Chair & Vice-Chair

Jen Angel is the CEO of Evergreen Canada, an organization that brings private, public and community capacity, ingenuity and investment together to build inclusive, sustainable public places that attract people and investment, support climate adaptation and mitigation, and contribute to well-being for all. Prior to Evergreen Canada, she was the President and CEO of Develop Nova Scotia, a provincial crown corporation, where her team engaged cross sectoral partners to develop and steward some of Nova Scotia's most visited public spaces, and multiple award-winning projects, including the Halifax and Lunenburg waterfronts and Peggy's Cove.

Jennifer was recognized in Atlantic Business Magazine's Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada in 2021, and among the Most Powerful Women in Atlantic Canada in 2022. She received the Inaugural Wije'winen Allyship Award 2022 from the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, and the Spirit of Halifax Award from Discover Halifax in 2021.

She is Placemaking Fellow with the Canadian Urban Institute and a member of the International Women's Forum. She is former Chair of the Board of both Discover Halifax, the destination management organization for Halifax, and the Downtown Halifax Business Commission. She was a Director and Chair of the Fundraising Cabinet for United Way Halifax, and served on the Executive Committee of the National Executive Forum on Public Property.

Peter Weltman serves as Director and Employee Owner at data analysis and cost engineering company, Technomics Inc. Previously, he was Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer from 2018 to 2023, where he and his office produced reports on the state of the province's economy, fiscal position, and a first-of-its-kind analysis of the cost of climate change impacts on publicly-owned infrastructure. Peter is also a member of the Peel Transition Board, advising the Government of Ontario on the restructuring of the Region of Peel.

Peter also has extensive experience working at the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) in Ottawa serving as Director of Executive Services, Communication and Parliamentary Relations, and as Senior Director, Costing and Expenditure Management to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Peter is also a Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, where he supports the Institute's objective of providing policy advice and research to support and enhance all Canadians' standard of living. He is also a founding member and former President of the Canadian Chapter of the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEEA). Peter holds an undergraduate degree in political science, and an MBA with a concentration in finance and governance. He is fluent in French and English.