APRA AGM 2025

I have worked for NOVA Chemicals Corporation, Alberta’s largest resin producer, for over 20 years in a variety of leadership roles. In my current role as Strategic Ventures Manager- Circular Solutions, I focus on leading Circular Economy initiatives across NOVA. This work recognizes the value in post-use plastics and works to extend the lifecycle of plastics products and packaging through innovative practices and initiatives. This includes mechanical and advanced (chemical) recycling.

During my tenure at NOVA, I have worked in multiple areas of the company including Finance, Operations, Commercial and Sustainability. I previously served on the Board of Directors of the Joffre Cogen Joint Venture for over 10 years, representing NOVA in overseeing the operations of Canada’s largest cogeneration power plant.

My education includes Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Calgary. I am also a Chartered Accountant and a Project Management Professional.

I joined the APRA Board in August 2021 and became President in January 2022. Under my leadership along with my fellow Board members, APRA has increased its membership, completed multiple submissions to Government on plastics recycling policies, created strong relationships with the Alberta Government as well as other national trade associations and successfully hosted multiple industry networking events along with the highly successful first annual Alberta Circular Plastics Day. I look forward to continuing my work with APRA to help APRA and its members to continue to thrive and grow as together we advance the circular economy in Alberta.

As Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) Regional Delivery Manager, Courtenay has responsibility for several key environmental regulatory portfolios for Dow Chemical Canada ULC’s (Dow’s) Alberta Operations and multiple sustainability initiatives advancing Dow’s ambitious Sustainability Goals right here in Alberta. Courtenay utilizes her strengths as a relationship builder to develop strong well-established relationships with provincial and federal environmental regulatory agencies, as well as a broad network of industry, vendor, community, and stakeholder relationships. As a sustainability leader in the province of Alberta, Courtenay plays a critical role supporting Dow’s existing assets, while also supporting Dow’s proposed Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero expansion project, which will create the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions.

Courtenay joined Dow in 2007, where she spent the first eight years of her career in various manufacturing roles supporting production, projects, and major turnarounds. She joined EHS&S in 2015. Prior to working at Dow, Courtenay brings a broad range of international work experience in a variety of areas, such as Human Resources, Non-profits, and Consulting. Courtenay holds a Bachelors of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in the province of Alberta. Courtenay is an active volunteer both at Dow and in her community, with a focus on sustainability and environmental programs, as well as inclusion, diversity & equity (ID&E) initiatives. She is currently undergoing BoardSource Certification.

Dow has been a member of APRA since the beginning, and Courtenay is proud to have served on the Board of Directors and the Executive of APRA since April 2022. During this short time, Courtenay has taken an active role in APRA’s operations serving on the Executive as Vice-President, acting as Executive Lead for the Communications committee, promoting APRA in government and academia, and co-leading negotiations for new program implementation at APRA. Courtenay states, “APRA has worked to create such influential change in the province of Alberta in the past year, and I am happy to be a part of the execution of this strategy. It would be an honour and a privilege to continue to advance the Plastics Circular Economy in Alberta with another term on the Board of Directors.” Courtenay is based in the Greater Edmonton area.

Jarrett Rydall is new to the plastics recycling industry. He started his career in plastics recycling, February of 2020 when he took on the roll as Plant Manager for PolyAg Recycling Ltd., an agricultural film recycler based out of Bashaw, AB. Over a short period of time Jarrett gained a vast knowledge of PCR manufacturing and the mechanics of the equipment.

Jarrett continues to manage the Bashaw facility under the new ownership, Revolution Sustainable Solutions (Canada) Inc. as of January 2024. He just recently took a seat on APRA’s Board of Directors in July of 2024. He is actively learning APRA’s role in plastic recycling.

As Associate General Counsel and Director of Sustainability for the Heartland Business Unit at Inter
Pipeline, Ms. Garratt is responsible for legal oversight for all matters relating to the Heartland Business
Unit and building and implementing a sustainability strategy relating to emissions and plastics circularity for the Heartland Business Unit. Prior to joining Inter Pipeline in 2018, Ms. Garratt worked in-house with two other mid-stream companies, with significant experience in commercial work and project development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Laws/Juris Doctorate Degree from Queen’s University and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.
Ms. Garratt was a board member for four years and co-chair for two years with the Women’s Centre of
Calgary and was a board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel Alberta Chapter as well.