Partners

Randy Haluza-DeLay has settled in Edmonton Alberta after living in three Canadian provinces and ten American states. Having been a wilderness guide, ski patroller, youth counselor, and executive director in the non-profit sector, he is now an Assistant Professor of Sociology at The King’s University College. He also runs a consulting company assisting community advocacy organizations to do community-based research. He is editor of Speaking for Ourselves: Environmental Justice in Canada (UBC Press, 2009).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.