Our Team

Anthony began his career in right-of-way in 2012 after a workplace injury caused him to have to retrain as a land agent. Upon graduating from the Olds College Land Agent Program in 2014, he found opportunity with SunAgro Land Services. There he learned much about the industry and took interest in the safety side of the business. When SunAgro merged with Evolve, Anthony continued to work in the Transportation division and eventually made the jump to Telecommunications. There he honed his skills as a project manager and field agent. His passion for a safe workplace continued to grow and soon Evolve asked Anthony to take over the Health and Safety portfolio. His experience with multiple audits, proposals and instilling a safety culture at Evolve has opened many doors for us. Today Anthony holds two roles, Health and Safety Manager as well as Municipal Affairs Specialist. The later includes review of municipal bylaws, polices, area structure plans, and application criteria to ensure we follow any processes they may have for telecommunication facilities. This also includes initial and ongoing discussions with the municipalities to understand and relay their concerns and comments to the team/client, work through the municipalities concerns, fill in and submit development, discretionary, conditional-use, and variation permit/request applications. Anthony also participates in presentations for open houses and to various councils in an effort to have the sites approved for our clients. When Anthony isn't on dual duty with Evolve he spends his time gardening, cooking (even making his own pasta noodles) and of course enjoying time with his beloved family.

Since starting his career in the energy industry in the late 90’s Craig has had the good fortune of working extensively throughout Western Canada and abroad. With the emphasis of his career being focused on exploration, Craig has participated in delineation of emerging markets of upstream oil and gas and mineral discovery and development projects.

With roots at a field level Craig’s career path has seen him play key roles in operations, project management, coordinating and supervising projects in North America. He has run operations for an exploration service provider both in Canada and the USA. Coordinating staff and equipment mobilization for the continental US, Australia, and Great Britain. This experience has led Craig into business development roles selling service in the ever-changing marketplace in Calgary for the past many years. Craig has teamed with industry leads and assisted in the design, development and manufacturing of a unique product line that is dedicated to keep up with uncertain market demands. Craig supported staffing the new product line and implementing the service as an industry standard while tackling marketing of the new product line and finding headroom where capacity was previously unrealized. Craig enjoys accessing alternate markets and using his experience in this to create new applications for service. His belief is working in a team environment provides the strongest customer service and is the key for success of any project.

Outside of work Craig may or may not be found. He is usually exploring his surroundings with his family. A quiet weekend, when not at the rink or around a campfire with friends, usually involves an expedition to a ski hill, a fishing hole, or some other form of outdoor sporting. Craig’s parents instilled the gift of travel at a young age, and he has spent much time in spent in Central America, many countries in Asia. Australia, Britain and South America for both employment and enjoyment.

Personal relationships are most important to Craig, He strives to relate to a wide variety of people and points of view, it is fresh perspective that drives Craig to build connections. Landing in a business development role at a multi disciplined land acquisition firm is the perfect place to explore this true passion.

Stewart ‘Stew’ Anderson worked for the City of Winnipeg for 33 years, 19 of which were with the City’s Real Estate Department. During this time Stew was responsible for the negotiating, utility easement, commercial leases, appraisal reviews, partial and full acquisitions of both residential and commercial properties.

In 2001, Stew became an active member of the IRWA (International Right of Way Association) and received his SR/WA (Senior Right-of-Way) designation in 2006. Stew is a past president of the IRWA’s Manitoba Chapter 66, past president of the Canadian Right of Way Educational Foundation, presently the Region 10 (Western Canada) Vice-Chair and has been asked to Chair a Committee to review the IRWA’s by-laws.

For the last 8 years with Evolve, Stew has exclusively concentrated on land acquisition projects that required expropriation and coordination of the timing of land acquisitions, monitoring acquisition/expropriation budgets, and liaising with property owners. In addition, Stew was responsible for developing the acquisition/expropriation strategy for the South/West Bus Rapid Transit Stage 2 Project, which is the City of Winnipeg’s largest land acquisition/expropriation project in the last 30 years.

No stranger to team building, Stew has over 28 years of athletic coaching experience. He has coached athletes from elementary school age to the university level, with many athletes moving on to have successful university careers and even professional careers.

With almost a decade in the surface land industry, Lilly is an asset in her role as a Lead Administrator.  Joining Evolve after a merger, Lilly has been a key member of the Upstream team, with a focus on Crown acquisitions. Her positive attitude and upbeat personality have seen her thrive as our team continues to grow. As Lead Administrator, Lilly enjoys how each day brings a new challenge and learning opportunity that keeps life interesting.

When she is not working, Lilly is chasing after her two young kids which has become her favorite pastime.

With her family’s history in oil and gas, Caitlin was bound for a career in the industry. With her mind for legal processes and love for human interaction, the fast-paced environment in the right-of-way industry was the natural fit within energy. Today as a Project Manager, Caitlin is responsible for coordinating the progression of projects between administrators, project coordinators and land agents, while ensuring our legal and regulatory documents and requirements met the highest standards for all clients.

Excited to be part of Evolve’s growth, Caitlin enjoys working on a variety of projects, including supporting start-up companies to mid-size corporations, both within in-house and broker settings, right across Alberta and Saskatchewan. With each experience, she enhances her diverse and creative perspective, helping to improve each project she works on.

A few “little known facts” about Caitlin are that she’s a professional artist, enjoys spending time fly fishing, hiking or trail running, and is completely in love with food and good design.

With 10 years of experience and a proven track record in the right-of-way industry, Chelsea has carved out her expertise in crown applications, while developing a well-rounded knowledge of all aspects of midstream project management. In the past year alone, Chelsea has managed the acquisition of more than 450 kms of pipeline and has managed a team through the successful completion of more than 50 crown applications. Of note over her eight years with Evolve, Chelsea has worked with several large companies, including TransCanada, building a reputation as a reliable Project Manager.

For Chelsea, she sees our company and our clients as a way to enjoy working in an industry she loves. She is able to provide high level service and solutions, while finding new and unique ways to learn and grow.

A recent addition to Evolve, Jon Atcheson has worked in the right of way profession since 2010 with all of his experience is Saskatchewan. His ability to adapt and meet new challenges has allowed him to work in upstream and midstream oil and gas, power, telecom, highways and infrastructure, potash and renewable energy. He is passionate about his work, building lasting relationships with stakeholders and meeting and exceeding his clients needs. 

Jon attended the University of Regina from 2005-2009 where he played for the Regina Rams Football team. He graduated with a Business Degree in Finance, and an Certificate in Economics. Within a year of graduation, Jon started his career in land.

Early on he worked primarily on potash and mineral projects. His ability to learn allowed him to quickly transition into upstream oil and gas which demanded full attention until the slow down in 2015. This allowed Jon to broaden his knowledge and skills has he work for many different industries and projects across Saskatchewan.  

Jon is an advocate for continued education and learning. He is an active member of the IRWA (International Right of Way Association), currently an RWA (Right of Way Agent), working rapidly towards his SR/WA (Senior Right-of-Way Agent) accreditation. Jon is currently the education chair and course coordinator for IRWA Chapter 79.

A worn body following decades of competitive sports has turned Jon towards his more refined passion of wood working and building furniture. Reinforce by his interests, Jon brings with him strong leadership and problem-solving skills.