{"id":63,"date":"2024-07-22T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:23:58","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/en\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2347b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f2347b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73213bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73213bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3093f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3093f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40ec66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a40ec66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148c6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"148c6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot.png 1080w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SWS-Updated-Headshot-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f0bcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37f0bcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42cea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e42cea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sean Strickland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660ba99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660ba99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1290f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef1290f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sean Strickland serves as the Executive Director of Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry, Sean started his career in the field with LiUNA as a Bricklayers Labourer at age 15. He was raised in a construction union household where his father was a business manager for Bricklayers Local 12 in Kitchener.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his appointment as Executive Director at Canada\u2019s Building Trades Union, Sean served as the CEO of the Ontario Construction Secretariat, the Business Manager for Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Grey Building Trades, and the Director of Business Development at Pomerleau, a major Canadian construction company. Sean has also served as an elected official for more than 25 years, first elected to public office in 1993 as a trustee with the local public school board, and won election six times as a regional councilor representing Waterloo.<\/p>\n<p>A recipient of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, Sean has been appointed to numerous boards and advisory committees including Helmets to Hardhats Canada, SkillPlan, the Canadian Development Corporation, and the Federal government\u2019s Union-Led Advisory Table. He currently serves as the Chair of BuildForce Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Sean is a graduate of the University of Waterloo\u2019s political science program, the Wilfrid Laurier Executive Management program and holds a Performance Management diploma from Harvard.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2cf04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b2cf04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a225c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a225c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">national office staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bee0c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bee0c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e3f1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2e3f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eecca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eecca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP.png 400w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ef1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ef1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joe piazza<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa301b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa301b0\" 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src=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NM-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NM.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46ed7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e46ed7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicole 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