Appointee Biographies

RANDALL COOPER

Randall Cooper is a professional engineer and designated consulting engineer (Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario) practising in trenchless pipeline inspection, assessment and rehabilitation. He holds a MBA (with distinction) from York University (Schulich School), and has worked on industrial water and sewer pipelines across North America. Randy owns a pipeline contracting firm and a technology company with patents in pipeline cleaning and rehab. He lives in Bracebridge, Muskoka and is a committed supporter of the Children's foundation of Muskoka and Muskoka Literacy. Randy is also a retired, senior officer in the Royal Canadian Airforce where he served honourably for 14 years, receiving the Canada Decoration (CD) for military service.

IAN DOUGLAS

Ian Douglas has twenty years of experience in design, research and plant operations. He spent five years working in the petrochemical industry in Sarnia, Ontario before moving into the environmental sector, dealing with drinking water quality and treatment. Mr. Douglas has degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Western Ontario. As Water Quality Engineer and Plant Manager for the City of Ottawa, he has worked on more than fifty research and optimization projects with partner organizations such as the Water Research Foundation, NSERC, Health Canada, CIDA and several Canadian universities. In 2006/7, Mr. Douglas spent a one-year work term working on microbial risk assessment and treatment guidelines with Health Canada in the Water, Air & Climate Change Bureau.

HOWARD SHAPIRO

Howard Shapiro is a Director & Associate Medical Officer of Health - Healthy Environments for City of Toronto: Toronto Public Health. His community involvement includes formerly serving as a Health Professionals Advisory Board Member for international Joint Commission.

LIZA BALLANTYNE

Liza Ballantyne has over 18 years of process engineering experience specializing in drinking water treatment. For the past 12 years, Ms. Ballantyne has been employed at the City of Toronto in Water Treatment and Supply Section as a Senior Engineer. Prior to joining the City of Toronto, Ms. Ballantyne worked in the consulting industry where she provided process optimization expertise and design and construction management services. Her community involvement includes being former Director of the International Ozone Association, and member, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Ontario Water Works Association. Ms. Ballantyne is a member of the Municipal Engineers Association and she holds a Master of Applied Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto.

RENA CHUNG

Rena Chung is a board certified toxicologist with 15 years of experience in risk assessment and communication, team leadership, human toxicology, public health, project management, and environmental assessment. While at Public Health Ontario (PHO), she has been focused on supporting Ontario's health-based standards and policies. Her primary responsibility has been to apply her expertise in toxicology to support Ontario's health care system and more recently, to manage the toxicology and exposure assessment team. Prior to joining PHO, Ms. Chung worked in consulting as a group leader and senior environmental risk assessor, where she managed large teams specializing in human health risk assessment, brownfield redevelopment, environmental permitting and planning, and water resources.