Board of Directors

Manufacturing a Better Future

Michael J. Crothers, P.Eng.

BOARD CHAIR

Results driven, change leader, with a global perspective. Michael was President & Country Chair for Shell Canada for over 5 years of his 33-year Shell career. He brings wide international experience across five continents including the boards of Shell Canada, Shell E&P Ireland and Business in the Community. Michael has successfully led large, complex operations, joint ventures and the development, execution, commissioning, and start-up of mega projects. Michael was born and raised in Calgary. He is married with three children and is a recent grandfather to four delightful grandkids. Michael is a Professional Engineer.

Kevin Appelhof, CET

Entrepreneur and lifelong learner with an eye for detail. For the past 20 years Kevin has enjoyed the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur in Alberta as the co-founder and President at Carbon Controls Ltd. Kevin has provided technical support and product solutions for an array of instrumentation and electrical equipment for the past 28 years. He loves working in the field of Industrial Instrumentation Engineering Technology. Kevin and his family prioritize charity work as way to give back to the community serving in countries such as Belize, Costa Rica and Mexico. Kevin is a member of the International Society of Automation (ISA) and a Certified Engineering Technologist under the Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (ASET).

Dr. Jared Davis

Inventor, designer, and problem solver. Dr. Jared Davis is a well-respected and experienced leader in the mRNA manufacturing and mRNA therapeutics field. He was the Vice President of Technical Operations and Manufacturing at Arcturus Therapeutics of San Diego, CA. He led the design and implementation of the manufacturing processes used in the Arcturus clinical programs. While at Arcturus, Davis was named an inventor on multiple patents and was a key team member in the transition of Arcturus from a pre-clinical status to more mature stages. Currently, Jared is the President of Providence Therapeutics. He will guide the team through the transition to becoming a clinical company, with its Phase I clinical trial for the PTX-COVID19-B vaccine for Covid-19. Jared graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Biochemistry. He then received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sam Butcher. Following that he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University under Dr. Scott Strobel.

Brad Stevens, J.D., M.B.A., ICD.D

Collaborative, strategic, deal maker. Brad Stevens is an experienced, committed, innovative and entrepreneurial leader with a demonstrated history of building relationships to accomplish goals. Brad is excited to be a part of Alberta’s Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sector. He believes that Northern RNA’s can be an organization that helps to diversify the Alberta economy and that it will continue to create opportunities for employment. Brad is passionate about helping Calgarians. It is a way for him to give back to the city and as the former Deputy City Manager he cares deeply about Calgary’s success. Brad has three degrees from the University of Calgary; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Law, and Master of Business Administration. He is also a member of Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).