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Jamie Houssian

Principal

Jamie is responsible for discovering new business and investment opportunities and setting the strategic direction of the company.

Jamie has been in the renewable energy business since 2009. He has worked for Elemental performing a variety of roles since 2010 and worked at Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital before that. His first career was in the film business, where he was President and Co-Founder of The Collective Films, an award winning documentary and commercial film production company.

Jamie has a MBA from the University of British Columbia and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Dan Eaton

Director of Project Development

Dan is responsible for the strategy and execution of Elemental’s wind and solar development portfolio.

Dan has over a decade of experience in the renewable energy industry, including eight years in technical, managerial, and leadership roles with two of the world’s leading renewable energy consultancies. He has experience working on over 12GW of wind and solar projects, from greenfield development through to operations.

Dan holds a Bachelor’s of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer. He also has an MBA from Simon Fraser University.

Tania Ontiveros

Director of Corporate Finance & Operations

Tania oversees the accounting, tax, administration and corporate compliance for Elemental, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities. Additionally, she assists the team with asset management and project financing activities.

Tania has been in the renewable energy sector since 2007. Prior to joining Elemental, she was responsible for the accounting and administration of GreenWing Energy. Tania also worked as internal and external auditor at Deloitte in Mexico.

Tania holds a Bachelor degree in Public Accounting with Honours from the University of La Salle Bajio in Mexico. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Ryan Hanson

Project Director

Ryan oversees all of Elemental’s engineering and construction activities and supports project financing as well as evaluation of new investment opportunities. Ryan also leads Elemental’s energy storage initiatives.  Ryan is a professional engineer with over 20 years of experience in renewable energy development including: design, optimization, permitting, procurement, tendering, contract negotiations, and construction management.

Before joining Elemental, Ryan worked at several independent power producers and prior to that at a renewable energy engineer firm.

Ryan holds a B.A. Sc., Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

Troy Holmes

Associate Director - Investments

Troy is responsible for supporting the analysis and evaluation of potential business and investment opportunities.

He has worked since 2015 in business development, finance, valuations and natural resources which includes financial modelling, business valuation and forecasting.

Troy holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC’s Sauder School of Business with a minor in Economics. He has been awarded the CFA and CPA designations.

Jake Jones

Director of Project Operations

Jake leads the management and oversight of our portfolio of operating projects.

Jake has two decades of experience in industrial electrical construction and operations, including a role as construction coordinator for Elemental’s 17 MW Brooks Solar Project. Before joining Elemental, he held Electrical Construction Coordinator roles for two major resource companies in Alberta in which he acted on behalf of the owner and was responsible for project design review, construction oversight, and commissioning.

Jake is a Red Seal Electrical Journeyman from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and has his Masters in Electrical from Medicine Hat College.

Liam Wolfe

Development Manager

Liam is responsible for supporting the advancement of Elemental’s solar and wind development portfolio and evaluating new markets for investment opportunity. He has over 5 years experience in the energy sector with roles in engineering, project management and economic evaluations.

Liam holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering from Queen’s University and is registered professional engineer.  He also holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia.

Kari Chung

Senior Accountant

Kari supports the Director of Corporate Finance in the accounting, tax, administration and corporate compliance for Elemental, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities.

Kari has worked as a Business Analyst for the Engineering department of the Department of National Defense, and spent 3 years with Scotiabank.

Kari is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.

Lou Aguila

Administrative Assistant

Lou leads Administration and ensures the efficient operations of the office.

She is a costumer service oriented professional with over 5 years of experience in the Hospitality Industry. She spent 3 years as Office Manager in a commercial real estate company before joining Elemental.

Lou holds a Bachelor degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Colima, Mexico and a second Bachelor degree in Marketing from Acsenda School of Management.

Justeen Kolody

Project Manager

Justeen is a Project Manager responsible for the planning, construction, and execution of Elemental’s solar projects in Western Canada. She has 5 years of solar project management experience and 10 years in the construction industry as a commercial electrician.

She previously worked as a Project Manager on Elemental’s recent project in Saskatchewan, the Awasis Solar Project in partnership with Cowessess First Nation.

Justeen is a Red and Blue Seal Journeyman Electrician from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor of Management Degree from the University of Lethbridge.

Matthew Petitta

Junior Accountant

Matthew supports the Director of Corporate Finance and the Senior Accountant in accounting, tax, administration, and corporate compliance for Elemental and its subsidiaries.

He has worked abroad teaching English in Taiwan and has created and run several e-commerce businesses.

Matthew is a CPA student and holds an Honours Specialization in Accounting from the University of Western Ontario.

Duncan Clarkson

Junior Project Developer

Duncan is responsible for supporting the developing wind and solar projects within Elemental’s portfolio as well as researching future projects.

He has experience using data analytics to optimize various sectors of the resource industry and has led several sustainable design projects.

Duncan recently completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in Integrated Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He is now working towards professional engineer status.

Natalia Fioretti

Project Coordinator

Natalia is responsible for a variety of areas in project development such as regulatory support, assistance with technical and environmental due diligence, and communication with project stakeholders.

She had a variety of work experiences in the contaminated site sector and the oil and gas sector as a co-op student during the completion of her degree before joining Elemental.

Natalia is a graduate from the University of British Columbia, holding a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering.