Assistant Professor, Royal Roads University

Dr. Lenore Newman is a writer, teacher and researcher living in Ottawa. She grew up in a small coastal community in British Columbia and has a long standing interest in the environment. Lenore has a background in physics, complex systems theory, human geography, social change, and sustainability. Her doctorate is from York university; it examined theoretical aspects of sustainability in rapidly changing societies. Her research interests include sustainability at the community level and sustainable technology including biomimicry, the modeling of technology upon ecological systems.

Lenore is also interested in virtual communities, ecological effects of globalization, and the politics of gender. When Lenore is not on-line, she is likely outdoors.

Dr. Chris Ling is a recent post-doctoral émigré from England, now living in Victoria, British Columbia. He grew up in suburban south-eastern England with a short diversion to Sheffield in Yorkshire. His background is in Environmental Sciences which he read at Southampton University. A short, enlightening but ultimately unfulfilling stint in consultancy led to seven years in Manchester working on a number of landscape, sustainability and quality of life capital orientated research projects. During this time he also acheived an M.Sc in Pollution and Environmental control and a PhD in Planning and Landscape examining quality of life capital in post-industrial landscapes. His main areas of research interest are landscape multifunctionality, quality of life capital, urban fringe and post-industrial landscapes and sustainability. Chris also enjoys hiking, orienteering and many other enriching activities.

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Dr. Valerie Behan-Pelletier is a Research Scientist in Biodiversity in the Environment Program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. She is an expert on systematics and biodiversity of soil mites in ecosystems globally, and has a broad research interest in biodiversity and ecology of arthropods in soil and canopy habitats. She is currently engaged in major research initiatives on ancient forest canopy biodiversity in British Columbia, on tall-grass prairie soil biodiversity in the USA, and on arthropod biodiversity of tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. Dr. Behan-Pelletier teaches on mites at the Acarology Summer Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and has recently advised Ph.D. and postdoctoral students from Canada, USA, Norway and China. She is a member of the UNEP Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Soil and Sediment Subcommittee exploring the interrelationships and interdependence of soil, freshwater and marine sediments. She is a member of the Advisory Committee for the IBOY sponsored Global Litter Invertebrate Decomposition Experiment, comparing plant litter decomposition and the contribution of invertebrates to this process in 35 countries. Valerie has been a recipient of Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, is a past member of NSERC’s GSC on Evolution and Ecology, and is a recent member of the Scientific Committee of the Biological Survey of Canada. She is a graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland and McGill University, Montreal.

Dr. Pille Bunnell is a systems ecologist who has specialised in the integration and explanation of complex concerns for domain specialists, policy makers, students, and the public. She acted as the Director of Environmental Literacy with an international consulting firm (ESSA Technologies Ltd.) where she conducted integrative projects on Adaptive Environmental Management with concerns ranging from fisheries, to land use management and climate change. Pille designed and co-authored the first State of Environment report for BC, and developed public school curricula on ecology. Over the last decade she has shifted her focus to cybernetics, and has been writing papers and books concerning the nature of complex systems and human cognition, and the practical applications of this to the multifaceted relations between humans and the biosphere. She has taught at the University of British Columbia and is currently teaching at Royal Roads. After six years as President and Past President of the American Society of Cybernetics, she remains active with the society in organizing conferences and acting as editor of Cybernetics and Human Knowing as well as Constructivist Foundations.

Leanne Cadden is the Creative Director on James Island, near Sidney, BC. She also maintains her own studio cottage located on a west coast vineyard, where she paints her award winning watercolours full-time.

Leanne was born in 1977 in Vernon BC and spent her younger years painting under the guidance of her Great Grandmother, Di Varley. She continued her education at the University of Victoria, entering the Bachelor of Commerce program and majoring in Entrepreneurship. She successfully launched her Debut Solo Art Show in June 2002 at the Crystal Gardens and began running her own 3,000 sq ft Downtown Studio and Gallery in Victoria BC. She was chosen as a finalist for “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Downtown Victoria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Her recent 2004 career highlights include producing exclusive print runs for the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, The Courtnall Celebrity Classic and the 56th Annual Emmy Awards hosted on ABC television network. Alongside her passion for painting, Leanne spends many hours with her mini lop-eared bunny Mopsey at her cottage and riding her motorcycle at any moment she can.

Laura Chapman is the President of Isuma Consulting Inc. The company's mission is to develop strategies for effective governance, policies and programs through its five business lines - knowledge transfer, community engagement, planning and development, communications and marketing, and organizational change.

Laura has thirty years of experience in policy and research in the Government of Canada, much of it as a senior official. As Executive Director, Policy Research Initiative (PRI) at the Privy Coucil Office, she created and led a unique organization to strenghthen Canada's policy research capacity. Under her leadership, the PRI examined emerging issues related to Sustainable Development, North American Linkages, and Social Cohesion and created a network of almost 10,000 people in Canada and internationally. Laura also conceived and published both a series of books on emerging policy trends edited by outstanding academics, and Canada's first policy research journal which included issues on, Sustainable Development, Social Capital, the New Economy, and North American Integration. She also created Canada's first policy research awards, involving leading Canadian journalists, researchers and community representatives.

Christopher Henderson is Chief Executive Officer of The Delphi Group, Canada's leading strategic
consulting firm in the environment and clean energy sectors.

Prior to this, Chris worked as an administrator and executive in the health care field, most recently as chief operating officer with the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Chris lives life to the fullest with his wife Andrea and sons Isaac and Noah: enjoying Ottawa’s vibrant cultural community; skiing and canoeing around the Nation’s Capital; playing soccer and hockey at every opportunity. Chris is Chair of The Ottawa Partnership (TOP), Immediate Past-Chair of the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), Immediate Past-Chair of the Canadian Environment Industry Association, Senior Advisor to the GLOBE Foundation of Canada, Advisor to Canada's Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development, and sits on the Boards of several private companies.

Yuill Herbert is originally from Salmon Arm, BC. He is currently involved in a community land trust in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. He writes for and serves on the Board of the Dominion, a grassroots national newspaper. Yuill is also a founding member of a BC-based worker's cooperative called Sustainability Solutions Group whose work involves sustainability assessments for universities and other institutions.

His personal research focuses on the relationship between trade and the environment and on the cultural and spiritual linkages between humans and nature.
 

Stephen Huddart is the Program Director of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation in Montreal. The Foundation's granting derives from a mandate to fund national initiatives thatengage people in building resilient communities – and among others includesprograms in environmental and arts-infused education, technical assistance for community economic development, university-based community service learning and community leadership.

Prior to joining the Foundation, he worked as an educator and program developer specializing inhuman/animal issues – including a food certification and labeling program,animal-assisted therapy, and humane education in schools. His private sector experience includes co-founding the Alma Street Café - a community-based natural foods restaurant and jazz venue in Vancouver, and running a triple-bottom-line music and publishing company in association with children's folksinger Raffi. He is married with three children, two cats and a dog, and has a Masters degree in management from McGill University.

Ela Kinowska was born and raised in Poland Ela immigrated to Canada in 1990. Since her arrival in Canada, she has focused her career on two paths: civil service and photography. As a civil servant she has dedicated her work to the environment and international development, Ela’s assignments included Environment Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada and currently Natural Resources Canada. Ela speaks seven languages and has lived in four countries; she traveled extensively across Europe, Latin America and Africa. As a photographer she has participated in 22 shows in Canada and Europe, her photography has a human focus aiming at documenting the challenges of the present, reflecting on the past and bringing hope for the future; a sample of her images can be viewed at www.elaphoto.com

Ela lives in Ottawa with her husband Ryszard and two children, Sonia and Alexander.

Jim MacNeill, O.C., D.Sc., LL.D. Until recently Chairman of the World Bank’s Independent Inspection Panel in Washington D.C, Dr. MacNeill is a member of the Caspian Development Advisory Panel and Chairman Emeritus of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Winnipeg. He is a member of several boards including the Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, Mass., and the Wuppertal Institute on Climate and Energy Policy in Germany, and founding member of the Jury for the Volvo Environment Prize. Earlier, he was the Secretary General of the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), the Director of Environment for OECD, and the Canadian Ambassador and Commissioner General responsible for the UN Conference on Human Settlements. He was a founding member of the Japanese Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the China Council. He served as a member of the High Level Advisory Group established by the Secretary General of OECD to advise on the future of that organization. He enjoys nearly four decades of experience as a policy advisor to leaders of governments, industry and international organizations in the fields of energy, natural resources, management, environment and sustainable development. He is an author, speaker, international negotiator, member of several boards, and recipient of many honors and distinctions, national and international.

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Jeff Ardron is Scientific Advisor on Marine Protected Areas for the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, in a contract with BirdLife International. His focus is on MPA modelling and collaborative protected area design, particularly in the NE Atlantic (OSPAR). He is currently Secretariat for the OSPAR MPA Intersessional Correspondence Group. He is also Vice-President of the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association (PacMARA), which is a trans-disciplinary collection of scientists, from government, First Nations, academia, and environmental NGOs on the Pacific coast of Canada.

For seven years, 1998 – 2005, he was principal Marine Analyst for Living Oceans Society, a progressive non-governmental organization based in British Columbia. He has a MSc in Environment and Management, from Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, where he received the Chancellor’s Award.

Brian Evoy brings perspectives from both community and institutional settings. The past six years have been dedicated to ensuring external stakeholder voice in organizational decision-making processes. He has lead community engagement activities for Vancouver Coastal Health for the past four years. Brian has led the development and implementation of an integrated youth resource social service centre across multiple non-profit and government bodies, worked in urban and rural Aboriginal health planning, and designed community consultation processes for health system changes. He holds a Masters in Social Work and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Region resource allocation decision-making processes. Brian is a recent recipient of a CIHR Doctoral Research Award.

Dr. Murray Journeay was born and raised in the deserts of Arizona. Murray has long been fascinated by the form and evolution of landscapes and the ways in which we make sense of place through science and art. As a geologist with the Earth Science Sector of Natural Resources Canada, he has studied the architecture and evolution of mountain systems in western North America and the ways in which communities interact with this landscape.

In addition to earth science studies, Murray is part of regional sustainability initiative in the Georgia Basin region of western Canada, and co-leads an interdisciplinary project (Pathways) within Natural Resources Canada aimed at building a web-based architectural framework to situate and promote the use of integrated earth science information, knowledge and expertise within a broader societal context. Current projects focus on groundwater resource management and natural hazard mitigation in the Georgia Basin and Okanagan Basin regions of western Canada, with an emphasis on the process and tools of collaborative place-based planning, and community design.

Ann Mortifee is known internationally for her passionate and honest music. Through story, song and participation, Ann inspires her audience to sense their own creative potential and the mystery of what it means to be human. Ann’s deep love and reverence for the land has caused her to support many, many initiatives on behalf of the earth and all her inhabitants. Successful composer, playwright, producer, performing and recording artist she is a founding member of both The Trust for Sustainable Forestry and the Somerset Foundation. Ann is also a keynote speaker for conferences in such areas as health, ecology, creativity, women’s issues and the arts.

A recipient of The Order of Canada and the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for her contribution to the performing and healing arts.

Doug Stables, BSF, MBA, RPF(Executive Director)

Mr. Stables earned an undergraduate degree in Forest Resources Management from the University of British Columbia, a Masters of Business Administration from Royal Roads University and is registered with the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals. Mr. Stables is also Vice Presidentof the Canadian Institute of Forestry, President of Global Strategy Inc., a management consulting firm focused on sustainability initiatives, and Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University in Victoria British Columbia.

Mr. Stables has been a strong advocate of environmentally sustainable practices for the past 15 years; his focus has been in forest industry and small business. He believes in and strongly supports capacity building for First Nations groups and education and training initiatives that create and support environmentally sustainable practices.

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Dr. Valerie Behan-Pelletier is a Research Scientist in Biodiversity in the Environment Program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. She is an expert on systematics and biodiversity of soil mites in ecosystems globally, and has a broad research interest in biodiversity and ecology of arthropods in soil and canopy habitats. She is currently engaged in major research initiatives on ancient forest canopy biodiversity in British Columbia, on tall-grass prairie soil biodiversity in the USA, and on arthropod biodiversity of tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. Dr. Behan-Pelletier teaches on mites at the Acarology Summer Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and has recently advised Ph.D. and postdoctoral students from Canada, USA, Norway and China. She is a member of the UNEP Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Soil and Sediment Subcommittee exploring the interrelationships and interdependence of soil, freshwater and marine sediments. She is a member of the Advisory Committee for the IBOY sponsored Global Litter Invertebrate Decomposition Experiment, comparing plant litter decomposition and the contribution of invertebrates to this process in 35 countries. Valerie has been a recipient of Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, is a past member of NSERC’s GSC on Evolution and Ecology, and is a recent member of the Scientific Committee of the Biological Survey of Canada. She is a graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland and McGill University, Montreal.

Tony Boydell is currently Director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia. He was first appointed as a professor in 1996 and subsequently served as Dean of Science, Technology and Environment. Prior to 1996, Tony had an extensive background in the public and private sectors, as a Regional Director General in Environment Canada, as consultant to the British Columbia government, and to the B.C. Round Table on Environment and Economy, and as Vice-President of J.D. Tait and Associates, involved in land and community development.

His expertise includes environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems design, risk assessment, and sustainable community design and development. He has extensive experience in the management of public review processes and has worked with political leaders in federal, provincial, and local levels of government.

 
Paul Gregory has eight years experience working with all levels of government, business and non-profit environmental organizations. Paul provides municipalities with a broad range of skills and a breadth of knowledge in environmental sustainability issues. Paul’s involvement in recent FCM projects has helped municipalities focus on best practices for becoming sustainable communities, and provides him with the opportunity to recommend options for improving energy efficiency (which reduces GHGs building capacity within Canadian municipalities).

Paul has a background in marketing and serves as a board member to Seeds, The Society, Environment and Energy Development Studies, and has been a member of the Canadian Government’s delegation at the United Nations (COP 7) negotiations in Bonn, Germany.

Jim Hamilton is a seasoned consultant with extensive experience in the governance and financing of public institutions, especially in relationship to questions of sustainability.  Jim’s experiences stem from over twenty-five years in analyzing and advising on financial, environmental and sustainability matters while with Hamilton, Thomas and Associates Ltd and previously as a senior executive and analyst within the Treasury Board Secretariat within the Government of Canada.  Included among his major contributions is co-founding the Federal Buildings Initiative within Natural Resources Canada.  The Federal Buildings Initiative is a government-wide initiative to take advantage of alternative techniques to finance energy and water savings investments, which presently enjoy widespread application within provincial governments, municipalities, hospitals, schools and universities across Canada.  Jim was also instrumental in the initial development of federal built heritage policy as well as Treasury Board policies with respect to environmental matters.

Jim’s primary interest today is in assisting others, including governments and organizations, in understanding how their decisions, and in particular their decision processes, impact sustainability over the longer term.  He also has an abiding interest in demonstrating how sustainability can be self-financing.  When, not involved in these, his focus quickly changes to the outdoors and writing. development.

Greg Wilburn has been working in the field of environmental policy at the federal level for almost twenty years. During that time he has managed the federal government’s outreach programs on climate change, has been involved in the development and implementation of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and has managed the federal government’s strategic environmental assessment program. Greg has worked on a number of sustainable governance projects in the People’s Republic of China to build capacity for the integration of environmental factors into decision-making (including the development of China’s new environmental impact assessment law). Greg lives in Ottawa and currently works as a senior policy advisor at Environment Canada.

He is currently completing his master’s degree in environment and management at Royal Roads University. His thesis research builds on his longstanding interest in the role of political systems and governance in the achievement of sustainable development.

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Dr. Steve Grundy (Associate Vice-President Academic and Chief Information Officer)

Dr. Grundy holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Sheffield in England. His research interests started in pure chemistry and then moved to environmental chemistry. He has traveled extensively in the Canadian Arctic and the west coast of Canada as a field scientist with a specialization in contaminant transport mechanisms. As a member of the educational planning team, he was jointly responsible for the initial education plan at Royal Roads University. He was the Dean of Science, Technology and Environment at Royal Roads University prior to taking on his current position. Currently, he is responsible for academic quality issues and takes overall responsibility for information systems included e-learning. He also serves on the Board of BCNet the advanced research network in British Columbia.

Keith Crockatt (Project Manager, Ministry of Transport)

Burke Gillespie (Technical Consultant)

Todd Lindsay (Technical Analyst)

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