The leadership of the Association is provided by a Council which is by a mix of elected and appointed individuals. ACLS Council for the 2025-2026 term is composed of the following people:

• President – Chris de Haan, Kamloops, British Columbia
• Past President – Reid Egger,  Edmonton, Alberta
• Vice President – Andrew Leyzack, Burlington, Ontario
• Third Year Councillor – Maryna Hanna, Aurora, Ontario
• Second Year Councillor – Veronica Meister, Williams Lake, British Columbia
• First Year Councillor – Michelle Merrick, St. Albert, Alberta
• Public Councillor – Angie Derrickson, Westbank, British Columbia
• Public Councillor – Gordon MacInnis, Prince Edward Island
• Surveyor General – Martin Gingras, Ottawa, Ontario
• Executive Director / Secretary Treasurer –  Christina Nichols, Ottawa, Ontario executivedirector@acls-aatc.ca
• ACLS Registrar - Marie Robidoux, Calgary, Alberta registrar@acls-aatc.ca

Executive

Chris de Haan, Chair

Andrew Leyzack,  Vice President

Martin Gingras, Surveyor General

Reid Egger, ACLS Past President

Finance

Chris de Haan – Chair

Reid Egger

Christina Nichols

Andrew Leyzack

Insurance

Christina Nichols, Chair

Varick Ollerhead

Gordon Webster

Board of Examiners

Patrick Ringwood, Chair

Marie-Christine Robidoux, Registrar

Dominique Fecteau

Julian Goodyear

Estelle Moisan

Joe Iles

Complaints

Ian Lloyd, Chair

Dominique Fecteau

Bill Edgerton

Angie Derrickson, Lay Councillor

Paul Burbidge

Alain Sansoucy

Ron Dennis

Yanick Morneau

Discipline

Gordon MacInnis, Lay Councillor

David Attwood

Nancy Kearnan – Chair

Bruce Hewlko

Chris Bunker

Maryna Hanna – Council member

Offshore

Nancy Kearnan, Chair

Andrew Leyzack, Liaison

Tim Janzen

José M’Bala

Derrick Peyton

Andrew Morse

Jordan Rees

Ryan Schuler

Bylaws and Legislation

Dave Urso, Chair

Reid Egger, Liaison

Stewart McPhee

Jim Simpson

Robert Cream

Fares Mattwrd

Connor MacDonnell

Marie Robidoux,  Registrar

Christina Nichols, Executive Director

Practice Review

Mel Truchon, Chair

Marie-Christine Robidoux, Registrar

Julia Meldrum, ACLS Practice Review Manager

Martin Larocque

Guillaume Dube

Veronica Meister – Liaison

Ryan Gordon

Michelle Merrick

Standards of Practice

Carlo Monette-Chair

Maryna Hanna – Liaison

Irwin Natt

David Young

Keith Norek

Greg Hartel

Czarina Foord

Julia Meldrum, ACLS Practice Review Manager

Truth and Reconciliation Task Force

Robert Halliday – Chair

Angie Derrickson – Council Liaison

Rob Pinkerton – IRSC Liaison

Tanya Khan – SOPC Liaison

Michelle Merrick – CPDC Liaison

Christina Nichols, Executive Director 

Noelle Machon 

Claire Buxton 

Nominating

Reid Egger – Chair

Vacant

Bob Halliday

Indigenous Relations Steering Committee

Rob Pinkerton, Chair

Joe Iles, private practice

Angie Derrickson, Liaison

Charlene McCue, NALMA

Ryan Beate, NRCan

Dominique Fecteau, private practice

Andrew Leyzack – offshore liaison

Maryna Hanna

Continuing Professional Development

Tania Gosselin – Chair

Elden Pfeiffer

Chris de Haan

Tricia Christie

Shelly Leighton

Michelle Merrick – Liaison

Chris Beaugrand

Noelle Machon

Joseph Osei Ababio

ACLS International Hydrographer Certification Panel

Derrick Peyton, Industry – Chair

Louis Maltais, CHS 

Marie-Christine Robidoux, Secretary

Sylvie Daniel – Academia

Shelly Leighton – Academia

Matthew Smith – Government

Brian Farrelly – Industry

Olga Telecka – Academia

David Dodd – Academia

Sylvain Babineau – Industry

Veronique Jegat – Industry

National Surveyors Conference 2026 Steering Committee

Christina Nichols - ACLS Director

Bill Roberton - PSC Director

Chris de Haan - ACLS President

Andrew Leyzack - ACLS VP

Darren Patkau - PSC Chair

Colin Kier - PSC 

Tania Gosselin - CPD Liaison

Joseph Ababio - CPD Liaison

Carolyn Adams - PSC Admin

Jenny Cooper - Conference Manager