Shelby Sullivan

An Assistant General Manager at Sullivan Mechanical Ltd., Shelby has 12 years of experience spanning multiple sectors. Shelby graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Energy Management and brings a blend of her trades background, analytic mindset, and management experience to the family business at Sullivan Mechanical.

Navigating the environment and labour landscape in the Northern region brings its own challenges. Striving to highlight and represent the industry in the Northern region, Shelby advocates for improving training and education accessibility in all regions of the province, drawing from her own experience of travelling from Prince Rupert to Burnaby to attend BCIT.

Her vision includes fostering an inclusive environment that provides support for the next generation of tradespeople. “The reason why I’m interested in joining [NextGen] is representation. I’d like to see [resources and training] readily available and more accessible for people at a distance.”

Shelby’s advice for anyone wanting to enter the trades is to explore the opportunities that the industry has to offer. “Everybody’s different in how they learn. With the trades and mechanical industry having so many avenues to explore don’t count yourself out and give one a try.”

Shelby’s goals as a board member are to lobby for accessible resources, training, and educational opportunities in the Northern region, as well as to expand the presence of the mechanical trades in the Northern region

In her spare time, Shelby enjoys the outdoors. She loves to hike in the summer and spend her winters skiing.