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History of the PEO-WT Chapter

In late 2008, PEO reorganized the boundaries of several of its 36 chapters in its 5 regions of Ontario, and the new PEO West Toronto Chapter was formed, with Rob Willson, Chair of the erstwhile Toronto Dufferin Chapter, acting as First Chair of the new Chapter for 2008 which actually consists mainly of the old Toronto Dufferin Chapter. The boundaries of the Chapter are given in detail elsewhere on the Website, but in general terms, they may be described as extending from the Toronto Islands on the South to Lawrence Avenue on the North and from Yonge Street on the East to Jane Street on the West.

At the first Annual General Meeting of the new PEO-WT Chapter held on February 25, 2009, at the Toronto Lillian Smith Public Library at 239 College Street, our late distinguished colleague, Georg Kralik was elected as its first Chair.

From the PEO-WT Chapter, two past Executives, Rob Willson and Jim Chisholm went on to serve PEO as West Central Regional Councillors and three of its Chairs, Georg Kralik, Barry Westhead, and Pat Scanga have all been awarded PEO's Order of Honour.

The Chapter was considered to be one of the most active and progressive of PEO's 36 chapters, holding many seminars and tours until the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020. It is now slowly recovering and getting back into gear!

Listed below are the Chairs of the PEO-WT Chapter:

 

2008-2009: Rob Willson

2009-2010: Georg Kralik

2011-2012: Jim Chisholm

2013-2014:  Eugen Karanxha

2015-2016:  Barry Westhead

2017-2018:  Catharine Hancharek

2019-2020:  Ammar Nawaz

2021-2023:  Pat Scanga

2024-2025: Catharine Hancharek

2025...       : Sanja Hulec

 

Message from the Chapter Chair

 

June 2025

Dear Chapter Members,

West Toronto Chapter welcomes you to our website. Learn more about Professional Engineer Ontario's West Toronto Chapter, our events and other outreach activities to support PEO's regulatory mandate. To stay up-to-date, please visit our Events web page at Events | Professional Engineers Ontario

West Toronto Chapter activities wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our volunteers, the support of our sponsors, and you, our members. Thank you for your continued involvement!

If you have any suggestions for activities, partnerships, or ways our Chapter can support your professional journey, please reach out to us at [email protected].

I look forward to seeing you and your families this year. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or suggestions.

Warm Wishes,

Sanja Hulec, P.Eng.
Chair, West Toronto Chapter
Professional Engineers Ontario


Get to know us

WT Chapter is looking for Technical Seminar speakers. If either you or anyone you know is working on something exciting, please send an email to [email protected] (Roman S. Lysiak, F.E.C; Seminar Committee Chair). 
We appreciate your help, and we look forward to hearing from you!
 

Coming Soon: resources to learn more about the West Toronto Chapter!

Chapter leadership

Connecting engineers and communities

Sanja Hulec
Chair
Ray Seker
Ray Seker
Co-Vice-Chair
Gordana Slepcev
Co-Vice-Chair
Pat Scanga
CFO-Treasurer
Carlos Radic
Secretary
Catharine Hancharek
Executive - Past Chair
Barry Westhead
Barry Westhead
Executive - Past Chair
Boris Replete
Boris Replete
Executive
Derek D´Costa
Derek D’Costa
Executive
Janet Han
Executive
Jim Chisholm
Jim Chisholm
Executive
Roman S. Lysiak
Executive
Steve Lum
Executive

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

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

  4. The EIT committee provides engineering interns (EITs) with guidance, mentoring and support as they work towards their professional engineer (P.Eng.) licence.

  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.

PEOWT Executive Members