Advisory Board
Evan Bahry
As the Executive Director of Energy Connections Canada (ECC), Evan works together with a full range of pipeline industry participants to share ideas, develop solutions, promote research, and advocate on behalf of the industry. Energy Connections Canada creates a forum for dialogue among Canada’s pipeline owners and supply chain and engages in advocacy to advance a safe, reliable and economic pipeline industry.
Trevor Ebl
As Senior Vice-President, Safety and Technical Services, Natural Gas Pipelines at TC Energy, Trevor is responsible for safety and technical services across the Canadian, US and Mexico natural gas transmission and storage business. Prior to joining TC Energy in 2020, Trevor spent 19 years in the power generation industry in Canada, the U.S. and Australia.
Tim Egan
Timothy M. Egan became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Gas Association in September 2010. Prior to his appointment he was President of High Park Group (HPG), a public affairs consulting firm. He has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Ottawa, and common and civil law degrees from McGill University. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1995. Mr. Egan is publisher of the Energy Regulation Quarterly, and editor of the magazine Energy. He also serves as Canada’s representative on the International Gas Union (IGU), sitting on the Executive Committee and serving as North American Regional Coordinator. Mr. Egan joined YEIP Advisory Board in 2020.
Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee
Ms. Shoji-Lee is currently the Executive Vice President, Operations of TriSummit Utilities (TSU). She has over 35-years of experience in both the natural gas and electric utility sectors in British Columbia and Ontario, as well as in the energy service sector. Her energy utility career has included executive positions at Union Gas Limited (now Enbridge Gas Distribution); British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority; Pacific Northern Gas Ltd, and now TriSummit Utilities. Leigh Ann is accountable for operational alignment, effectiveness and growth of TSU’s business units that include Apex Utilities Inc. (Alberta), Eastward Energy Inc (Nova Scotia), Pacific Northern Gas Ltd (British Columbia), ENSTAR Natural Gas (Alaska), and Bear Mountain Wind (British Columbia).
Joe Paviglianiti
Joe has donated his time by providing mentoring to the YEIP Committees and steering the organization in its joint efforts with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pipeline Systems Division (ASME PSD). He is currently Engineering Technical Leader on the Integrity Management Team at the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).
James Bouchard
James Bouchard, VP & Chief Information Security Officer oversees Cybersecurity across Information and Operational technology systems at Enbridge. James began his career in Calgary progressing through a number of Energy companies and is an advocate for student programs and professional development. James holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba and an MBA from the University of Calgary.
Ishrat Oishee
As the President & CEO of YEIP, Ishrat Oishee joins the advisory board with a diverse background in the municipal government in Alberta and the pipeline industry. Ishrat is now with TC Energy’s Pipe Integrity Projects Engineering team, bringing professional experience spanning Keystone XL preservation, integration and closeout, facilities integrity programs in both Canada and the US, Coastal GasLink pipeline engineering, capacity capital pipeline projects and HDD, NGTL 2021 expansion program closeout, and pipe integrity projects engineering. In 2024, Ishrat was awarded the Emerging Leader award at the Global Energy Show Canada Awards Gala for her leadership with the Young Professionals of Canada.
Dr. Samer Adeeb
Dr. Adeeb is a Professor and Associate Chair (undergraduate program) at the University of Alberta, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and has been a faculty member since 2007. In his previous professional experience he was a Stress Analysis Engineer at TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. Samer’s research includes the effect of material plastic anisotropy on the longitudinal behavior of pipelines, the effect of the geometric variation of the pipeline on its buckling response, the Bourdon effect in pipelines, and the effect of the internal pressure on the failure strain of pipelines with circumferential flaws.
Dr. Ron Hugo
Ron acts as YEIP’s primary university liaison at the University of Calgary, providing the YEIP committees with opportunities to share the exciting developments & opportunities available to students in the infrastructure segment of the energy industry. He leads the Pipeline Engineering Centre and is a Professor in the Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department at the University of Calgary.