Leadership Team

About

Leadership Team

PMI North Saskatchewan chapter currently has a board made up of 24 positions:

All positions are 2 year terms (with certain positions having the option to extend for a second term). Officers are elected at the chapter's Annual General Meeting, and Directors are appointed. The President Elect automatically becomes President and subsequently Past President. The Board meets approximately 12 times a year.

Click on a board member's name below to learn more about them or to contact them.

If you are interested in contributing to our chapter, please  contact us.

Officers
  • President - Rohan Suresh
  • President Elect - Ankit Trivedi
  • Past President - Joel Goy
  • Vice President of Finance - Artak Babayan
  • Vice President of Marketing - Bayo Osinuga
  • Vice President of Member Services - Pardeep Lall
  • Vice President of Professional Development - Jeiran Soleimani
  • Vice President of Volunteers - Abraham Owoyemi
Directors
  • Director of Digital Media - Hannah Kumah
  • Director of Governance - Akintunde Owoseni
  • Director of Information Technology - Jamie Hawker
  • Director of Membership - Lynn Francis
  • Director of New Members - Phillip Escabel
  • Director of Outreach - Tushar Dhar
  • Director of Professional Development Events - Vacant
  • Director of Programs - Vaidehi Mehta
  • Director of Social Media - Marcela Solf
  • Director of Sponsorship - Oge TK Okonkwo
  • Director of Volunteer Recognition - Bahati Chisala-Nyekanyeka
  • Director of Volunteer Recruitment - Chioma Ajoboru
  • Event Administrator - Opeyemi Ijidola
  • Secretary - Dave Slaney
Rohan Suresh

Rohan Suresh

President

Ankit Trivedi

Ankit Trivedi

President-Elect

Joel Goy

Joel Goy

Past-President

Joel Goy

Past-President

Joel has been a Chapter Member since 2016 and has volunteered with the chapter since 2017. While serving as Director of Media and VP Marketing he has gained an appreciation for giving back to the community and to the profession. Joel is currently the Area Manager Electrical and Instrumentation for Strike Group in Saskatchewan.

Abraham Owoyemi

Abraham Owoyemi

VP Volunteers

Pardeep Lall

Pardeep Lall

VP Member Services

Jeiran Soleimani

Jeiran Soleimani

VP Professional Development

Bayo Osinuga

Bayo Osinuga

VP Marketing

Bayo Osinuga

VP Marketing

Bayo is a hands-on supply chain professional whose major areas of specialization has been in engineering, project management and operations management. He is a certified project manager (PMP) and in the last 20+ years, Bayo has had the privilege of leading and managing a variety of teams in the areas of project management, manufacturing operations, maintenance management, equipment installations, factory commissioning and plant / equipment startups, he also has a passion for leading problem solving and continuous improvements initiatives.

Bayo became a part of the PMI North Saskatchewan Chapter in 2023, and volunteered as the Director of Professional Development Events. He is devoted to advancing the project management profession and highlighting its value in Saskatchewan

Artak Babayan

Artak Babayan

VP Finance

Dave Slaney

Dave Slaney

Secretary

Dave Slaney

Secretary

Dave has been a member of PMI North Saskatchewan since 2012. This is his 3rd year as board secretary. He has an extensive background throughout various industries working 15 years in the forest products industry as a programmer analyst and in managerial roles as well as 10 years as Director IT (Oakville ON) and Regional IT Director Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) for a German Pharmaceutical company. Dave was inspired to get his PMP in 2011 after dabbling as a contract PM for Hoffmann La Roche.

 

Dave met his wife in Mumbai while working there.  They both enjoy travelling around Canada, Europe and India.  They visit India frequently and love adding stops to Europe along the way. They enjoy exploring the great outdoors and backcountry camping in Saskatchewan’s North with their Golden Doodle (Theo) and a Scottie Terrier (Molly).