Staff Biographies

To see staff biographies, browse by program.

All staff

Adams, Ian – BC KBA Regional Coordinator, National Conservation Program 
Addison, Christopher – Indigenous-led Conservation Specialist
Blouin, Dana –Program Manager,  Bat Program
Castro, Dario –Total Rewards Administrator, Management
Chapman, Colin – Nova Scotia KBA Coordinator, National Conservation Program
Chartier, Maya – Wildlife Technician, Western Arctic Program
Chetkiewicz, Cheryl – Conservation Scientist, National Conservation Program
Cooke, Hilary – Co-Director, Northern Boreal Mountains Program
Cordero, Lina - Communications Intern: Biodiversity Projects, National Conservation Program
Cundiff, Brad  – Independent Consultant, Management
Darling, Emily – Conservation Scientist, Global Conservation Program
Debyser, Chloé – KBA Canada Technical Coordinator, National Conservation Program
Ezibe, Okechukwu – Human Resources Manager
Farrell, Claire – Associate Conservation Scientist, Ontario Northern Boreal Program
Gates, Heather – Conservation Assistant, Bat Program
Gonet, Jared - MITACS PhD Student, Northern Boreal Mountains Program
Goodday, Victoria - Policy Analyst, Natural Climate Solutions
Halliday, William – Conservation Scientist/Arctic Acoustics Program Lead, Western Arctic Program
Hare, Alex - Arctic Bioacoustic Analyst
Harris, Lorna – Director, Forests, Peatlands, and Climate Change, National Conservation Program
Heimrich, Annika - Bioacoustic Analyst, Western Arctic Program
Holroyd, Susan - Conservation and Outreach Coordinator, Alberta Bat Program
Insley, Stephen – Director, of Arctic Conservation, Western Arctic Program
Jones, Teri – Wolverine Spatial Ecologist
Katsabas, Marilyn – Manager, Finance and Operations, Management
Kirkwood, Adam - Research Associate, Peatland Biogeochemistry
Komarniski, Thomas - Key Biodiversity Areas Indigenous Outreach Associate, National Conservation
Kraus, Daniel – Director of National Conservation, National Conservation Program

Lausen, Cori – Director of Bat Conservation, Bat Program

Leung, Angela - KBA Quality Control Coordinator, National Conservation Program
Low, Erin - Program Coordinator, BC Bat Program
Mantyka-Pringle, Chrystal – Co-Director, Northern Boreal Mountains  Program
MacDonald, Cheyenne - Indigenous Relations Associate/L'nua'tikete'w, National Conservation
McCaw, Laura –Wolverine Research Associate, Ontario Northern Boreal Program
McKenzie, Allison - Administrative Manager, Ontario Northern Boreal Program
Mitra, Zahra - Executive Coordinator, Management
Moore, Zachary - Manitoba KBA Regional Coordinator, National Conservation Program
Mund, Maleen - Bat Research Technician, Bat Program
Murdoch, Alyssa – Post-Doctoral Fellow, Northern Boreal Mountains Program 
Napoli, Priscila – Fundraising Database & Operations Officer, Management
Ni, Mia - KBA Ecosystem Assistant
Novotny, Sue – Head of Communications
O’Connor, Constance – Director of the ONB Program, Ontario Northern Boreal Program
Olson, Cory –Alberta Bat Program Coordinator, Bat Program
Palmer, Lynn - Forests and Regional Policy Specialist
Poley, Lucy – Canada KBA Ecosystems Criteria Coordinator, National Conservation Program
Procee, Asia - Research Intern, Northern Boreal Mountains Program
Rae, Jason – Bat Program Manager, Bat Program
Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara – Director of Key Biodiversity Areas, National Conservation Program
Ray, Justina – President & Senior Scientist, Management 
Reid, Clara - Avian Research intern
Reid, Donald – Emeritus Scientist, Northern Boreal Mountains Program 
Reid, Jess – Key Biodiversity Areas Research Intern, National Conservation Program

Rensel, Leah – Bat Technician, Bat Program
Rumney, Robyn – Ontario KBA Regional Coordinator, National Conservation Program

Schwab, Eric - Digital Assets Manager

Scrafford, Matthew – Wolverine Conservation Scientist, Ontario Northern Boreal Program

Shafiei, Forough – Director of Advancement, Management
Shajahan, Najeem - Post-Doctoral Fellow-Arctic Acoustics, Western Arctic Program
Sheppard, Aidan - Research Assistant
Simpson, Meagan – Conservation Research Assistant, National Conservation Program
Soroye, Peter – KBA Assessment and Outreach Coordinator, National Conservation Program 
Southee, Meg – Lead Geospatial Analyst/Programmer, Ontario Northern Boreal Program
Syed, Ahsan - Finance and Administration Manager, Northern Boreal Mountains Program
van Nooten, Helena - Fundraising Communications Manager
Williams, Melissa - Budget and Grants Manager, Management
Woolmer, Gillian – Director, Finance and Operations, Management
Quinn, Michael - Research Assistant, Northern Boreal Mountains
  

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