WAA Executives
Barry Rempel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Kloepfer
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Michael O’Gorman
Vice President, Operations & Customer Experience
Pascal Bélanger
Vice President, Business Development
Peggy May
Director, Marketing & Commercial Partnerships
Shona Suderman
Director, Information Technology
Mary Ellen McDonald
Director, Finance
Christine Alongi
Director, Communications & Public Affairs
Jay Pasemko
Director, Planning & Analysis
Dawn Kohinski
Director, Security & Airside Safety
Scott Marohn
Director, Terminal Services & Customer Experience
Board of Directors
Members Nominated by the City of Winnipeg
Greg Doyle
Corporate Director
Kerry Hawkins
Retired President, Cargill Limited
H. Sanford Riley
President & CEO, Richardson Financial Group LTD
Members Nominated by The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Doneta Brotchie
President, FUNdamentals Creative Ventures
Tom Bryk, FCA
President & CEO, Cambrian Credit Union
Member Nominated by Economic Development Winnipeg Inc.
Paul Soubry
President & CEO, New Flyer Industries
Member Nominated by Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Glatz
Owner, Teledisc Systems Ltd.
Member Nominated by the RM of Rosser
Tom Payne Jr.
President & CEO, Payne Transportation L.P.
Member Nominated by the Government of Canada
Ross Robinson
President & CEO, B.A. Robinson Group Executive
Shirley Render
Executive Director, Western Canada Aviation Museum
Member Nominated by the Province of Manitoba
Eugene Kostyra
Retired, Secretary to the Community and Economic Development Committee of Cabinet (CEDC), Government of Manitoba
Members Nominated by the Board
David Friesen
Chairman, Friesens Corporation, Altona
Garth Smorang, Vice Chair
Lawyer, Myers Weinberg
Janice Filmon
Corporate Director
Arthur Mauro
Chair Emeritus
The Board also has the following Committees:
Audit Committee
- Greg Doyle (Chair)
- Doneta Brotchie
- Eugene Kostyra
- Shirley Render
- H. Sanford Riley
- Gerry Glatz
- Ross Robinson
Governance Committee
- David Friesen (Chair)
- Janice Filmon
- Kerry Hawkins
- Tom Payne Jr.
- Paul Soubry
- Garth Smorang
- Tom Bryk (ex-officio)
Airport Committees
Community Consultative Committee
The Community Consultative Committee provides for effective dialogue and dissemination on matters relating to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, including airport planning and plans, operational aspects of the airport, and municipal concerns. For information about or questions for the Community Consultative Committee you can reach them through Rheanne Mault.
Community Consultative Committee Members:
Mr Hugh Eliasson, Deputy Minister of Finance and Deputy Minister of Entreprenurship, Training and Trade
Mr Phil Sheegl, City of Winnipeg
Mr Dave Angus, The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Ms Marina James, Economic Development Winnipeg
Mr Vic Gerden, Manitoba Aerospace Association
Mr Robert Ziegler, United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Mr Collin Ferguson, Travel Manitoba
Mr Doug McNeil, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Grand Chief Derek Nepinak, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
WAA Representatives include:
Barry Rempel, President and CEO
Catherine Kloepfer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Environmental Advisory Committee
Review the Environmental Advisory Committee under Community & Environment