Meet the H2H® Leadership Team

He was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Department in January 2000. Through its affiliated international unions, the Department, based in Washington, DC, represents more than three million tradespeople throughout North America.

Joe was the founder, and served as a member of the Board of Directors, of Helmets to Hardhats in the United States. McGraw-Hill Publishing’s ENR Magazine named Joe its “2004 Man of the Year” for his work in creating this innovative and outstanding program.

In October 2005, Joe returned to his roots in the Boilermakers union, and served as International Vice President for Canada until December 2018.

Joe is the founder of the Canadian Helmets to Hardhats program and is currently the National Executive Director of H2H. Joe has also served as President of the Quality Control Council of Canada, and as a trustee on the boards of directors of various funds throughout Canada.

In 2016, for his work in founding the Canadian H2H program, Joe was awarded Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross by Governor General David Johnston. The award recognizes Canadians for exceptional deeds that bring honour to our country.

Joe and his wife Jeanette live in Markham, Ontario and have been married for 45 years, with two children and two grandchildren.
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He participated in many Unit, Brigade and NATO Exercises. Normand has participated in Border security during the Montreal Olympic games, part of the team securing the Montreal Penitentiary institutions, and participated to three United Nations Missions. He was promoted Chief Warrant Officer after 15 years of service and for the next 22 years he was involved in many senior positions at the Tactical, Operational and Strategic level, assisting Commanders at several levels leading the Institution. As a Formation level CWO, he assisted other Formation CPO1/CWO in the new Development Period in training and education level, concentrating in the Development Period 4 and 5 for senior Institutional leadership education & training. He was deployed in two internationals missions: Bosnia-Herzegovina and El-Gora Egypt, holding senior level positions. He later became the second Director of the Non Commission Member Professional Development Center at the College Militaire Royal of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Before his retirement in 2012 the Canadian Forces CWO appointed him the new Quality of Life CWO for military members and their families.

Governor General of Canada, her Excellency Michaëlle Jean, appointed Normand Trépanier to the Order of Member Military Merit in 2006.
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As a predominantly Class A Reservist, MGen (Ret’d) Bury also held a civilian position with the Department of the Solicitor General, Government of Alberta, retiring as a senior manager in 2013. Due to the support and engagement of the Government of Alberta for the Reservists within it’s employ, MGen (Ret’d) Bury was able to effectively balance both demanding careers, receiving significant periods of military leave from his civilian employer and completing five operational deployments.

MGen (Ret’d) Bury holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Boston University and is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College, Advanced Military Studies Program.
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In 2000 he was offered and accepted a commission as a Marine Systems Engineering Officer. He worked in a variety of engineering positions including a four-year term overseeing the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s unique Victoria class simulators and trainers. In 2010 he was promoted to Lieutenant-commander and posted to Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) PRESERVER as the Marine Systems Engineering Officer. On completion of his tour, he was posted to Ottawa as part of the Joint Support Ship (JSS) project under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, to help restore shipyards, rebuild the marine industry and create sustainable jobs in Canada.

Dave returned to Halifax in 2013 to work in the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School as the Engineering and Technology Training Officer, overseeing the academic training of the RCN’s technical trades from apprentice to journeyman level. He worked with the staff and students through various training methods including the introduction of technology enhanced learning techniques to better prepare students for on-the-job training and advancement of their careers. His final posting was as Chief of Staff for Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) Safety and Environment, an organization that provided MARLANT with national and international policy interpretation on over 30 different safety and environmental programs.

Retiring after 36+ years of service, he remained with MARLANT Safety and Environment for another 3 years in the civilian role of Chief of Staff prior to joining the Helmets to Hardhats team in May 2021.

During his military career Dave was introduced to competitive marksmanship, competing in military and civilian matches. As Team Captain, supported by an outstanding tri-service team, he led the MARLANT Combat Shooting Team to the CAF Small Arms Competition in Ottawa several times over a ten-year period, successfully competing against some of the best military marksmen in the CAF.
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