General Organization

IPAC-CO2 is organized to allow for geographic and thematic development.

The functional units within the operating structure of IPAC-CO2 are the Secretariat and the geographic Regional Centres.  Superimposed on the Regional Centres will be thematic Technical Centres of Excellence to align the resources to meet research requirements and priorities.

The Board provides governance and clear direction to IPAC-CO2 stakeholders on research priorities, independence, transparency and sustainability.

Strategic Advisory Committee

Supporting and advancing the operational efforts and decision making processes of IPAC-CO2 will be the Strategic Advisory Committee.  This advisory group will be comprised of both policy–based advisors and technical advisors.

The inaugural meeting of the advisory committee occurred during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2009 in Copenhagen.

Secretariat

CEO:  Dr. Carmen Dybwad
Chief Financial Officer:  Rhonda Shepek
Manager of Corporate Communications:  Joe Ralko
Project Coordinator:  Majid Nasehi
Research Associate:  Dr. Jose Condor
Research Associate:  Datchawan Unatrakarn
Research Associate:  Jitsopa (Noony) Suebsiri

Board of Directors

The inaugural board of directors are:

• Dave Button, University of Regina
• Dr. Malcolm Wilson, University of Regina
• Dick Carter, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
• Iain Harry, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
• Rob Seeley, Shell Canada
• Rod Kelln, University of Regina

David Button

Dave Button was appointed Vice-President (Administration) in 2006 after serving as associate vice president (facilities and planning) at the University of Regina for the previous 11 years. The professional engineer joined the University of Regina following a 22-year career in the Canadian Military where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

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Dr. Malcolm Wilson

Dr. Malcolm Wilson is the Director of the Office of Energy and Environment at the University of Regina. He helped establish Petroleum Technology Research Centre, through which he initiated the multidisciplinary International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas study of the Weyburn oil fields. Dr. Wilson sits on the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, the science advisory board for CO2GeoNet and CO2Sink, two European major science programs.

He has been invited to review the program progress of CO2CRC, the Australian program for CO2 Capture and Storage with an estimated value of $160 million over seven years. He also reviewed the Statoil Risk Assessment Program for the Sleipner geological storage project.

Dr. Wilson was a member of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) team working on the Special Report on CO2 Capture and Storage. This team was part of the IPCC group of scientists that were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore.

Iain Harry

Iain Harry joined CIC in 2008 and is currently the Vice President of Crown Sector Initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies and has almost 20 years of experience in public policy and communications at the municipal, provincial and federal government levels. His previous positions include Senior Policy Advisor to the federal minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; Director of the Conservative Resource Group in Ottawa and Special Advisor to the Premier of Saskatchewan.

Rob Seeley

Rob is the General Manager, Sustainable Development for Shell Canada Oil Sands. Mr. Seeley has been employed with Shell for the past 21 years and has been involved in the development of Shell’s Athabasca Oil Sands since 1997, including the Jackpine Mine-Phase 1, the Muskeg River Mine and the Scotford Upgrader Project. Mr. Seeley has been leading the development of Carbon Capture and Storage for Shell Canada over the past 5 years and recently held the position of Venture Manager for the Shell Quest carbon capture and storage project.

Previous to his assignment with the Oil Sands, Mr. Seeley has held a variety of management and project positions with Shell Canada, including Project Manager at the Shell Montreal East Refinery, and HSE Manager at the Scotford Refinery in Alberta.

Prior to joining Shell , Rob  worked for engineering firms in  Calgary and Montreal on projects related to oil and gas production, natural gas processing, refining, petrochemicals and mineral processing.

Mr. Seeley grew up in the Ottawa Valley and received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University in 1981.