Voting is now open for Marine Renewables Canada’s 2027 Board of Directors Election
Voting is now open for the Marine Renewables Canada 2027 Board of Directors Election, and will continue until 11:59 pm (AT) Friday, December 11, 2026.
There are four (4) seats available for the 2027 Board of Directors, with the allocation of the four (4) seats for the 2027 Board of Directors is as follows:
- One (1) seat – Indigenous representation
- One (1) Seat – Tidal energy development company
- One (1) Seat – British Columbia
- One (1) Seat – Open to all members
A vote is required for each of the four seat categories/allocations, meaning each member representative can vote once in each of the 4 categories.
Below are the nominees for each seat:
Candidates for the one (1) seat allocated for Indigenous representation
- Jarvis Googoo, Director of the Atlantic Indigenous Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AIEDIRP), Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC)
- Tanya Martinez, Founder & CEO, Mi’kma’ki Energy
Candidates for the one (1) seat allocated for a tidal energy development company
- Clyde Greenough, COO, Yourbrook Energy Systems Ltd
- Oliver Wragg, Development Director, Orbital Marine Power Ltd
Candidates for the one (1) seat allocated for British Columbia representation
- James Bartlett, Senior Technical Advisor, Oceanography, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.
- David Carten, CEO and Co-founder, Aks Wind Energy Corp.
Candidates for the one (1) seat allocated as an open seat
- Carlos Estupinan, Commercial Manager, Atlantic Towing Limited
- Philippe Farschi, Senior Vice President, Head of Wind Development, Novaporte
- Michael R. Montgomery, Founder and Principal, Latitude 44 Marine Advisory
- Owen Rataj, Director, Kalypso Offshore Energy
- Delia Warren, Senior Consultant, Daymark Energy Advisors (part of the Xodus Group)
- Jonathan White, Executive Commercial Officer – Canada and Australia, CSL Group
How to vote
Timeframe
The voting process runs from November 9, 2026 and runs until December 11, 2026.
Eligibility
Members in the Full, Leader, or Champion categories whose dues are current are eligible to vote in this election.
Votes are counted by company. This means each member company will get one ballot per category and can vote for up to one (1) candidate for each category. A category can be skipped if you choose not to vote for one or more of the categories.
The first ballots received from your company for each category will be the only ballots accepted. There are no exceptions. Please discuss with your colleagues prior to voting!
Casting your ballot
Voting will be done through an online election platform this year. To vote, please cast your electronic ballot by December 11, 2026 (11:59 pm AT) by clicking the button below.
*Note – you will be able to review all candidate bios again once you are in the election platform
