Ms Novak was appointed as a director on 15 December 2025. She is a member of the People and Culture Committee and the Safety, Health, Environment, Community & Sustainability (SHECS) Committee. Ms Novak is the Chief Innovation Officer for Compass Datacenters, which designs, builds and operates large-scale data centers for hyperscalers and cloud providers.  Through this work, she has developed strong relationships with her clients.  Ms Novak has more than 35 years of construction experience and has overseen delivery of over $5 billion in projects during that time. Prior to joining Compass, Ms Novak was the National Vice President of Operations for Balfour Beatty Construction.  She serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the National Board of Building Sciences (NIBS), the Board of Directors for the World Trade Center Institute, and the Board of Directors for Weston Solutions, a global environmental firm.