2025-26 Executive Directors

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President: Adam Hatch

Chair, Conference Committee
Member, Corporate Planning Committee

Adam is a registered architect and heritage consultant experienced in all project phases and as well as a variety of types of reports from Heritage Evaluations to Statements of Significance and Conservation Plans. He has a keen interest in cultural projects and the integration of new construction with old structures, which has developed through his involvement on wide-ranging projects from vernacular wood houses to museums and art galleries, and large-scale concrete and masonry buildings. Adam has served on a wide range of boards and committees dealing with heritage conservation at the national, provincial, and municipal levels, and is knowledgeable on how conserving existing buildings is part of the sustainable growth and future of cities.

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Past President: Jean-Michel Carrière

Chair, Nomination Committee
Chair, Chapter Liaison Committee
Member, Finance Committee

Jean-Michel is a licensed Professional Engineer in both Ontario and Quebec. Jean-Michel has been with Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited since 2003 and has been principal with the company since 2017. Jean-Michel’s work includes structural investigation, evaluation, restoration and renovation of existing structures. Jean-Michel’s experience with existing structures was a natural progression to the field of heritage structural engineering, having recently worked on heritage projects such as 180 Wellington, the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park, the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park, F.A.C.E, Petit Pouvoir, Rideau Hall as well as the West Memorial Building.

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Vice-president: Sonya Jensen

Co-Chair, Education and Professional Development Committee
Co-Chair, Awards Committee
Chair, Code of Ethics and Conduct Committee
Member, Conference Committee
Member, Advocacy Committee

Sonya Jensen is an associate architect with DFS and holds professional and post professional degrees in Architecture, History and Theory and Historic Conservation. During her most recent Masters level studies, research focused on how inclusive narratives and new program needs could co-exist harmoniously in historic places. She believes that rehabilitation of the built environment permits for a deep examination of the world and an authentic building, upon that understanding.Involved in the design of cultural places in Canada for 25 years, Sonya is currently a Design Manager for the Rehabilitation of the Canadian Parliament, one of the most complex heritage restoration and modernisation projects in Canada’s history.

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Secretary: Ria Al-Ameen

Chair, Communication and Outreach Committee

Ria Al-Ameen is an Associate at Giaimo Architects. She is a registered architect (OAA) and a member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP), where she serves on the Board of Directors. She also volunteers for the Toronto Society of Architects as an Initiative Lead. Over the past ten years at Giaimo, she has overseen and contributed to countless design, restoration, and conservation projects from concept to completion. These projects include interior renovations and interventions for prestigious institutional buildings, as well as various heritage restoration, commemoration, and adaptive reuse projects across Ontario. Her projects include CAHP’s Codes Acceleration Fund project, Unlocking the Value of Existing Buildings; the Oculus Pavilion Revitalization, recipient of the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation; 300 High St. Residential Infill; and interior renovation and conservation projects at the University of Toronto and Victoria College. Her background in academia, leadership in public art installation projects, and ongoing engagement with the visual arts bring a creative and versatile perspective to her work.
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Co-Chair, Corporate Planning Committee
Chair, Finance Committee
Member, Conference Committee
Member, Education and Professional Development Committee

Nikolas is a Professional Engineer in the Building Science and Restoration Group at RJC Engineers. As part of this group Nikolas leads and is involved in projects including evaluations and rehabilitation programs of existing structures (both historic and modern), and building envelope consulting on new and retrofit construction projects. In addition to his education in structural engineering with a focus on building rehabilitation, Nikolas was part of the Heritage Calgary from 2013 to 2022, and is currently on the APT Canada Board of Directors. Nikolas has completed projects as a Consultant across Alberta, the Columbia and Elk Valleys in British Columbia and southern Saskatchewan.

Board of Directors 2025-26

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Member, Education and Professional Development Committee

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Member, Membership Committee

Member, Code of Ethics and Conduct Committee

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Chair, Advocacy Committee

Member, Corporate Planning Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Conference Committee

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Chair, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee

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Co-Chair, Education and Professional Development Committee

Member, Communications and Outreach Committee

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Member, Corporate Planning Committee

Member, Conference Committee

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Co-Chair, Membership Committee

Chair, Membership Sub-Committee

Member, Finance Committee

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Chair, Corporate Planning Committee

CAHP Operations

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Laura Curtis

Member Relations & Communications