*DRAFT* Industry and Scholarship Awards Selection Committee
The BCAC administers the oldest industry awards recognition program, and the country’s largest aviation and aerospace scholarship initiative in Canada. At our annual Silver Wings Industry and Scholarship Awards Celebration gala event, we recognize extraordinary aviation and aerospace organizations in British Columbia and disburse over $100K of scholarships and bursaries to hard-working aviation and aerospace students. In order to make this happen, we rely on the skills of our dedicated, diverse, and credentialed Industry and Scholarship Selection Committee members:
Maryam Bawa
Vice Chair | Chair, Grants & Scholarships,
Richmond Community Foundation
Maryam has over 15 years of experience in community development and non-profit engagement. Having completed her degree in Political Science and International Relations at UBC, she decided to get her Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Primary Education, followed by her Master Business Administration (MBA) in International Business and Strategic Development. She is currently a teacher with the Richmond School District. Volunteerism is very important to Maryam and, as such, she is very involved in the community. She was a member of the Richmond City Council Advisory Committee for Childcare Development, as well as Rotaractor and Rotarian. Maryam embraces innovation and collaboration and has a passion for education, youth development, and food security.
Niklas Botte
Title,
Company Name
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Cheryl Cahill
Interim Associate Dean, Aerospace Technology Campus,
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Cheryl has an educational background in aviation, commerce and adult education. She joined the aviation industry in 1986 and held frontline operations and management positions before transitioning to education and training. Joining BCIT in 2000, she has been both a faculty member and Department Head in the Aviation Operations programs at British Columbia Institute of Technology. She held the role of Department Head for 14 years and most recently is interim Associate Dean of the Aerospace campus and its programmes.
As part of the Educational Leadership Team of the Institute, she is accountable for providing administrative and educational leadership to designated full-time, part-time and Industry training programs and courses, in accordance with BCIT and industry standards and congruent with the overall Institute mission to become Canada’s Premier Polytechnic Institute. She is responsible for leading a broad range of initiatives impacting the daily and longer term strategic issues important to the Institute. She completed her Master’s in Aeronautical Sciences: Aviation/Aerospace Educational Technology (2015) with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Campus and holds degree in Business Administration (1986) and Diploma in Adult Learning (1997). Cheryl is an active board member on the British Columbia Aviation Council and recently stepped down from BCIT’s Educational Council and Tributes Committee. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein
Cheryl is the Co-Chair of the Flight Training Unit Initiative (Flight Schools) and Board Liason to the Youth Leadership, Scholarship and Endowment Committees.
Peter Chick
Owner, C&C Aviation
Regional Maintenance Quality Manager, Air Canada
Pilot, AME, Ministers Delegate for Maintenance, currently Regional Maintenance Quality Manager at Air Canada Express. Served as President, Pacific AME Association, currently Secretary/Treasurer. When not importing and Exporting aircraft for Transport Canada, Peter is performing audits and writing manuals for small operators throughout Western Canada. Peter has served on the BCAC Scholarship Selection Committee for four years. https://canadianaviationconsulting.com/
Michael Dery
Partner,
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Michael Dery is a Partner and the group leader of Alexander Holburn’s Aviation Practice. Mr. Dery is also a past-member of the firm’s Executive Team and served in that role from 2011 to 2021. He is also editor of the Alexander Holburn Aviation Law Blog. With a concentration on aviation law, Mr. Dery represents aviation insurers, airlines, aircraft owners, flight schools, UAV operators, Approved (Aviation) Maintenance Organizations, and Fixed Base Operators in both complex litigation and regulatory matters. Mr. Dery has been repeatedly recognized by his clients for working with a client-centric approach. In 2017, he won the Client Choice Award for excellent client service in field of aviation, and most recently was named as an Acritas Star 2021. Michael is Chair of the Industry and Scholarship Awards Selection Committee.
Hannah Duffield
President of Pacific AME Association, Interim Vice-President of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers of Canada (AMEC/TEAC)
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Mark Duncan
Title,
Company Name
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Dave Frank*
Executive Director,
British Columbia Aviation Council
(*Non-Voting) Dave joined the BCAC because of his love for the people in aviation and aerospace; there is a real “can do” attitude in the industry. Dave is also a strong proponent of the future of our industry thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of today’s aviation and aerospace students. Along these lines, Dave is an Adjunct Professor teaching the senior year “Air Transportation” course in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Before joining the BCAC, Dave was the Director, Marketing and Public Relations, at St. John Ambulance (SJA), BC and Yukon division. Dave also chaired SJA’s National Marketing committee. Dave has been a Senior Executive with a regional freight and air ambulance operator, founded Canada’s first multi-modal foreign trade zone, and founded an international consulting firm focusing on transportation and social-economic development. Before that, Dave built the Industry Productivity Analysis Group within the (now) Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Theodor Gheonea
Title, Company
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Pat Kennedy
Title, Company
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Collette Morin
Title, Company
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