Gary Losier is the Director of Engineering and Works for the Town of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, and has served in that capacity since 1987. He oversees Public Works, Water and Wastewater, Building Inspection and By-law Enforcement as well as Engineering Services and Planning. He has provided leadership, expertise, and vision to ensure community safety and quality of life with a commitment to continuous improvement and staff development.
Losier is currently President of APWA serving on the APWA National Board of Directors. He has been a member of APWA/CPWA since 1995 and been involved with the CPWA New Brunswick Branch and Atlantic Chapter in various positions which include Director, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Scholarship Committee Co-Chair. He served at the national level as a Director on the CPWA Board (2006-08) and as the National CPWA President (2008-10).
Losier served as Region 1 Director from 2017 until 2022 when he was selected as President-Elect of APWA. He was formerly the Chairperson of the APWA Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, a member of the APWA Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and has served five terms as Board Liaison to CPWA. Other committee involvement and support for APWA/CPWA include House of Delegates representative; Government Affairs Committee; International Affairs Committee; Congress Program Review Committee; Council of Chapters delegate; and Council of Chapters Advocacy Committee.
When he is not playing hockey in the winter or fishing or golfing in the summer, Losier enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife of 37 years, Shalene, or bragging up the accomplishments of his four daughters, Casey, Taylor, Delaney, and Loryn.
A graduate of the University of New Brunswick, he has degrees in both civil engineering (1984) and business administration (1986). In 1999, Losier received a diploma in public management from Henson College, Dalhousie University. He obtained his professional engineer’s designation in 1989.