About

Levonne Louie retired from the oil and gas industry after almost 40 years in the industry. She has deep experience in land, negotiations, government relations, business development, strategy development, mediation and coaching. Her oil and gas experience ranges from working for a multinational major to managing her own consulting company.  A member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen from 1980 to 2020, Levonne was granted the P.Land designation in 1990, served three terms on the Board of the CAPL and was presented with the CAPL’s Special Recognition Award in 2015. Levonne Louie was named the 2019 Legacy Leader by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administrators.

Levonne has a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration, all from the University of Calgary. Her professional development includes a Conflict Resolution, Mediation Certificate from Mount Royal College (now Mount Royal University) and a Personal and Business Coaching Certificate from Coach U. A graduate of the Directors Education Program of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Levonne was granted the ICD.D designation in April, 2011. Levonne was granted a TQUK (Training Qualifications UK) Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate in February, 2021.

Levonne was appointed a public representative, Lay Bencher, to the Board of the Law Society of Alberta in September, 2022. The Law Society of Alberta is the regulatory body for Alberta lawyers and strives to promote and enforce a high standard of professional and ethical conduct.

Similarly for the medical profession, Levonne serves as a Public Member on the Council of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (“CPSA”) where she currently chairs the Governance Committee and Finance and Audit Committee. She also served on the CPSA’s Strategic Planning Working Group (Chair), the Anti-Racism Anti-Discrimination Action Advisory Committee, the Governance Review Committee, the Building Fund Initiatives Working Group, the Compensation Advisory Committee, the Legislation and Bylaws Committee and the Executive. The CPSA’s mission is to protect the public and ensure trust by guiding the medical profession.

In September, 2022, Levonne was also appointed to the Medical Council of Canada in the public member category. The MCC strives for the highest level of medical care in Canada through excellence in assessment of physicians.

Levonne has also served in the past on a number of diverse boards including the Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Alberta Theatre Projects, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen and numerous community and sports organization boards.

Levonne has taught for the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary, both in their Organization Behaviour and Design (Human Resources) concentration and in their Petroleum Land Management concentration. She was a member of the Dean’s Ad Hoc Committee for the establishment of the Petroleum Land Management Program at the University of Calgary. Levonne also teaches seminars, is a guest lecturer and gives presentations for various groups on subjects related to the oil and gas industry and/or women’s leadership.

Levonne has drawn on her extensive oil and gas experience to author three books. While the first two books focus on the land, exploration and production sides of the business, her third book talks about her experiences working as a woman in a male dominated industry and captures the gems of wisdom she collected along her journey.