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Message from the Chapter Chair

March 2026

Dear Chapter Members,

I am deeply honoured to serve as the Chair of the PEO East Toronto Chapter for the 2026–2027 term. I want to begin by thanking our outgoing Chair, Sara Ayub, for her dedication and leadership over the past year. Under her guidance, the Chapter rebuilt its momentum, re‑energized its programs, and strengthened its connection with members. I look forward to building on that foundation together with our incoming executive team.

This year, our Chapter will focus on outreach, engagement, and inclusivity. We are committed to creating meaningful opportunities for connection among licensed engineers, EITs, and prospective P.Engs. Our goal is to bring more members into the conversation, support you on your professional journey, and ensure our events reflect the diversity and strength of the East Toronto engineering community.

We are excited to introduce several priorities and initiatives for the coming year:

1. Strengthening Licensing Ceremonies

We will enhance our licensing ceremonies to be more inclusive, more engaging, and more celebratory—recognizing the hard work and dedication that go into earning the P.Eng designation.

2. Re‑energizing Education Outreach

Our Chapter will restart K‑12 outreach programs to inspire future engineers and amplify PEO’s mandate to protect the public interest through engineering regulation.

3. Expanding Technical Seminars and Tours

We will deliver more high‑quality technical events that support ongoing professional development, spark curiosity, and create opportunities for members to learn from one another.

These initiatives would not be possible without the passion and commitment of our Chapter volunteers, especially our sub‑committee Chairs. Their contributions form the backbone of our Chapter’s success, and I am profoundly grateful for all they do.

As we move forward, I invite you—our members—to help shape this year’s direction. We welcome your suggestions for activities, partnerships, professional development topics, and community engagement opportunities. Your ideas and participation make our Chapter stronger.

If you have questions, feedback, or would like to get involved, please reach out to our Chapter Executives anytime at [email protected] or directly to me at [email protected]. 
Together, let’s make 2026–2027 a year of growth, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

Warm Wishes,

Larry Wong, P.Eng.
Chair, East Toronto Chapter
Professional Engineers Ontario


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East Toronto Chapter

Board Officers

Larry Wong
Chapter Chair
Alex Dow
Chapter Vice-Chair
James Tait
Chapter Treasurer
Muhammad Farooqui
Chapter Secretary
Sara Ayub
Past Chapter Chair
East Toronto Chapter

Board Members

Mulugeta Gebeyehu
Licence Presentation Chair
Kyna Wu
Educational Outreach Chair
Miyadah Babulla
Government Liaison Program Chair
Haida Liu
30 by 30 Chair
Andrew Varga
Communications Chair
Gilles Rumfels
Barbeque Master
Anusha (Venkata) Gullapalli
Professional Development & Seminars Chair
Omer Aliso
Member
Amin Abbaszadegan
Member
Binyam Gebregziabher
Member
Choudhury Naser
Member
Larisse Nana Kouadjo
Member
Nathaly Villada
Member
Michael P. Martin
Member
Michael Pathak
Member
Nadia Aftab
Member
East Toronto

Chapter Committees

  1. The communication committee manages communications outreach with Chapter members via emails, the chapter website, newsletters and our social media channels.

  2. The education outreach committee works with local schools, teachers and students to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and careers.

  3. The New Members Licence Presentation Ceremony committee organizes P.Eng. licence certificate presentation ceremonies for new engineers.

  4. The GLP committee works to ensure that government, elected officials and the public continue to recognize and understand PEO’s regulatory mandate and policy directions.

  5. The events committee plans and organizes events—networking, recognition, professional development, recreational and more—for chapter members.

    Sub-Committees

    • The Certificate Presentation Ceremony subcommittee organizes P.Eng. licence certificate presentation ceremonies for new engineers.
    • The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) subcommittee organizes professional development activities—seminars, symposiums, technical tours, etc.—for chapter members.
    • The Networking subcommittee builds relationships between the Chapter and local business, professional associations and academic institutions.
    • The 30x30 subcommittee supports Engineers Canada’s 30 by 30 initiative to raise the percentage of newly licensed engineers in Canada who are woman to 30% by the year 2030.

  6. The nominating committee works to present a slate of candidates for election to Chapter board positions each year.