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Frank Mannarino's Bio
In his role as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services, Frank is responsible for providing leadership and governance in the cross-company functions of Health, Safety and Environment and Human Resources and Information Services.
Frank also leads EPCOR's Energy Services business, which provides rate regulated and default supply electricity services to approximately 520,000 residential and small commercial customers in Alberta. In addition, Energy Services provides billing, collection and contact centre services.
Before being appointed to his current position, Frank was Senior Vice President of Electricity Operations.
Frank held a number of senior roles in business and operations at Shell Canada prior to joining EPCOR in 2010. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of Alberta. Frank serves on the Board of Directors of Edmonton's Telus World of Science and Alberta Chamber of Resources.
Jennifer Addison's Bio
Jennifer Addison oversees the delivery of all Canadian legal services for EPCOR, as well as compliance, ethics and privacy; public and government affairs; EPCOR’s sustainability strategy; and physical security and supply chain management. As Corporate Secretary, Jennifer works closely with EPCOR's Board of Directors.
Jennifer joined EPCOR from Stantec where she worked for more than 10 years, most recently as vice president and senior counsel for Canada and Corporate.
Jennifer holds a law degree from Queen's University and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, The Queen's Law Alberta Advisory Council and the CABREE Advisory Board.
Joe Gysel's Bio
As President of EPCOR USA Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc. (EUI), Joe Gysel is responsible for water operations in the United States. EPCOR USA provides water and wastewater services to over 780,000 people in 42 communities and 18 counties across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Joe is also responsible for EPCOR USA's growing investment and presence in the southwestern United States. Prior to this assignment, Joe was Senior Vice President, New Business Enterprises with EUI, responsible for EUI water business development across Canada and the U.S. Previous positions with EUI also included senior responsibilities in energy origination and plant development.
Before re-joining EUI in 2000, Joe was Director of Wholesale and Commercial Markets at Encore Energy Solutions L.P., EPCOR's joint venture with Engage Energy, providing transitional consulting services in deregulating markets, including Alberta, Ontario, and California.
Joe has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia with a double major in Marketing and Urban Land Economics. In 2008, he completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program.
Joe serves on the Advisory Board of Arizona State University's Kyl Center for Water Policy at the Morrison Institute and is a member of the external advisory committee of the Water Resources Research Council at the University of Arizona as well as the University of Arizona's Water, Environmental and Energy Solutions External Advisory Board. Joe previously served as President of the National Association of Water Companies, which represents the nation's private water utilities that collectively serve more than 73 million people. He is currently a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership and the Canada Arizona Business Council. He currently serves as EPCOR's Board representative for the East Valley Partnership in Phoenix.
John Elford's Bio
John Elford is responsible for EPCOR's business development activities.
John previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Senior Vice President of EPCOR Water Canada, which provides drinking water and wastewater treatment services to more than 85 communities in Western Canada, including over one million people in the Edmonton region.
Since joining EPCOR in 2004, John has held several roles with responsibility over regulatory affairs, planning and project delivery, corporate finance, generation, metering and wholesale energy and asset management.
John is a member of the Board of Directors for United Way of the Alberta Capital Region and the Art Gallery of Alberta.
He is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Masters of Business Administration.
Shawn Bradford's Bio
Shawn Bradford is Senior Vice President of EPCOR Water Canada, which provides drinking water and wastewater treatment services to more than 85 communities in Western Canada, including over one million people in the Edmonton region. EPCOR also provides water and wastewater services to industrial clients such as Canadian Natural Resources Limited (Albian Sands) and the Fort Hills partnership in Fort McMurray.
Having spent three decades in the water and wastewater industry, Shawn has experience at all levels and across all functional areas of the water utility business, including senior management, operations and maintenance.
Shawn previously served as Vice President of Corporate Services for EPCOR USA, where he developed and guided the strategic goals and objectives for EPCOR USA's long-term vision for growth. Additionally, Shawn managed EPCOR USA's natural gas business in Texas, which include natural gas utility service to residential and commercial customers, and wholesale natural gas transmission services to local distribution utilities.
Prior to joining EPCOR USA, Shawn served as Director of Public Works for the City of Goodyear in Arizona and held previous positions with Aquarion Water and Burgess & Niple.
Shawn holds an MBA with a focus on Strategic Leadership, as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and an Associates Degree in Environmental Engineering.
Stephen Stanley's Bio
Steve Stanley is Senior Vice President of Drainage Services, which designs, constructs and maintains approximately 6,000 km of sewer, storm water, combined sewer/storm water pipes, 87,000 manholes, 62,000 catch basins, 300 stormwater management facilities, and 90 pump stations in Edmonton.
Prior to this, Steve served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Services, responsible for EPCOR's business development activities, and Senior Vice President of EPCOR Water Services.
Steve holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, all from the University of Alberta. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program at Queen's University.
Steve is one of Canada's leading experts in water treatment and associated infrastructure. Prior to joining EPCOR, he was a professor at the University of Alberta's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He currently serves on a number of boards, including the Board of Directors of the Alberta Chamber of Resources and the University of Alberta's External Advisory Council for the School of Public Health.
Stuart Lee's Bio
Stuart Lee has been EPCOR President & CEO since 2015. Under his leadership, EPCOR has sharpened its focus on operational excellence and growth, adding new geographies and business lines to its portfolio in Canada and the U.S.
EPCOR has been responsible for managing Edmonton's complete water utility cycle since the City transferred its Drainage operations to the company in 2017. As CEO, Stuart has also led EPCOR through the successful completion of the Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant, and expansion into Ontario with an energy platform – natural gas and electricity.
EPCOR USA is among the largest private water utilities in the U.S. southwest with operations in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Stuart is a seasoned business executive with extensive financial and commercial expertise. Before joining EPCOR, Stuart was an executive with Capital Power Corporation for six years, overseeing various business functions as Senior Vice President and as its former Chief Financial Officer.
From 2009 to 2011, Stuart was President and Director of Capital Power Income LP, a publicly traded subsidiary of Capital Power Corporation. This was a $2 billion enterprise value business with 20 plants across North America.
Stuart holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta and is a chartered accountant. He serves on the Board of STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service), the Audit Committee for the University of Alberta and recently completed a term with the Board of Directors of Edmonton's Citadel Theatre.
Tony Scozzafava's Bio
Tony Scozzafava is responsible for corporate finance, treasury, tax, internal audit and risk management functions within EPCOR.
Tony re-joined EPCOR in 2018 from Capital Power Corporation where he served as Vice President of Taxation and Treasury. Tony was part of the core team that led IPO process that led to the successful spin-off of Capital Power from EPCOR in 2009. He also served as CFO for Capital Power Income LP, a publicly traded income fund sponsored by Capital Power.
Prior to Capital Power, Tony spent eight years at EPCOR after time at both Enbridge and KPMG. Tony has extensive experience in the utility industry in areas related to corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, income and sales taxation, and corporate finance.
Tony graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction followed by Chartered Accountant designation.
Tony is an active community member and serves on the Board of Directors for the Edmonton chapter of Wellspring, an organization that offers non-medical programs and services for cancer victims and families.
Operations
Amanda Rosychuk's Bio
Amanda Rosychuk is Senior Vice President of Electricity Operations, leading EPCOR's Distribution and Transmission (EDTI) businesses. Her team is responsible for the safe and reliable delivery of power to customers in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, along with wholesale energy transmission and sales, retail distribution and metering. Overall, EDTI distributes approximately 13% of the province's energy consumption.
Amanda also oversees EPCOR's Technologies business which provides expertise in street signals, lighting and Light Rail Transit (LRT) work.
Prior to this position, Amanda served as Senior Vice President of Drainage Services, responsible for Edmonton's stormwater and sanitary drainage networks.
Since joining EPCOR in 1992, Amanda has held senior management positions in areas across the company, including Distribution & Transmission, customer care, business systems, and business development.
Amanda holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is a graduate of its Executive MBA program and has achieved ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Currently, Amanda serves on the Board of Directors of Women Building Futures and is also on the Board of Directors of Waste RE-solutions Edmonton.