President  -  Geothermal Canada
Senior Research Scientist  -  Geological Survey of Canada

Dr. Grasby received a PhD in Geochemistry from University of Calgary in 1997. He has worked on regional groundwater studies in the Canadian Prairies and in British Columbia, including climate change impacts of regional water supply. He has also conducted extensive studies on thermal and mineral springs in western and northern Canada. He is lead author of the 2011 GSC publication, " Geothermal Energy Resource Potential of Canada".

Steve currently works at the Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. He does research in Geochemistry, Geology and Geomicrobiology. His current projects includes controls on Early Triassic paleoproductivity and geothermal energy potential of Canada.

Past President  -  Geothermal Canada
President  -  Tuya Terra Geo Corp.
Chief Geologist  -  Terrapin Geothermics
C.E.O.  -  Alberta No. 1

Dr. Hickson is an experienced geothermal resource development expert. She received her PhD from the University of British Columbia in 1987 focusing on the subglacial volcanoes of Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC. However, her career in geothermal started as a summer student with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) where in 1981 she joined the survey’s geothermal program doing downhole temperature measurements as well as field mapping. She spent the next 25 years of her career as a Research Scientist with the GSC. In 2008, she left government and joined Magma Energy Corp. (now Alterra Power Corp.) as VP Exploration and Chief Geoscientist. She led the company’s exploration and advanced resource assessments globally, spending significant time on projects in Chile, Iceland, Italy, Peru and USA. She continues to work actively in geothermal exploration and development to this day.

Vice President  -  Geothermal Canada
Geologic Consultant  -  Alberta No. 1
Associate  -  Tuya Terra Geo Corp.

Emily Smejkal, P.Geol is a geologist by training (BSc 2007) with over 10 years of experience in the Oil and Gas sector. Her work has been primarily with the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, where she spent the first portion of her career working on heavy oil deposits. She focused on fluvial and marine depositional environments, of which she created detailed 2D and 3D facies models. She also planned and executed drilling programs for both new and existing oil fields. While working on SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) heavy oil projects, Emily was a geologic specialist for both wellbore integrity and surface facility geochemistry projects. She is also experienced in GIS, subsurface mapping, 3D and 4D modelling, project management, facies modelling and sedimentary depositional environments. Currently Emily is transitioning her experience to geothermal exploration in sedimentary basins.

Secretary  -  Geothermal Canada

Her career includes roles such as Manager of Subsurface Data Management at Woodside Energy Ltd., Geosciences and Reservoir Engineering Skills Manager and Geotechnical projects lead (oil sands, Surmont 2) at ConocoPhillips. Doris has expertise in hydrocarbon exploration, software product management, cloud-first methodologies, and data governance. She has been a speaker at many industry events, led significant projects at Woodside Energy, and co-authored a pivotal submission on geomechanics and operating pressure strategy (Surmont 2) for the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Doris has been involved in professional organizations, including the PPDM Professional Development Committee and the CSEG Foundation Board. She is multilingual, and enjoys hiking, travelling, skiing, baking, playing the accordion, and birding. Married with three adult children, Doris has lived in various cities across North America and Australia.

Treasurer  -  Geothermal Canada
President & Co-Founder  -  4th Resource Corp.

Philip Harms completed his BSc from the University of Calgary in 2006 with a double major in Geology and Geophysics. He has over 15 years of international exploration, development, and gas storage experience. His roles have included project leadership, geological & geophysical interpretation, seismic data acquisition & processing, resource quantification & risk assessment, data analytics and GIS analysis. Phil has a keen interest in leveraging exploration technology and workflows from the oil and gas industry into the geothermal space and integrating emerging energy trends and technologies into environmentally balanced energy solutions both in Canadian and international markets.

Mr. Harms is a registered Professional Geoscientist with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) and a member of the CSEG.

Director at Large  -  Geothermal Canada
Geothermal Consultant

Katie Huang graduated from the University of British Columbia with an Honors BSc in Geological Sciences in 2015. She completed an MSc in Geothermal Science Specialization at the University of Iceland in 2019. Katie has worked on several geothermal projects across Canada and internationally, and now works as a geothermal consultant.

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Director for British Columbia  -  Geothermal Canada
Geothermal Exploration Specialist  -  Barkley Project Group

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Daniel's work is based in Nanaimo with the Barkley Project Group, on the traditional lands of the Snuneymuxw and Snaw-naw-as people. He obtained a M.Sc. in Geology & Geophysics at the University of Calgary. He also has over 12 years of research and exploration experience, including various types of Geothermal experience in Western Canada.

Director for Eastern Canada (QC)  -  Geothermal Canada
Professor  -  INRS
Chairholder  -  INQ Northern Geothermal Potential Research Chair
Scientific Head  -  Geothermal Open Laboratory

Interested by heat transfer applied to Earth Sciences, Professor Raymond is a hydrogeologist conducting research on geoenergy systems. His research involves very low to high temperature geothermal resources, natural hydrogen and underground storage of green hydrogen, with projects spanned over four continents, from the arctic to the tropics, helping to develop sustainable energy solutions for the growing needs of our society. Chair holder of the Institut nordique du Québec and granted by UNESCO, Professor Raymond leads the Laboratoire ouvert de géothermie to characterize thermophyscial properties of rocks essential to model geoenergy systems of all kinds. The main objective of his projects, done in collaboration with resource developers, technology designers and regulators officials, is to improve the efficiency and profitability of systems by providing scientific and social innovations.

Intéressé par les phénomènes de transfert thermique appliqués aux sciences de la Terre, le professeur Raymond est un hydrogéologue qui effectue de la recherche sur les systèmes géoénergétiques. Ses recherches concernent les ressources géothermiques de très basse à haute température, l’hydrogène naturel et le stockage souterrain d’hydrogène vert, avec des projets réalisés sur quatre continents, de l’arctique aux tropiques, aidant au développement de solutions énergétiques durables pour répondre aux besoins grandissants de notre société. Titulaire d’une chaire de recherche de l’Institut nordique du Québec et appuyé par l’UNESCO, le professeur Raymond dirige le Laboratoire ouvert de géothermie utilisé pour caractériser les propriétés thermophysiques du roc essentielles à la modélisation des systèmes géoénergétiques de toutes sortes. L’objectif principal de ses projets, réalisés en collaboration avec des développeurs de ressources, concepteurs de technologies et responsables de réglementations, est d’améliorer l’efficacité et la profitabilité des systèmes géoénergétiques par le biais d’innovations scientifiques et sociales.