Barbara (Barb) joined the Board of Directors in June 2021. Along with being a Director, Barb is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Vice Chair until March 2024.

Barb is a designated accountant with over 35 years’ experience in financial, operational and strategic leadership, including 13 years in executive roles with both public and private companies. She has a breadth of knowledge and experience, both locally and internationally, gained through a career that has spanned electricity, oil and gas and consumer goods. Barbara is a retired financial executive, most recently serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Eau Claire Distillery Ltd., Alberta's first craft distillery. She is an independent corporate director and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Barbara has served on the boards of several industry associations, private corporations and a regulatory agency and currently serves as Board Chair of a charitable organization.