2027 board elections
2027 BOARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!
ECA Board of Directors nominations will be accepted from October 5-19, 2026. 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 2027 ECA Board of Directors will begin on October 29 and close on November 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM ABT.
Board Elections are conducted by an independent third-party voting provider. This year's election will be done by Simply Voting Inc. The primary contact listed for each full-member firm will receive one ballot by email directly from Simply Voting, so please keep an eye on your inbox (and junk folder) once voting opens. If your firm needs to update its ECA primary contact, please email hannah.voyer@edmca.com. If you have any questions about 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.
2027 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 2027-2029 term:
1 candidate to represent the General Contractor classification
2 candidates to represent Manufacturer & Supplier
Current Seated Board Members under the following classifications for 2027 include:
General Contractors
Rory Carroll - Senior Project Manager, Clark Builders
Carolyn Osadczuk - Manager, Special Projects, PCL Construction Management Inc.
Manufacturers & Suppliers
Andre Gagnon - President & CEO, Dealer Principal, Liftboss Materials Handling Group
Trades Contractors
Falynn Schellenberg - Vice President, Breycon Construction
Randy Perry - Director, Project Management, Collins Steel
Rob Kinsey - CEO, CDN Power Pac
Architects & Engineers
Steven Oosterhof - Partner, Structural Engineering, DIALOG
Eddo Cancian - Principal, ACI Architects
Appointed Directors
Past Chair
Ryan Christensen - Team Lead, Principal, Delnor Construction Ltd.
Paul Fereday - Executive Vice President, Multi-family, Cantiro
Lindsay Munn - Co-founder & Managing Partner, Ratio Strategy
Message from
DAVID JOHNSON
ECA President
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 29 - November 13 2026. Following the election, new Directors will be announced on November 20.
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 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