CAMBRIDGE – Samantha Lawson has been appointed the new chief administrative officer of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA).
The announcement was made at the GRCA general membership meeting on May 24, said chair Helen Jowett.
Lawson joined the GRCA in 2005 as a resource planner. In 2008, she progressed to the role of supervisor of resource planning, and has been serving as the GRCA’s manager of property since 2012.
Lawson has experience in urban planning, water quality, environmental impact assessments, wetlands and natural resource management. Her education includes an undergraduate degree in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, a Master of Arts degree in geography from the University of Guelph and a Master of Public Administration degree from Western University.
Lawson will begin in her new role on July 15. She succeeds retiring CAO Joe Farwell, who has held the post since 2010.
