With more than 25 years experience, Scott has held a variety of senior positions in Alberta’s electricity industry from operations and engineering to market design and financial management. Scott is a registered professional engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business.

Scott is an active member in the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), serving on the Board of Directors, Management Board and as the past-chair of both the association’s Transmission Council and Environmental Commitment & Responsibility Program. He is also the immediate past Chair of both the Board of Governors for Bow Valley College and the Board of Directors for the United Way of Calgary and Area.

Scott participates on the Board of Management and Energy and Environment Committee for the Alberta Economic Development Authority and is a member of the Canadian Athletic Foundation’s Board of Trustees. In 2005, Scott was presented with “The Alberta Centennial Medal” in recognition of outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta.

Joe brings more than 35 years of financial experience to AltaLink, most notably from the energy and mining sectors in western Canada and internationally. His recent positions include Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Luscar Ltd., Sherritt International’s Oil and Gas Division and the Bowlen Group.

During his career with Luscar, Joe was a key player in major capital market transactions, business acquisitions and other growth initiatives that transformed Luscar into Canada’s leading energy supplier to coal-fired generating stations.

Since joining AltaLink in 2008, Joe has led the issuance of $925 million of public debt financing and expanded bank credit facilities to finance AltaLink's ongoing mandate to build transmission facilities to serve the growing needs of Albertans. Joe has also overseen the complex implementation of IFRS under rate regulated accounting and the continuous improvement of financial systems and processes commensurate with AltaLink's significant growth.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Commerce degree from the University of Alberta and is also a graduate of the Ivey Executive Development Program. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and of the Financial Executives Institute.

As a registered professional engineer, Dennis has 24 years of experience in the electric industry focusing on the areas of transmission and distribution. His experience includes power system engineering, asset management, project management and business development. For more than 14 years, Dennis has provided leadership for the operations, maintenance, engineering, and construction of transmission facilities, most recently in his current position with AltaLink.

Dennis is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), and an executive member of the Canadian Electricity Association, Transmission Council. Dennis is a longstanding supporter of the United Way, Foster Parents Plan and several other charitable organizations.

Leigh has been extensively involved in the Alberta electricity industry since the early 1990s. As a member of the senior management team, he is responsible for leading AltaLink’s legal initiatives and legal risk management efforts, the establishment and maintenance of its governance structures and its internal and external communications requirements. Leigh is also responsible for AltaLink’s public consultation function, public engagement, community relations and government relations.

Upon graduating from the University of Alberta in 1991, Leigh was called to the Alberta bar in 1992 and acted as regulatory counsel to TransAlta from that time until 1999. Leigh was also seconded to the law branch of the National Energy Board where he handled gas and electricity facilities applications.

With more than 20 years experience in the electricity industry, Zora‘s background involves work with a major Canadian utility, a power marketer, an independent system operator, and energy crisis management for a state agency with responsibility for markets, external affairs, contracts, compliance, regulatory and legal matters both in the regulated and deregulated side of the industry. Zora holds a Master of Law from Cambridge University (UK) and degrees in Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Common Law (LL.B.) from McGill University.

Steven joined AltaLink in 2011 with over 20 years experience in various parts of the global energy industry, including electricity, oil and natural gas, and coal. Most recently, Steven worked at DuPont in both Wilmington, Delaware, and Singapore, where his key roles included Global Business Director, DuPont Clean Technologies and Regional President, and DuPont Safety Resources – Asia Pacific. Steven has considerable international experience, having working in many countries including Azerbaijan, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and India.

Steven holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario, as well as a MSc. from the University of Alberta. Steven is also a Professional Geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).

With more than 20 years experience as a member of several senior management teams in the oil and gas and telecommunications industries, Linda has an extensive background in human resource management, organizational change and effectiveness, leadership development, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and a Master of Science in Organizational Development from American University, Washington, DC.

Johanne is an engineering graduate from the University of Toronto and most recently was the General Manager, Oil Sands Growth Operations at Shell Canada overseeing operations, commissioning and startup planning for expansion projects. Having lead business improvement strategies across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Brazil Johanne brings a wealth of experience to AltaLink.

Johanne has served on the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (NAIT) Advisory Board for the Shell Manufacturing Centre and in 2001 the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business named her one of Canada’s “Top 40 under 40” for her leadership in growing Celestica’s Canadian Operations by more than 80 per cent in a single year.