Board Election

ECA Board of Directors nominations will be accepted from October 8-20, 2025.  We currently have three director openings, and we hope that many of you will consider putting forth your name as a candidate. Subsequently, elections for the 2026 ECA Board of Directors will begin on October 30th and close on November 13th, 2025, at 2:00 PM MST. 

 

For the elections, the primary contact listed for each full-member firm will receive one voting ballot.  If your firm needs to update your ECA primary contact, please email taylor.lewis@edmca.com. If you have any questions regarding the election, please contact Shezeen.Khan@edmca.com. 

It is an expectation that firms nominate candidates with significant or senior leadership, authority, and oversight in their firm to be eligible to run for the Board. This does not mean that small organizations cannot participate, in fact, it is important that ECA has small firm representation on our Board.  

 

2026 ECA Board Election Process: 

The ECA’s Board of Directors will be comprised of up to 16 Directors, 1 Director Ex-Officio (the Chair of the Board), and up to 4 appointed Board members.  Directors represent the Association's 4 Classifications of Membership — General Contractors (3), Trade Contractors (3), Manufacturers & Suppliers (3) and Architects & Engineers (2).  Directors are elected for 3-year terms. 

 

We are required to elect 3 Directors for the 2026-2028 term: 

• 1 candidate to represent the General Contractor classification 

• 1 candidate to represent the Architect classification  

• 1 candidate to represent the Engineer classification 

 

Seated Board Members under the following classifications for 2026 include:  

2026 Board Chair 

Ryan Christensen – Team Lead, Principal, Delnor Construction Ltd. 

 

General Contractors 

Patrick Williams – Senior Project Manager, Bird Construction 

Rory Carroll – Senior Project Manager, Clark Builders 

 

Manufacturers & Suppliers 

Leah Marchon – Senior Advisor, Partner, Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers 

Sean Tymkow – Manager Northern Alberta Pipe, Amrize Canada 

Andre Gagnon – President & CEO, Liftboss JCB 

 

Trade Contractors 

Falynn Shellenberg – Vice President, Breycon Construction 

Randy Perry – Director, Project Management, Collins Steel 

Rob Kinsey – CEO, CDN Power Pac 

 

Appointed Directors (Directors who have been nominated for re-appointment for a 1-year term in 2026).   

Past Chair: Ben Wagemakers – Operations Manager, PCL Construction Ltd. 

Paul Fereday, Vice President, Multi-Family, Cantiro 

Lindsay Munn, Vice President, Property Portfolio Management, Civida 

Matt Aubin, CEO, Keen Creative 

 

ECA Member firms are invited to nominate a representative of their company to stand for election. Please note that if elected, an Associate member firm must become a Full member in order to have their candidate participate on the Board. All nominees will be placed on an email ballot to be circulated to the membership between October 30 - November 13, 2025.  Following the election, new Directors will be announced on November 17. 

 

Please be advised that ECA Board Members are volunteers that require approximately 75-100 hours of personal commitment per year. This includes four quarterly board meetings, an annual 3-day Board retreat, as well as Board Committee responsibilities. Newly elected directors are required to attend a Board approved Governance Training Program within one year of being elected. 

 

Thank you for considering your participation in our board election as a voter, or as a potential candidate.  Best of luck to all those who choose to run. 

 

Sincerely,

David Johnson

President

Edmonton Construction Association