There are six members of the BCEC board of directors.
Bruce Budd, Member at Large
Bruce’s provincial experience includes ten years as a member of the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal; federally he was Manager of Pay Equity at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and spent the last seven years as a bilingual Senior Review Officer investigating complaints under the Act and negotiating settlements and adjudicating final binding orders. Bruce worked in the financial industry for 20 years with a major chartered bank, later was director of advertising for a trust company and also spent five the years as Director of Finance for a major trade union. Bruce has also worked as regional supervisor for a travel company and as an economic researcher for the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources. He brings his proven organizational skills to the board.
Fred Harding, President
Fred brings to BCEC more than 35 years of experience in the electrical construction industry, including more than 20 years as the President and Founder of MVA Engineering Group Ltd., and six years as a director for Alternative Energy Systems in the British Virgin Islands. Some of Fred’s other work includes; overseeing the design and engineering of more than 100 projects totalling more than 100 MW of renewable energy projects under the Feed-in-Tariff program in Ontario. He plays a significant role in the board’s future development plans.
Terry Hawrysh, Member at Large
Terry is currently a partner at IPC Renewables Group Inc. and has been developing renewable energy projects since 2005 including several of Ontario’s first commercial net-metered installations. He has since been actively involved in development of small to mid-size renewable energy projects within Canada and the Caribbean. Prior to this, he has obtained over 20 years of progressive experience in the planning, design and implementation of utility infrastructure projects across Canada, US and Asia as an Executive Director at AT&T Canada, VP at Expertech (Bell Canada) and VP at the Greely Group. Terry believes in a principled company approach ensuring projects seek an optimal balance between all investor, regulatory, technical, government, community and aboriginal stakeholder requirements.
Jiri Skopek, Member at Large
Jiri Skopek is an architect, smart-community planner, and leader in sustainable development whose work has shaped buildings, communities, and national standards for more than three decades. He is a member of the innovative design-build company MODULINK and holds multiple leadership roles, including Vice-Chair of the 2030 Districts Network Board, **Chair of the NIST Global Cities Team Challenge Smart Building SuperCluster, and board positions with the Sustainable Housing Foundation (SHF) and the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA).
Among his achievements is the creation of Green Globes, one of North America’s most influential building sustainability assessment systems. Originally licensed by Building Owners and Managers Association as BOMA BEST, Green Globes was later adopted in the United States by the Green Building Initiative and developed into an ANSI-recognized standard, widely used by public- and private-sector organizations across Canada and the United States. He plays a key role on the board with respect to community energy planning.
Robert Spencer, Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
A founding member of the BCEC board, Robert has a degree in Mathematics and Physics and a Masters of Education in international development. He was a founding staff member of Pollution Probe, helping to promote education and action on the environment and in energy conservation. He served as a Chair of the Toronto Board of Education and as an elected public school trustee for five terms. He also worked as an Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Food Banks where he made lasting contributions to improve the ways food is distributed to those in need. Robert brings his valuable experience as an environmental leader and community organizer to the board.