Johnny has provided leadership and oversight to all staff and programs since he joined the Metro Vancouver in 1997. He represents the organization to senior staff and councils of member municipalities in the region as well as external agencies and senior levels of government.
As commissioner of both the Greater Vancouver Water District and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, he exercises wide-ranging powers regarding capital and operating programs. Johnny also acts as executive director to the Greater Vancouver Labour Relations Bureau.
Previously, Johnny held positions as senior transportation planner and manager of planning policy for the City of Toronto, associate director of planning for the City of Vancouver, director of planning for the City of Surrey, and city manager for the City of Richmond.

Delia Laglagaron acts for and on behalf of the CAO on any and all matters relating to overall management of the Metro Vancouver’s diverse programs, with particular emphasis on contract approvals, authorization of staffing proposals and implementation of corporate-wide management systems. She is also deputy commissioner of the Water and Sewer Districts.

Heather Schoemaker leads a staff group that plans, develops, executes and communicates strategies, programs and initiatives to support Metro Vancouver services and priorities. Her team is responsible for continuing to promote regional sustainability broadly through the Metro Vancouver’s Sustainable Region Initiative. Other responsibilities include corporate communications, media relations, web programs, and three major corporate initiatives: co-ordinating the Metro Vancouver role in the World Urban Forum in 2006, co-ordinating the Metro Vancouver role in dealing with West Nile Virus and co-ordinating Metro Vancouver actions on Aboriginal Affairs/First Nation issues.

Paulette Vetleson leads a staff group that is responsible for providing administrative and legislative services to the political boards and committees, establishing practices and standards for managing corporate records, operating a library of Metro Vancouver publications and collections, ensuring adherence to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and establishing a contact centre to serve as the primary point of contact for public inquiries. Paulette’s team is also responsible for managing elections/ referendums for Electoral Area ‘A.’

Greg Smith leads a staff group that provides information technology resources for user groups across the corporation. His responsibilities include planning and acquiring hardware and software, managing networks and consulting with users on IT solutions to meet business needs, as well as communications technology. Greg also has responsibility for managing the Metro Vancouver’s Head Office building (including building maintenance, renovations and tenant relations), and for corporate safety, security and emergency management and response.

Linda Shore leads a staff group that provides a full range of human resource management services to all Metro Vancouver departments. The services provided include employee recruitment, labour and employee relations, compensation and benefits plans administration, organization development and training, internal communications, employee records and human resources information systems.

Malcolm Graham leads a staff group that provides collective bargaining, compensation, labour relations research and related employee relations services to the Metro Vancouver, its member municipalities and external fee-for-service employers.

Ralph Hildebrand leads a legal team that is responsible for providing legal advice to all departments and to the Boards of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater Vancouver Water District, the Greater Vancouver Sewer and Drainage District and the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation.  His responsibilities include planning for the long range development of the legal team in order to meet Metro Vancouver’s legal service needs, directing the provision of legal services and retaining and working with external counsel on opinion and litigation matters.

Doug Humphris leads a staff group that provides operations and maintenance functions across a diverse range of utilities infrastructure, including watershed management, drinking water treatment and supply, sewage and drainage collection and treatment, technical support and vehicle fleet maintenance. Doug also oversees the work of the Quality Control Division, which monitors drinking and receiving water quality.

The co-managers of this department lead staff who provide integrated planning and environmental management srevices. The department's activities include planning and analysis for regional water, liquid waste and solid waste utilities. Additional activities include managing residuals; regional growth planning; electoral area administration; social housing policy, and air quality monitoring and planning. The department also regulates air emissions, liquid waste sources and solid waste disposal, and manages programs to reduce environmental impact and demand for utility services by business. Toivo specializes in water, liquid waste and solid waste utility matters.

Ed Andrusiak leads a staff group that is engaged in planning, acquiring, maintaining and programming for an extensive parks network with properties across the region and in the lower Fraser Valley. Along with the preservation of green space and wildlife habitat, his responsibilities include managing active partnerships with park user groups and adjacent communities, as well as planning and implementing revenue initiatives in the parks.