As British Columbia Director, Patricia Lightburn will represent CanREA members and help advance policy outcomes in the province.
Ottawa, May 1, 2025—The Canadian Renewable Energy Association CanREA) is excited to welcome Patricia Lightburn as our new Director, British Columbia. She will represent CanREA members in BC, lead the BC Network, engage with stakeholders and work with members to advance CanREA’s strategic policy priorities in the BC market.
“We are thrilled to welcome Patricia to CanREA, especially at this critical time for renewable energy and energy storage industry in BC,” said Vittoria Bellissimo, CanREA’s President and CEO.
Prior to joining CanREA, Lightburn was a managing consultant at Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors. She has also held roles at Innergex Renewable Energy, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Ontario Power Authority (now the IESO).
“BC has embarked on a once-in-a-generation energy transition and I couldn’t be more excited to join the CanREA team, to support a thriving and sustainable renewable energy and storage industry in this province,” she said.
Lightburn holds a master’s degree from Sciences Politiques in Paris, France. She is based in Squamish, British Columbia.
To see CanREA’s growing roster of professionals serving Canada’s renewable energy industry, visit the “Our team” webpage.