Board of Directors
Alice serves as Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer at Cameco, one of the largest global providers of the fuel needed to energize a clean-air world. She has held diverse and increasingly senior leadership roles at the company for more than 30 years. In her current role, she provides executive oversight for human resources, safety, health, environment, quality, regulatory relations, business technology services, supply chain management, internal audit and corporate ethics.
She has been integral in Cameco’s position as a leading industrial employer of Indigenous peoples in Canada. She also provided leadership for ground-breaking collaboration agreements with Cameco’s home communities in the north – focusing on workforce development, business development, environmental stewardship, community engagement and community investment.
She has guided Cameco’s multiple Canadian operations through complex regulatory/licensing systems and upheld safety and environmental performance at the highest level, resulting in longer license terms for Cameco’s operations.
Alice also serves on the boards of SaskEnergy, Mining Association of Canada and Saskatchewan Mining Association.
She holds a Master of Arts (Economics) and Bachelor of Commerce, from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as, a Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D).
As Senior Vice-President, Project Delivery, Julianne den Decker is responsible for all Canadian Nuclear Major EPC Projects and New Reactors. In this capacity, she is responsible for AtkinsRéalis’s role in the Ontario refurbishment projects at Bruce Power and Ontario Power Generation as well as all new reactor design and delivery including new builds and SMR development support. She leads the Nuclear Sector’s Center of Excellence for Major Project Delivery, and is functionally responsible for all of Nuclear Canada’s project managers and project controls personnel.
Before joining AtkinsRéalis in 2019, Julianne was a Project Director at Aecon supporting the major Ontario Refurbishment Programs. From 2009-2016, Julianne worked for Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) as the Engineering Manager responsible for the AP1000 BOP standard plant design for projects at VC Summer and Vogtle. Prior to that, Julianne spent nine years with Areva/Framatome performing Steam Generator replacements at 13 different nuclear facilities in the USA and working briefly on the EPR plant design.
Julianne is a licenced Professional Civil Engineer in North Carolina and has participated in the Aecon Next Generation Leaders Program, CB&I’s Advanced Leadership Program and Shaw’s Developing Leaders Program. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Princeton University. Julianne is also the Chair of AtkinsRéalis’s Ontario chapter of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion network. She has three young boys and spends a lot of time with them shooting pucks and losing basketball games.
With more than 40 years in the nuclear industry, Milt Caplan specializes in advising governments and utilities on how to increase confidence and reduce risk for large energy projects with a focus on managing projects for success. Of the many projects in his career, he led the successful negotiation on behalf of the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) with Bruce Power for the refurbishment and operation of the Bruce site securing 30 percent of Ontario’s generation until the 2060s. He is currently providing independent oversight of the Darlington Refurbishment Program and the Darlington New Nuclear Project (SMR) to the Ontario Minister of Energy. Milt was a senior member of the Economics and Finance working group for the Canadian SMR Roadmap and continues to provide strategic advice to stakeholders on SMR development and deployment including SMR developer due diligence and SMR feasibility studies. He is the chair of the Economics, Financing, Business Model and Policy Task force for the Nuclear Hydrogen Working group.
Milt is the chair of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) Economics Working Group, teaches nuclear economics and nuclear plant structuring and financing for the World Nuclear University (WNU), and is the author of a pro-nuclear blog addressing issues of interest to the industry.
Milt obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, USA, and an MBA from the University of Toronto.
David Cates is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds Master of Accounting (MAcc) and Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees from the University of Waterloo. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cates served as Denison’s Vice President Finance, Tax and Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Cates played a key role in the Company’s mergers and acquisitions activities – leading the acquisition of Rockgate Capital Corp. and International Enexco Ltd. Mr. Cates joined Denison in 2008 and held the position of Director, Taxation prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cates held positions at Kinross Gold Corp. and PwC LLP with a focus on the resource industry.
Pat Dalzell is the Head of Corporate Affairs at Bruce Power, a role primarily focused on the development and growth of the corporate identity through government and stakeholder engagement; corporate and community communications; and promoting areas of energy innovation and the use of nuclear isotopes in the fight against cancer. Previous to this, he held the role of Director of Government and Stakeholder relations coordinating partnerships with all levels of government along with key member associations, economic development groups, the electricity system operator and labour representatives.
Pat started his career at Bruce Power in 2011 as a Senior Financial Trader where he worked on the Geographic Diversification Initiative to develop new trading strategies and optimize regional diversification. In 2015, he embarked on a new position with Bruce Power working alongside the Chief Investment Officer helping to oversee the investment and risk management of Bruce Power’s defined benefit pension plan. Prior to working for Bruce Power, Patrick worked as a hedge fund derivatives trader at Aquilon Power.
Pat holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance from Concordia University. He is a charter holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program and completed the Leading the Business Program at the IVEY Academy at Western University.
Amy Gottschling is currently the Vice President of Science, Technology and Commercial Oversight at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). Amy is responsible for overseeing the performance of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) nuclear science and technology projects and programs for the Government of Canada, as well as commercial science and technology projects for third-party customers. Amy plays a key and fundamental role in executing the long-term strategy for AECL and driving nuclear opportunity for Canada.
Throughout her career, Amy has followed her passion for advancing applied scientific knowledge to advance technologies and solve challenges within the nuclear industry. Amy Gottschling started as a corrosion scientist, working for many years in an R&D capacity prior to moving into leadership roles. During her years in private industry and growing as a leader, she gained a strong understanding of how to launch and lead new businesses and projects by implementing corporate, department, or technical strategies targeted around existing capabilities and expertise.
Amy is a leader who believes in advancing Canada’s profile in the energy sector both nationally and internationally and ensuring research and innovation results in real-world solutions to solve our biggest challenges in clean energy, health, environment, and safety and security.
Amy Gottschling holds a BSc and PhD in chemistry and nuclear from Western University in London, Ontario.
In her role at Ontario Power Generation as a Senior Manager, Indigenous Relations, Christine John is able to live out her passion for supporting the development of relationships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and brings an established network and experience in building effective partnerships through collaboration. Over the last two decades of working with community leaders and organizations across Ontario, Christine’s goal has been to increase the participation of Indigenous peoples in employment, procurement and engagement activities and to support industry awareness among Indigenous Nations and communities.
Christine has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in Business and throughout her career, she has worked in various fields in the nuclear industry including Human Resources, Finance, Equity and Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Communications, Public Education and Community & Indigenous Relations, which all lend to her approach and strategic vision. In addition to her professional role, she serves on community boards and coaches youth ice and ball hockey teams in and around Saugeen First Nation, where she lives with her family.
Through these roles, Ms. John aims to support youth development and community relationships with the goal of making a difference today so future generations will know a better world.
Michelle Johnston is the president of the Society of United Professionals, the union of choice for Ontario’s professional workers.
A proud northerner from Timmins, Ontario, as a woman with mixed Indigenous and European ancestry Michelle has burst through glass ceilings throughout her more than 30 years in the provincial energy sector. Prior to becoming an elected union leader, Michelle worked in IT for Hydro One. Michelle first got involved in her union to fight for good jobs for the next generation of workers.
Michelle is also Vice President (Canada) of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Chair of the Canadian Nuclear Workers Council, a member of the Canadian Labour Congress’s Canadian Council, and a director of the Canadian Nuclear Association, Electricity Human Resources Canada, and United Way of Greater Toronto.
Michelle holds an Honours BA in Psychology with a double minor in Sociology and Social Work from University in Sudbury, Ontario.
Having beat an aggressive form of breast cancer with the support of Ontario’s health care system and her family, in her spare time Michelle dedicates her efforts to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, the CIBC Run for the Cure, and serves on the board of the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario.
Tammy Van Lambalgen is Vice President, Chief Corporate Officer at Orano Canada Inc. with oversight over legal, human resources, corporate social responsibility and communications. Tammy first was appointed as a Vice President at Orano in 2008 when she expanded her oversight to include regulatory affairs, including CNSC licensing and environmental permitting.
Tammy graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 and a Juris Doctors in 1993. Before joining Orano Tammy worked as a lawyer in Calgary both in a large law firm and as in-house counsel for Shell Canada.
Tammy currently serves on the Board of Directors of SaskPower (Chair of Governance and Human Resources Committee, member Audit and Finance Committee) and the Saskatoon Airport Authority (member Safety, Health & Environment Committee and Community Consultative Committee). She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Mining Association (past Chair), the Nutrien Wonderhub (past Chair) and on the boards of other community not-for-profit organizations.
Tammy recently received her Institute of Corporate Directors designation, ICD.D, from the Rotman’s School of business.
John R. MacQuarrie is President of the Commercial Operations segment of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT).
BWXT’s Commercial Operations serves the global commercial nuclear power industry with engineering, critical components, services and fuel, and it serves the nuclear medicine industry with medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. With 30 years of industry experience, Mr. MacQuarrie’s career includes over 24 years with the Company.
Previously, Mr. MacQuarrie served as Vice President, Business Development & Marketing for the Company’s commercial nuclear energy operating group. Prior to that he was the Vice President of Nuclear Services for the Company where he was responsible for global services delivery. He assumed this role after several years as the General Manager of Nuclear Services and Equipment for the Company’s Canadian operations. John holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees of applied science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and is a licensed professional engineer in the province of Ontario.
John is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Nuclear Association, is a board member with the Nuclear Innovation Institute and sits on an Advisory Committee for Women in Nuclear.
Joseph (Joe) McBrearty is an accomplished senior executive with over 35 years of experience in the nuclear industry. Holding executive-level roles at complex nuclear installations in both the United States and Canada, Mr. McBrearty’s expertise includes nuclear reactor and high hazard nuclear facility operations, maintenance, training and oversight. As President and CEO at CNL, Mr. McBrearty oversees the operations of Canada’s national nuclear laboratory complex, and is enacting transformational change to improve the company’s research program, safety performance, security posture, capital program, and waste management activities. Included in Joe’s mandate is the operation of Canada’s national nuclear research program, the delivery of major environmental remediation projects and the modernization of CNL’s Chalk River campus, a $1.2 billion project that will revitalize essential infrastructure, decommission aging buildings and construct new world-class facilities. Before assuming the role of President and CEO, Mr. McBrearty oversaw internal operations at CNL as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Prior to joining CNL, Joe served as Deputy Director for Field Operations with the Office of Science at the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE), where he led operations for 10 U.S. national laboratories and over 25,000 contract and federal staff. In
this role, Mr. McBrearty realized major improvements in nuclear operations, led strategic planning, management,
oversight, and coordination of laboratory operations, and spearheaded infrastructure and management policy changes
in support of the U.S. DOE’s research and development program.
Mr. McBrearty also served in the U.S. Navy with extended tours of duty on board four nuclear submarines, including
command of USS DALLAS (SSN-700). Ashore, he served in various high-profile positions, including the Nuclear Propulsion
Examining Board, command of the TRIDENT Refit Facility (TRF), King’s Bay and the U.S. Navy’s Officer Training Command.
Mr. McBrearty also has extensive experience in community and stakeholder relations, leading the revitalization of the
American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; in trades and education, guiding the reestablishment
of an Apprenticeship Training Program at TRF; and in site revitalization, working to lay the foundation for the U.S. DOE to
develop strategic plans to assess, fund, and ultimately upgrade their general purpose infrastructure.
Mr. McBrearty holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Maryland and a Master’s Degree
from the U.S. Naval War College.
Lisa is the Country Leader, GE Hitachi’s SMR Canada business. In her role, Lisa is responsible for the vision & strategy to lead the deployment and implementation of the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor in Canada. She leads the collaboration with customers, Canadian government, industry, and partners and provides leadership and oversight of the GEH SMR Canada business operations.
Lisa has over 20 years’ experience in the nuclear industry, starting her career with Ontario Power Generation. Her drive and commitment have propelled her into several key leadership roles in both nuclear and corporate functions. Lisa’s diverse experiences have positioned her to engage in several critical initiatives, where her experience across the business has resulted in her leadership of several multi-disciplinary teams. Lisa holds a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph.
Lisa McBride is also the President of Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada. In this role, Lisa provides vision, strategic direction, and oversight of the day-to-day operations of WiN Canada, an organization comprised of over 4,500 members across Canada. Lisa is a Director on the Canadian Nuclear Association Board, the Vice Chair of the Board of Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries Board, holds a seat on the WiN Global Executive Board and is also the Chair of the Women for STEM Council at Ontario Tech University.
Jason Nouwens is the Director of Regulatory and External Affairs with New Brunswick Power’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. He is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering) and brings nearly 27 years of varied nuclear industry experience to the role. He first joined the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station as a member of the Systems Engineering team, where he spent over a decade in various leadership roles leading into the full station refurbishment. Following various positions through the Station Refurbishment Project and several years in Capital Design and Projects, he joined the Regulatory Affairs team in 2014. In 2016, he was appointed Director of Regulatory Affairs, Community Affairs and Performance Improvement. He also currently serves on the NWMO and COG Boards.
Rory O’Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer at Moltex. In 2018, he spearheaded the company’s expansion into North America, with the aim of deploying an advanced small modular reactor in New Brunswick. Rory’s leadership at Moltex draws on his experience in co-founding Energy Process Developments Ltd, leading a feasibility study on the development of a molten salt reactor, and participating in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s advisory committee on molten salt reactors. He obtained 1st-class honours in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and a degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon in France.
Julie West serves as Senior Vice President, Business Improvements & Compliance at Kinectrics. Kinectrics provides life cycle management solutions to the electricity industry, working with customers to fight climate change and save lives through clean electricity generation and medical isotope production.
Julie has held diverse technical and management positions for more than 25 years, specializing in developing regulatory strategies for novel nuclear projects including advanced reactors. As a leader, Julie is known for being an advocate for continuous improvement, both personally and organizationally.
In Julie’s current role she oversees the Nuclear Safety & Licensing team and has accountability for Kinectrics back-office services: Safety, Quality, Human Performance, Project Management, Procurement, IT and Business Improvements.
Julie also serves on the Board of the Atlantica Centre for Energy and spent several years as a voting member of the CSA Nuclear Strategic Steering Committee.
Julie is a licensed professional engineer in the province of Ontario and is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. Julie lives in Oshawa, Ontario with her husband Peter and their three children.