NRC Governing Council Members

NRC's Council reviews the strategic directions and oversees the operations and performance of the organization. It usually meets three time a year and has three standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Audit, Evaluation and Risk Assessment Committee. The Council is chaired by the President of NRC and the other members are appointed by the Government of Canada for three-year terms. Current members are:

Pierre Coulombe
President (and Chair of Council)
National Research Council
Ottawa, Ontario

Patricia Béretta
Biomedical Engineer
Elmira, Ontario

Louis Brunel  
President                                                                 
International Institute of Telecommunications           
Montreal, Quebec                                                

Delwyn Fredlund  
Senior Geotechnical Engineering Specialist 
Golder Associates Ltd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  

Joseph Hubert
Dean
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec

Gilles Patry
Rector and Vice-Chancellor
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario

Alan Pelman
Vice-President, Technology Canada
Weyerhaeuser Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Salma Rajwani
Chief Information Officer
Acrodex Ltd. 
Edmonton, Alberta

Katherine Schultz
Vice-President, Research and Development
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Barbara Stanley
President
BESCO Holdings 2002 Inc.
Rothesay, New Brunswick

Howard Tennant
President Emeritus
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta

Jean-Claude Villiard
Senior Advisor 
Privy Council Office
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

Louis Visentin
President and Vice-Chancellor
Brandon University
Brandon, Manitoba