Commercial Building Energy Leadership Council
The Commercial Building Energy Leadership Council is a group of senior leaders committed to working together to make office buildings more energy efficient, to save energy and money while reducing overall carbon emissions and improving air quality. The Race to Reduce is one of the Leadership Council’s key projects.
Co-Chairs
CBRE Limited
Brad Henderson
Senior Managing Regional Director
TD Bank Group
Roger Johnson
Senior Vice President Enterprise Real Estate
Tenants
Bell
Robert Struthers
Director, Strategic Asset Planning, Real Estate Services
BMO Financial Group
Jim Johnston
Director, Environmental Sustainability, Corporate Real Estate and Strategic Sourcing
CIBC
Arnella Palumbo
Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate;
Monika Szponar
Senior Consultant
Cisco Systems Canada Co.
Rick Huijbregts
VP, Business Development
City of Toronto
Jim Baxter
Director, Energy and Strategic Initiatives
George Canetti
Project Manager, Better Buildings Partnership
Energy Services Association of Canada
Peter Love
President
Ministry of Government Services, OPS Green Office
Donna-Mae Robinson
Manager of Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
Rogers Communications
Douglas Jeoffroy
Vice President, Corporate Real Estate;
Tony Basson
Director, Environment and Sustainability
Royal Bank of Canada
Nadeem Shabbar
VP, Corporate Real Estate;
Vanessa Perdue
Director, Operations and Vendor Strategy
Scotiabank
Andrew Lennox
Senior Vice President, Real Estate;
David Morley
Vice President, Real Estate
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Jean McLeod
Chief Administrative Officer
Michelle Taylor
Director, Facilities & Office Services
Building Managers & Owners
Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
Keith Major
Senior Vice President, Property Management, Real Estate Services
Neil Lacheur
Vice President, Property Management
Brookfield Office Properties
Kristina Schwartz
Director, Operations and Sustainability
Cadillac Fairview
Scott Pennock
Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Toronto Office Portfolio;
Steven Sorensen
Vice President Operations;
Karen Jalon
National Sustainability Director
CREIT
Andy Robins
National Retail Development and Leasing;
Todd MacLachlan
Director, Technical Operations
First Capital Realty
Rosemary Martin
Chief Sustainability Officer
GWL Realty Advisors
Michele Walkau
Vice President, Corporate Resources & Marketing;
Robert Campanelli
National Director Sustainability & Energy
Infrastructure Ontario
Toni Rossi
Executive Vice President, Real Estate Management
Manulife Real Estate
Peter McDonald
Managing Director Operations;
Michael Ward
Property Director, Toronto Real Estate Office
Menkes Developments
Sonya Buikema
VP Commercial Property Management
Morguard Investments
Derek Billsman
Director Strategic Initiatives
Northam Realty Advisors
Richard Moore
Vice President Property Management
Oxford Properties Group Inc.
Andrew McAllan
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Real Estate Management;
Lachlan MacQuarrie
Vice President, Real Estate Management, National Programs;
Darryl Neate
Manager, Sustainable Programs
Service Providers (Technical & Professional)
Ameresco
Joe Valente
Vice President Business Development
Brookfield Johnson Controls
Gordon Hicks
President
Cushman & Wakefield
Nancy Cohen
Vice President, Strategic Occupancy Planning
Educe Limited
Bob Gallant
Director of Business Development
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Zygmunt Strawczynski
Marketing Program Advisor
Enerlife
Ian Jarvis
President
MMM Group
Braden Kurczak
Division Head, Green Buildings Division
Halsall
Doug Webber
Green Building Practice Leader
Jones Lang LaSalle
Barbara Ciesla
Senior Vice President, Occupier Strategies and Solutions
Toronto Hydro
Chris Tyrrell
Executive Vice-President and Chief Customer Care and Conservation Officer
Union Gas
Jackie Caille
Director Residential, Commercial Sales
Partner Organizations
BOMA Toronto
Susan Allan
President and Chief Staff Officer
Canada Green Building Council
Michael Parker
Board Director and Chair
Independent Electricity System Operator
Kyle O’Hearn
Marketing Manager, Business Markets;
Rob Edwards
Business Manager, Private Sector Conservation
Real Estate Search Corp
Iain Dobson
Partner
REALpac
Michael Brooks
CEO
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Brian Denney
CEO
Working Group
This group of leaders has been the guiding force behind the Race to Reduce, and has helped make the Race what it is today.
Co-Chairs
Ian Jarvis, Enerlife Consulting
Lachlan MacQuarrie, Oxford Properties
Engagement Sub-Committee
Gillian Henderson, Enerlife Consulting (Lead)
Tony Basson, Rogers Communications
Julia Della Rosa, Zerofootprint
Michael Parker, CaGBC GTA Chapter
Mahtab Bhuiyan, Corporate Sponsorship Director, Schulich Net Impact
Ruth Weiner, RBC
Mark Halkias, Dundee REIT
Krystian Imgrund, GWLRA
Bala Gnanam, BOMA Toronto
Technical Sub-Committee
Ian Sinclair, University of Toronto (Lead)
Andres Bernal, Ellis Don
Tim Hewer, Brookfield
Darryl Neate, Oxford Properties
Participant Liaison Sub-Committee
Rob Edwards, Ontario Power Authority (Lead)
Victor Da Rosa, Toronto Hydro
Adrien Deveau, Independent
Rocky Mancini, Enbridge Gas
Rosemary Martin, First Capital Realty
Steve Sorensen, Cadillac Fairview
Legacy Sub-Committee
Peter Love, Energy Services Association of Canada (Lead)
Doug Webber, Halsall Associates Ltd.
Bernie McIntyre, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Nada Sutic, Bentall Kennedy
Communications Sub-Committee
Julie Matthews, Brookfield Johnson Controls (Lead)
Florence Gabriel, Toronto Hydro
Braden Kurczak, MMM Group Ltd.
Hilary Corneau, Brookfield Johnson Controls
Sarah Eadie, CBRE Limited
Pearl Lee, U of T, Environmental Studies and Human Geography
Awards Sub-Committee
Karen Jalon, Cadillac Fairview (Lead)
Bala Gnanam, BOMA Toronto
Andres Bernal, Ellis Don
Graham Takata, TD Bank Group
Scott Rouse, Energy @ Work