Grant Trump, President & CEO
Grant Trump is the founding President and CEO of ECO Canada. Prior professional activities include 18 years involvement in post-secondary education in Western Canada. As a trained chemist, his interests in recent years have largely been focused on environmental employment that ensures industry, government, and educators work cooperatively in the environmental training field—both on a national and an international level.
As a respected member of the education and environmental community, Grant Trump has been the keynote speaker at many conferences and seminars across Canada and North America, discussing the importance of human resource planning for environmental employment. Establishing ECO Canada as a national institution dedicated to environmental human resource planning has been his primary goal.
Michael Kerford, Vice-President
In his current position as Vice President, Michael is responsible for ECO Canada‘s project and business development and provides strategic vision and leadership to a company of over 50 employees. Under Michael’s direction, ECO Canada has grown its clientele base from a few thousand to over 100,000 and has evolved from a small project-based company into one of Canada’s largest Sector Councils – termed “exemplary” by Government of Canada standards.
Michael’s experience in strategic planning, human resource management, and product development has had a wide-reaching impact on the environmental sector in Canada. Michael has been successful in demonstrating to employers the importance of investing in their employees and designing specialized employee engagement products for their environmental companies. This not only provides a competitive advantage for companies and engenders increased employee satisfaction, but ultimately leads to increasing the quality of environmental work in Canada. Specific products Michael has developed for this sector include a certification system for recognizing the skills of environmental professionals, a nation-wide electronic job board, and the first national salary survey for the industry.
Michael is a graduate of McGill University, and has served as a Board member for not-for-profit and charitable organizations. His professional and community service achievements have gained recognition on a national level with the media, publications, and trade associations requesting him to provide commentary and perspective on a variety of issues.
Hubert Bourque – Board of Directors (French spokesperson)
ECO Canada’s Board Member Chair, Hubert Bourque, is also Vice-President of project development at Plasco Energy Group. He has extensive senior management experience in waste management facility planning, operations and environmental compliance. Mr. Bourque has consistently demonstrated his ability to formulate long-term development strategies, execute key day-to-day management decisions and oversee multi-disciplinary teams to achieve corporate objectives. Hubert is a recognized expert in the field, with many strong relationships with local/provincial governments and environmental groups.
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Jessica Reynen
Communications Coordinator
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Janelle Leonard
Manager, Client Relations
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ECO Canada
Suite 200, 308 – 11 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0Y2
Ph: (403) 233-0748
Fax: (403) 269-9544
Email: info@eco.ca