Meet Our Team

Creating smart energy products is our passion and commitment. Every day, we’re inspired and driven by the potential that comes from connecting people to their environment.

Janice Cheam – President & CEO

Janice is a founder and an entrepreneurial executive whose vision, commitment, and passion have been the driving force behind Energy Aware since inception. Before launching Energy Aware, she demonstrated leadership and visionary success with the marketing group of CTV, Canada’s most watched television station. Janice holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with a specialization in Marketing from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Lauren Kulokas – Chief Operating Officer
Lauren is a founder and an operations and logistics professional whose strong analytical skills were honed while working in the reliability-engineering and sales support departments of SKF Canada, a world leader in bearing manufacturing and distribution. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (BaSC) in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Commerce from the University of British Columbia.

Jonathan Hallam – VP Engineering
Prior to joining Energy Aware, Jon’s experience included the role of team leader of Canada’s Thunderbird Robotics at the NASA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenge, a US military-led engineering project.  Jon holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

Colin McKerracher – Director of Sales and Marketing
Colin McKerracher brings experience in business development, financial analysis, and public relations in the cleantech industry to the Energy Aware team. Prior to joining Energy Aware, Colin worked as the business development manager of a Canadian biofuel company.  Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business and Marketing from University of British Columbia.