Our Team

Chris Ballard

Chris Ballard has a history of supporting environmental and land use causes, most recently as the Ontario’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change implementing the government’s plan for a clean environment and a sustainable economy. He also served as the Minister of Housing and the Minister responsible for Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy and a Member of the Treasury Board. Chris’ political experience also includes being a municipal councillor in Aurora, Ontario. Chris is a past Executive Director of the 60,000 member Consumers’ Association of Canada (Ontario) and a founding board member of the Consumers Council of Canada. His leadership in journalism, communications and public affairs includes terms as President and Board member of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. ×

Chris Petit

Chris is a Passive House designer, tradesperson, site supervisor, construction verifier, trainer, and building certifier accredited by the Passive House Institute. He has provided design support and energy modeling services since 2008 with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, Clean Energy Coalition, Regenerative Design, and CertiPHIers Cooperative. ×

Darlene Trimm

Darlene is passionate about building valued relationships and connecting people to ideas, experts and solutions for impact and growth. With over 20 years in the financial industry and business development, she combines strong business acumen with a keenness for knowledge sharing and is often relied upon as a trusted advisor. She is known for being an engaging, curious, and effective communicator with a focus on continuous improvement opportunities. She empowers and fosters inclusive leadership in others and motivates for success in an ever changing fast-paced global environment. She brings her enthusiasm and experience to Passive House Canada to share value and support to our growing membership. ×

Sana Amin

Sana works to create and build relationships at Passive House Canada. She works with stakeholders and all levels of Government to bring awareness to Passive House Canada’s mission and adoption of International Passive House standards. Sana’s experience includes working at the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth in Ontario and in the HVAC industry. She is passionate about government, politics and climate change. Sana has a BA in Political Science and a post-graduate certificate in Government Relations. ×

Hayden Morin

Hayden holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, majoring in Marketing, from Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia. He has worked on various construction sites throughout his life, learning what it takes to erect structures firsthand. Hayden is passionate about sustainable buildings, infrastructure and hopes to affect Canadian building standards and policy. In his free time, he likes learning about new things, detailing vehicles, and touring around Victoria on his motorcycle. He hopes to soon get a fully electric pick-up truck! ×

Jessica Weber

Jessica is a graphic designer and web developer from Vancouver Island. She's worked for years creating online and print materials in the Passive House industry for several organizations across North America. Jessica is passionate about the environment and volunteers in her spare time with local environmental groups. ×

Sophie Morris

Sophie combines her life-long love for art and design with her passion for the environment and sustainability by creating content for Passive House Canada’s various social media channels. She holds an Honours BA in Art History and Visual Studies and is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Art Conservation at Queens University. ×