Advancing the Integration of Climate Change
Climate Change & Asset Management Committee
AMONtario’s Climate Change & Asset Management Committee is advancing the integration of climate change and asset management planning across Ontario’s public sector. Our members include representatives from the university sector, Infrastructure Ontario, conservation areas and municipal towns and cities across Ontario.
CATHERINE SIMPSON
Jacobs
With in-depth insights into both planning and engineering, Catherine uses her professional experience to train, build and support teams in developing specialized programs and solving diverse problems. Her role often begins with facilitation, whether it’s stakeholder workshops, multi-disciplinary working groups, or Councils and senior management. Results-driven solutions are essential, because they make a lasting difference.
BLAIR FELTMATE
University of Waterloo
Dr. Blair Feltmate: Blair is the Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo. Previous positions he has held include Vice President, Sustainable Development, Bank of Montreal; Director, Sustainable Development, Ontario Power Generation; Partner, Sustainable Investment Group/YMG Capital Management. Blair has written textbooks on Sustainable Banking and Aquatic Ecology.
CHRISTINE ZIMMER
Credit Valley Conservation
Lead author of Chapter titled “Lessons Learned from Implementing Low Impact Development in the Credit River Watershed”currently in press as Great Lakes Great Responsibilities. Editors G. Krantzberg and V. Grover; science publishers. Published article titled “Low Impact Development Practices for Stormwater: Implications for Urban Hydrology”, in the Canadian Water Resources Journal, Fall 2007 Edition.
CHRISTINE TU
Region of Peel
Christine’s passion and expertise in addressing the imperative of climate change emerged through her career as a research scientist in the field of aquatic ecology. She received her undergraduate and M.Sc. degrees in environmental science from the University of Toronto. Christine has over 18 years of experience evaluating the complex relationships between land use, sustainability and integrating the realities of climate change impacts in highly urban watersheds.
DHARMEN DHALIAH
Town of Halton Hills
Dharmen Dhaliah works for the Town of Halton Hills as Corporate Asset Manager. He has over twenty-eight years experience in the private and public sectors holding positions in physical asset management, maintenance management, reliability engineering, and project management across a range of industries. Dharmen holds an MBA and is a Professional Mechanical Engineer, Certified Asset Management Assessor, Project Management Professional, Maintenance Management Professional, and Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional.
DAVID MACLEOD
City of Toronto
A dedicated, practically oriented environmental risk management professional with wide multi-sectoral experience in the municipal and private sector context. Focus since 2007 has been on strategic implications of physical risks associated with climate change impacting infrastructure systems and vulnerable populations.
CHAD NELSON
Infrastructure Canada
Experienced Principal Advisor with a demonstrated history of working in the public policy research and development; and program design and implementation. Skilled in Climate Change with a specialty in Resilience, Infrastructure, Planning, Intergovernmental Relations, Nonprofit Organizations, Sustainable Development, Government, Environmental Awareness, and Management.
Municipal Metrics
Catalogue Committee
MIKE HAUSSER
Mike Hausser is a Professional Engineer with over 24 years of municipal experience in both private and public sector. He has a unique blend of engineering / technology / business experience gained by working closely with a wide variety of municipal services in efforts to continuously improve the transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency of public services.
DARYUSH ESMAILI
Daryush Esmaili is the City of Guelph’s Manager of Corporate Asset and Project Management. His expertise includes maximizing value in services such as utilities, transportation, facilities, parks, and fleet. Mr. Esmaili has a Master’s degree specializing in Asset Management, and actively contributes to the international industry through committees including the ISO Technical Committee 251 for Asset.
JASON WINTER
Jason is the current Director, Asset Management for the City of Kitchener. Jason has overall accountability for developing plans for the optimized management of the City’s 12 asset categories. Jason’s data-driven approach provides enabling support leveraging technology and consistent processes balancing service expectations and risk management.
DHARMEN DHALIAH
Dharmen Dhaliah works for the Town of Halton Hills as Corporate Asset Manager. He has over twenty-eight years experience in the private and public sectors holding positions in physical asset management, maintenance management, reliability engineering, and project management across a range of industries. Dharmen holds an MBA and is a Professional Mechanical Engineer, Certified Asset Management Assessor, Project Management Professional, Maintenance Management Professional, and Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional.
KHALED SHAHATA
Khaled is Manager of Corporate Asset Management at the City of London, Ontario. Khaled is a professional engineer with a PhD in Construction Management, continually contributing to the asset management and engineering profession through strategy development, publications and teaching.
JOHAN KRIJNEN
Johan Krijnen is currently Manager Asset Management at the City of Cambridge. Johan holds an engineering degree from The Netherlands, and received his P.Eng. and PMP in Canada. His international career included diverse positions in private as well as public sector in The Netherlands, Singapore, and Canada. He is keenly interested in continuously improving every facet of the asset management system.