FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Operating Officer Collaborate for Success As Sturgeon County navigates livelihoods. Like many closely with Chief in northern Alberta, Operating Officer, new opportunities and McCullough was Scott MacDougall who required to remain oversees both the uncertain terrain, it is reassuring objective in the face Infrastructure Services to have energetic and astute of extreme adversity and Community and to effectively Services divisions and Leadership Team Members with pivot OSCA strategy provides advice on and operations as local expenditures and considerable experience. In this he managed the budgets. leadership profile, we will hone complex wake of the unprecedented The dynamic between in on two key functions within disaster. the CAO and COO is integral to ensuring the Senior Administration that work While the emergency smooth and efficient SCOTT MACDOUGALL together to drive performance tested his leadership running of key Sturgeon and strength, County services. Like his and accountability. McCullough was CAO counterpart, Scott adaptable and well equipped thanks to MacDougall is a tactical leader with an The County Commissioner role, also known previous experience working in private impressive track record that spans decades. as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), is industry and as part of senior public sector the responsibility of Reegan McCullough. teams within various Government of A University of Calgary Civil Engineering For nearly a year and a half, McCullough Alberta Ministries. His in-depth knowledge graduate, MacDougall is well versed in has been tasked with the oversight of of federal and provincial housing programs, the technical side of development and all Sturgeon County disability services, possesses exceptional skills in relationship business including tourism, and social- and business management. His ability to divisions related based supports and leverage his engineering, operational and to: Transportation assistance served him executive experience in various mining, and Engineering, well as he dealt with the refining, transportation, agriculture and Utility and Waste increasingly arduous civil infrastructure portfolios prior to Management, Fleet task of unifying and joining Sturgeon County two years ago and Facility, Protective speeding the recovery has been an invaluable asset to Sturgeon Services, Family and of a community in crisis. County. Community Support, Agriculture, Landfill Throughout his More recently, MacDougall has had added as well as Health and career, McCullough responsibilities related to the Covid-19 Safety. has demonstrated pandemic. This is due to the fact that the that he is not easily COO role also fulfills the very important McCullough is a daunted. His insightful duty of Counties Director of Emergency skilled professional and methodical Management. with an eye for detail REEGAN MCCULLOUGH approach to business and uncanny ability and partnership Be it pivoting during an emergency, to manage multiple development has leading diverse workforces, managing priorities. He also knows too well how an been evident since assuming the Chief complex multi-million dollar budgets, unexpected moment in time can define a Administrative Officer role back in or identifying process efficiencies, region. November of 2018. both MacDougall and McCullough are In addition to the significant responsibility continuing to hit their stride. We are In 2016, as the Fort McMurray wildfire of efficiently managing day-to-day County indeed fortunate to have such qualified emergency unfolded, McCullough and his affairs, McCullough is laser focused on contributors on the executive leadership Oil Sands Community Alliance (OSCA) team identifying and advancing opportunities team with a lengthy list of achievements worked tirelessly to mobilize resources, that will boost local resilience and ensure and clear passions for all things rural. share vital communication, and protect long-term regional benefits. He works READ MORE SturgeonCounty.ca/behindthescenes.