NAIMA Canada Staff

Jay Nordenstrom
Executive Director
Jay is currently a member of the Carleton University Board of Governors, and was the President of the Carleton University Alumni Association and a former member of the Carleton University Senate. He is also actively involved with a variety of charitable causes including the United Way where he received the Community Builder Award. He is also a past volunteer and board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa.
He was awarded Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 distinction which recognises accomplished leaders who are under the age of 40 and also give back to their community.

Andy Cockburn
Director, Education & Training
Andy maintains a position as President with his local Home Builders’ Association in Perth, Ontario; his experience in trades and non-profit work lead him to the Canadian Home Builders Association national office as Director of Professional Development and Manager of Association Services in 2018 and as Building Industry Program Manager with Guides.co in early 2019.
To foster his soft spot for teaching and trades, Andy is also working to help a STEM mentorship program from Nova Scotia called Techsploration with a national expansion, starting with a pilot program into Ontario.

Jillian McArthur
Communications Strategist
Prior to joining the NAIMA Canada team, Jillian received her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Communications as well as a post-graduate diploma with academic distinction from Algonquin College in Interactive Multimedia and Graphic Design.

Nick Gazo
Director, Regulatory and Technical Affairs
Nick received his Bachelor of Building Science Honours degree and Architecture Technology diploma from Algonquin College located in Ottawa, where he was recognized in their Fifty Faces of Notable Graduates Program. He is currently completing NRCan’s Energy Advisor certification program using the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS).