning on the Intercultural Centre Advisory Committee. She holds a Community, Family and Child Studies diploma from Camosun College.
Kousinioris, John
Mr. John Kousinioris has been on the board since December 2019 and is the Vice Chair of the board and chair of the Human Resources and Governance Council. He is the Chief Operating Officer of TransAlta Corporation, where he is responsible for overseeing operations, shared services, commercial, trading, customer solutions, hedging, and optimization. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Business Administration degree from York University, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.
Claypool, Kara
Ms. Kara Claypool is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial & Operations Officer with Travel Alberta. Prior, she served as Chief Financial & Operating Officer of Vintage Group and Executive Vice President of Jugo Juice. She is the Chair of the Love for Lewiston Foundations and was a member of the Board of Governors of CPA Alberta. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. She is also a graduate of the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance as well as preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Ms. Claypool was directly appointed on the basis of meeting the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above. September 2024.
Wallace, Ron
Mr. Ron Wallace is a retired Permanent Member of the National Energy Board. Mr. Wallace received a Governor-in-Council appointment as a Permanent Member to the National Energy Board in 2013. Previously, he led the Minister’s Alberta Environmental Enforcement Task Force (1988) and the Alberta Environmental Management Monitoring Board (2012). Mr. Wallace chaired the Alberta Coal Policy Committee reporting to the Alberta Cabinet in 2022. He has served as a Board Member of the Canada West Foundation and Fellow and author to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Mr. Wallace holds a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, a Master of Science degree from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
Competencies required for members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College include the core competencies of leadership and governance as well as preferred competencies of finance, human resources, legal, risk management, and/or strategic planning. Mr. Wallace was directly appointed on the basis of meeting the competencies, skills, and attributes as described above. September 2024.