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10th Anniversary

Terry Adamson has spent 38 years in the fenestration industry.  He is the epitome of an industry ladder climber.  Beginning with Cascade Windows in Langley, B.C., in 1985, he loaded windows onto delivery trucks with an eye on a career and opportunity to advance.  With a keen sense of detail, the technical aspects drew him to all facets of development and design with stops in logistics, production, purchasing, sales, then spending eleven years as general manager and 10 years as Technical Director for Westeck Windows just east of Vancouver.  He also served for 11 years with WDMA-BC/FenBC to June 2015, including two terms as president, then spent seven years on the board of Fenestration Canada, including one term as association president.  A vocal advocate for the industry; competitor, or ally, he sees all as colleagues in a challenging industry.  In May of 2021, Terry joined Fenestration Canada as their on-staff Technical Director. Terry appreciates the challenges facing manufacturers trying to work under confusing building codes and market conditions and is never reluctant to voice his opinion or listen to others in the hopes of finding solutions.

Since joining WZMH in 2005, Nicola has brought a high level of energy and creativity to the design of several award-winning projects including the Durham Region Courthouse and Bay-Adelaide office tower. He leads design teams on projects ranging from mixed-use master plans to highly technical commercial reclads. As a member of London’s Urban Design Review Panel, he contributed expert feedback on development applications and municipal developments. Nicola has a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree from Toronto Metropolitan University. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the firm, Nicola was appointed a Principal of WZMH in 2010.

Jennifer is experienced in the design and project management of residential, institutional, and commercial building types in Canada and abroad. Prior to joining WZMH in 2021, she spearheaded multi-unit residential projects for affordable housing clients such as Toronto Community Housing and Wigwamen Inc., Ontario’s largest urban Aboriginal housing provider. Through this work, she gained a strong understanding of renovation and overcladding initiatives, as well as experience with community engagement. Jennifer holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto where she is a Sessional Lecturer. In 2019, she received the Centennial Fund from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for her early career contributions to the architectural profession.

Andrew Dolphin has been in the glazing industry for over 20 years, first with Sherwood Windows and Trulite and for the last six years managing operations at BVGlazing Systems. He is past president of the Ontario Glass and Metal Association and holds a Certified Technical Representative designation from CSC Toronto. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Guelph.

Adam Franklin is CEO of Saand, overseeing over 570,000 square feet of manufacturing space in four facilities. He became CEO two years ago after a 14-year career as a process engineer for the company. He has a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.

Amy Roberts is the Director of Canadian and Technical Glass Operations for the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance. In this role, Roberts recommends and implements strategies to address critical issues in the Canadian market relative to fenestration and glass products and keeps the pulse of Canadian residential and commercial construction market trends. Her key focus is the needs of Canadian fenestration and insulating glass companies. Roberts oversees the FGIA FENBC Region, particularly member services and technical and business operations. She communicates regularly with members to identify residential and commercial topics of interest and works to effectively address those topics via presentations at regional events, webinars, standards and more. She also maintains strong relationships with government officials and local organizations in BC to further the objectives of the FENBC Region. In addition, she represents FGIA and the industry in the Canadian national building and energy code and regulatory arenas relative to fenestration and glass products and serves as staff liaison for related committees and task groups. Roberts has more than 23 years of industry experience in glass and IG manufacturing and in both residential and commercial window manufacturing. She started her fenestration journey working at a residential wood window manufacturer, then moved to a full service residential and commercial glass shop before ultimately landing in glass fabrication, where she spent 16 years in sales. Before joining FGIA, Roberts served as a board member for FENBC, now the FGIA FENBC Region. She lives in British Columbia with her husband.

Ray Wakefield has been in the glass industry since 1977, starting his career at Armalux Glass Industries as a sales representative and moving to Trulite in 1983 as architectural glass manager. He was a director and president of the Insulating Glass Manufacturer’s Association of Canada between 1991 and 2000 and oversaw that association’s merger with the Sealed Insulating Glass Manufacturers Association. Ray has been a member of ASTM International E06 Performance of Buildings task groups and was the chairperson of the Canadian General Standards Board Can12.8 committee for insulating glass. He chaired the ISO TC160 SCWG 4 Insulating Glass Canadian Advisory Committee and was president and governor of the Insulating Glass Certification Council from 2007 to 2011. He was also member of the Canadian Standards Association’s joint A440-11 group developing the North American Fenestration Standard.