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| Angela Kirkham (Fenix Energy)
President
akirkham@fenixenergy.com
| | | Angela Kirkham is a business development professional with over 10 years of experience in the technology, healthcare and construction/engineering industries.
In her role as Chief Marketing Officer for Fenix Energy, Angela oversees all of Fenix's sales and marketing activities.
Never happy with the status quo Angela believes there is always room for improvement and applies this philosophy to both her personal and professional life. With a passion for integrating sales and marketing efforts, some of Angela's favourite work includes, developing communication strategies, brand management and repositioning; launching new products and services and implementing proposal processes for large cross-functional teams.
Prior to joining Fenix Energy Angela was with Cobalt Engineering LLP. Angela is serving her third year on the CSMPS Board. |
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| Brenda Truong (Golder Associates Ltd.)
Secretary-Treasurer
brenda_truong@golder.com
| | | Brenda Truong is a Marketing Professional with Golder Associates Ltd., the Canadian operations of a global ground engineering and environmental services firm.
As a trusted team member and leader, and a dynamic communicator, Brenda focuses on proposal preparation, event planning, workshop coordination, and other marketing and business development initiatives. Project Managers and marketing colleagues across the company rely on her professional judgment for marketing guidance. She is successful in building collegial team environments; her passion and effervescence draw people to work with her.
Prior to joining Golder in early 2009, Brenda secured professional services for Real Estate development. Her focus was on pre-sale marketing for multi-residential and hotel projects collectively valued at over $500m. In this capacity, she liaised with external project consultants, prepared tender bids, and supported the launching of pre-sale developments.
Brenda holds a B.A. in Communication from Simon Fraser University. This is Brenda's second year on the CSMPS Board. |
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| Patti Glass (Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.)
Vice-President
pglass@rjc.ca
| | | Connecting people around the right creative idea and delivering impactful, resonating messages to existing and prospective clients are what drive Patti. With over eight years of eclectic marketing experience designing and delivering effective on and offline campaigns on both the agency and corporate side, Patti is thrilled to be part of the CSMPS Board concentrated on marketing 'intangibles'.
As a project marketing manager and sales agent in Metro Vancouver's hot pre-sale industry, Patti steered and saw through the successful launch and sell out of multiple residential communities. Bringing her keen knowledge of the development industry and natural charisma for business development, Patti joined consulting engineering firm Read Jones Christoffersen in 2009, where she directs marketing efforts geared toward architects, developers, contractors and building owners across Canada.
A Bachelors degree majoring in Economics and Geography from UVic, marketing certificate from BCIT and real estate license from UBC serve as excellent primers for her professional passions, while globe-trotting satisfies her cultural craze. Recent travels have taken her through Russia, and most recently to Montenegro and nearby Sonoma. |
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| Mona Shackles (Golder Associates Ltd.)
Director
mona_shackles@golder.com
| | | Mona Shackles is a Marketing Professional with over 20 years experience in all aspects of the "Marketing Mix". Mona joined the marketing team at Golder Associates Ltd. in 2006.
As a Senior Marketing/Design Professional for the BC Region she supports the 12 BC offices by providing customized service to her clients during critical aspects of proposal preparations, award submissions and other marketing initiatives. Being fluent in French, Mona brings a valuable skill supporting GAL's Canadian operations.
Mona has worked for such leading Vancouver companies as Stantec and Stuart Olson Construction. Her strong knowledge of the consulting and construction industry enables her to bring a multi-faceted perspective to the guidance and assistance she offers her clients.
Mona has been a member of the CSMPS since 2005. She is also a member of Canadian Construction Women. |
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| Marie Rice (Kison Inc.)
Director
marie@kison.com
| | | Marie Rice is a Senior Consultant with Kison Inc. offering consulting services, customized workshops and seminars to corporate, institutional and small business clients. Marie specializes in training and coaching teams and individuals in the areas of Management, Sales, Customer Service, and Call Centres.
Her work experience focuses on building employee and organizational capacity by increasing the competence and confidence levels of managers and teams. Marie has held positions in national and international organizations including Director of Corporate Communications and National Training Manager for a retail chain of over 60 stores, Western Regional Sales Manager for one of North America's major window covering manufacturers and National Sales Manager of Home Furnishings for a major department store chain.
Marie is a dynamic presenter who brings energy, passion and commitment to achieve results at every presentation. |
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| Joan Carter (Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.)
Director
jcarter@kwl.ca
| | | Joan Carter is a communications professional with over 20 years of experience in the engineering and financial services sectors. She joined Kerr Wood Leidal Associates in 1999 after working for 12 years as an analyst, developing policies and procedures for all aspects of retail banking operations.
Since joining Kerr Wood Leidal, Joan has planned and implemented various marketing initiatives, including client events, awards submissions, trade show presentations, website makeovers, and corporate brochure development. She has also written and edited numerous reports and proposals, and articles for engineering journals. Joan also conducts recruitment marketing, oversees document production and advertising, and develops graphic designs.
Joan has a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia and a Canadian Securities Certificate. She is also a former volunteer interpreter and ESL tutor. |
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