QM Environmental

Chad Ralph

Director, Environment, Health and Safety

Agnes Wietrzynski

President and Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Ajibola

Chief Operating Officer

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Chad Ralph brings over 18 years of experience in the construction industry, with the last 12 years dedicated to health, safety, and environmental (EHS) management across diverse sectors including nuclear, renewable energy, and oil & gas. His multidisciplinary background enables him to lead with a comprehensive and adaptable approach to EHS strategy and execution. As Central & West Regional EHS Manager, Chad oversees a broad geographical territory spanning from Manitoba to British Columbia and into the territories. He provides strategic guidance and operational support to EHS Coordinators and project teams, ensuring the highest safety standards across varied construction and industrial sites. Chad is recognized for his ability to foster safety culture, engage frontline teams, and drive continuous improvement. A skilled communicator and former high school teacher, he brings years of instructional experience and public speaking expertise to his role. His engaging style and clarity in presenting complex topics have earned him consistently positive feedback and strengthened his impact as an educator and leader in the EHS space.

Director, Environment, Health and Safety

Chad Ralph

Agnes Wietrzynski is an authentic business leader who has been elevating the environmental industry to new levels for the last 13 years. As a former refugee and immigrant to Canada, she comes from very humble beginnings and has worked tirelessly for her achievements. While working in the industry, she completed her MBA at Queen’s University and was also recognized with the Creativity and Innovation Award. As an accomplished business leader with an entrepreneurial sense, she has overseen business operations, major infrastructure projects, emergency response, industrial services, and business development. With a grassroots approach to business, she has adapted strategies to meet changing industry circumstances. Wietrzynski has driven and navigated through accelerated growth of companies and has led integration following M&A activity. She was recognized in 2022 by Onsite Magazine as one of the Top 40 under 40 in Construction in Canada.

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Agnes Wietrzynski

Michelle Ajibola brings nearly 20 years of expertise in the engineering and construction industry to her position as COO of QM Environmental. With an MBA in operations management from the Jack Welch Management Institute and a degree in electrical engineering from Western University, she has held key roles in operations and project management at reputable companies. Ajibola is known for her strategic initiatives, meticulous project setups, risk reduction strategies, and performance monitoring methods. Her leadership has consistently driven business growth, aligned operations with corporate vision, and delivered outstanding customer experiences. She prioritizes creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and nurturing strong stakeholder relationships.

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Jasmyn Kozlowsky

Vice President, Human Resources

Jasmyn holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree, a Masters of Business Administration, and has her CHRL designation. Having served as a strategic leader across various sectors and industries, Jasmyn has continuously spearheaded the development, execution, and reinforcement of business strategies through robust human resources programs. Collaborating closely with organizational leaders, she drove initiatives in all areas of human resources and organizational effectiveness, shaping a culture of positivity and driving organizational success. Jasmyn’s career journey reflects an unwavering pursuit of excellence, blending analytical skills with people-centric leadership to drive constructive organizational outcomes.

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Joel Weerdenburg

Vice President, Regional Operations – Eastern Canada

With over 13 years of industry experience, Joel Weerdenburg is an accomplished professional with extensive knowledge in hazardous material abatement, demolition/decommissioning, and remediation. His dedication and commitment to projects over the years have allowed him to work his way up to his current position. Throughout his tenure as an estimator and project manager, he has successfully led many large projects around the nation. This includes projects within the landfilling, oil and gas, mining, heavy industrial, commercial, and residential industries. His educational credentials include an honours diploma in construction engineering from Mohawk College, Ontario, and additional physics, mathematics, transportation engineering, and risk management courses. Over the years, Weerdenburg has maintained a commitment to furthering his knowledge base. As a result, he currently holds designations as a Project Management Professional (PMP), National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) and Certified Technician in the Civil Discipline (C.Tech) and is also Construction Estimator Certified (CEC).

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QM Environmental is an environmental services contractor with offices and qualified teams across Canada. The firm leverages the unique strengths, knowledge, and experience of its over 600 employees to deliver solutions to clients’ challenges. It prides itself on being highly responsive with an ability to mobilize quickly. Recognized as a 5-Star Safety Culture 2025 winner by Canadian Occupational Safety, QM Environmental has fine-tuned its skills and experience as a strong partner, particularly in the construction, mining, transit, and energy industries. Chad Ralph says, “We empower every worker, supervisor, and manager to be an ambassador for safety by actively encouraging active involvement in safety initiatives through health and safety committees, quarterly environment, health, and safety (EHS) meetings, participating in safety audits, and recognition of employees who demonstrate safe behaviour with quarterly safety awards.” QM Environmental has developed a comprehensive Training Awareness Competence program outlining the process to identify, document, track, and budget for EHS training, awareness, and competence requirements of employees. During onboarding, all employees undergo EHS awareness training via the Learning Management System based on their role, location of work, and division. This extends to existing employees, who receive a title change or promotion prior to completing tasks in their new position. The company has undertaken an ambitious action plan that includes:

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Chris Yaremko

Vice President, Regional Operations – Western Canada

Nicholas Doucette

Vice President, Special Projects and New Markets

Shawn Barton

Vice President, Emergency Environmental Services

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With over 18 years of experience in the industry, Chris Yaremko brings extensive knowledge of demolition, hazardous materials abatement, remediation, and reclamation. He graduated from the Northern Institute of Technology in Biological Sciences – Renewable Resource Management Technology and has a degree in environmental science from the University of Lethbridge. Yaremko’s vast project experience across Western Canada includes large- and small-scale demolition projects, extensive mine site remediation and reclamation, roadway and utility corridor development, large and small excavation projects, fueling station upgrades and decommissioning, pipeline and facility construction and decommissioning, and storm pond and landfill construction.

Vice President, Regional Operations – Western Canada

Chris Yaremko

Nicholas Doucette, P.Eng., is an environmental contractor who is a passionate advocate for innovation in the pursuit of safer, more sustainable environmental and remediation projects. He is responsible for various groups delivering complex, large, and sensitive projects across Canada in marine, civil, climate resiliency, specialty construction, and environmental technologies. He has been with QM for over 11 years and has worked on projects from coast to coast, including some of Canada’s largest environmental projects such as the Sydney Tar Ponds, Port Lands, Port Hope, Rock Bay, and Esquimalt Harbour portfolios.

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Nicholas Doucette

Shawn Barton is a seasoned professional in environmental and industrial services, bringing over 30 years of experience to the field. He specializes in environmental emergency response and hazardous waste management, having successfully managed thousands of incidents across Canada, including pipeline releases, train derailments, natural disasters, and support for law enforcement and military operations. Barton manages a team of skilled professionals who develop effective solutions for both planned and emergent customer needs in field and facility applications. Additionally, as chairman of the Canadian Emergency Response Contractors Alliance (CERCA), he collaborates closely with regulators and industry stakeholders to enhance environmental emergency response services nationwide.

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Shawn Barton

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“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories,” says McLean. “Our im is to continue to grow our market relevance and strengthen our partnerships with our strategic brokers as we expand our leadership position in key sectors. “We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”

Reducing the total number of incidents and incident costs compared to 2024 – by linking KPIs such as maintaining inspection frequency and employee competency to annual performance plans, driven by safety management teams, regional managers/directors, project managers, supervisors, EHS coordinators, and regional managers Creating a culture of psychological safety, teamwork, innovation, and creativity – integrating the culture strategy with HR and marketing based on newly released values, integrating employee engagement surveys with HR (with safety and sustainability questions), and relaunching the Psychologically Safe Leaders/Guarding Minds at Work program Increase Ecovadis Sustainability score – launching initiatives to achieve core ESG factors identified in materiality assessment

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“We believe there is no better resource than a competent employee who has the knowledge of internal policies and procedures, safety protocols, relevant external, or industry-specific requirements to perform their tasks safely and efficiently,” says Agnes Wietrzynski. “Done safely, without compromise is not only our health and safety motto, but it also serves as the foundation of our company culture, values, and approach to every project.” QM Environmental canvasses employee concerns and suggestions on safety culture, allowing them to communicate directly with supervisors in daily toolbox talks, confidential employee engagement surveys, or with their local Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees/Representatives (JHSC). Potential solutions and actionable plans based on this feedback are discussed and implemented either at the site level or communicated through JHSC recommendations. There is also a strong corporate commitment to engage Indigenous Peoples on all projects undertaken, which has led to more than 10 partnerships with Indigenous groups throughout Canada. Michelle Agibola adds, “We respect and value local culture, tradition, and protocol and dedicate the time and resources necessary to establish collaborative working relationships that ensure project success for all stakeholders.”

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