Senior Leadership Team

The senior management team has three business lines – Operations, Strategy and Finance – reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. ITA’s executives and managers are drawn from a range of business, training and education and public sector environments.

Executive Team

Kevin Evans, CEO
Email: kevans@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2406
Profile (140KB pdf)

Gary Herman, Chief Operating Officer
Email: gherman@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2422
Profile (105KB pdf)

Jeff Nugent, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: jnugent@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2415
Profile (133KB pdf)

Sue Thomas, Chief Financial Officer
Email: sthomas@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2409
Profile (135KB pdf)

Senior Management

Doug Podetz, Director, Program Standards
Email: dpodetz@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2428
Profile (145KB pdf)

Gary McDermott, Director, Aboriginal Initiatives
Email: gmcdermott@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2425
Profile (132KB pdf)

Jessi Zielke, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Email: jzielke@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2416
Profile (133KB pdf)

Jim Pelton, Director, Training Delivery
Email: jpelton@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2423
Profile (129KB pdf)

Shannon Okun, Manager, Human Resources
Email: sokun@itabc.ca
Phone: 778-785-2411
Profile (135KB pdf)