|
|
About Us
Contact Us
Canadian Boreal Initiative
30 Metcalfe Street,
Suite 402
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5L4
T: 613 230-4739
F: 613 230-9685
Email: info@borealcanada.ca
Boreal Team
Alan Young
Executive Director
|
Alan worked as CBI's Corporate Program Director from 2003-2011. In 2012 he was appointed Executive Director. Alan has worked to build strategic relationships and collaborative programs with a wide variety of companies in the finance, energy, forestry, mining and retail sectors. Alan has been involved in conservation and sustainability projects in North America, Latin America and Europe for 20 years. He has worked as a facilitator, planner, analyst and activist with conservation groups, Aboriginal organizations, industry and governments. He started his environmental work in 1991 as coordinator of the joint federal/territorial and Aboriginal government Porcupine Caribou Co-Management Board in the Yukon. From 1994 to 2002, he served as Executive Director of the Environmental Mining Council of BC. |
| (In alphabetic order) |
|
| |
|
Valérie Courtois
Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Relations
|
Valérie is a specialist in aboriginal issues and forest ecology. She completed her undergraduate studies in Forestry Sciences at the University of Moncton in 2002. Valerie regularly lectures at conferences and universities around the world, focusing on ecosystem planning and First Nations issues. As environmental planner for the Innu Nation in Labrador from 2003 to 2009, Valerie was responsible for land-use planning and management of environmental programs. Valerie has worked as a consultant in Aboriginal Forestry, including certification and spatial planning. Valerie has been CBI’s Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Affairs since 2010. In 2007, Valerie was awarded the James M. Kitz Institute of Forestry for her early-career contributions to the profession of forestry. You can reach Val at vcourtois [at] borealcanada ca. |
| |
|
|
Suzanne Fraser
Director of Communications
613 230-4739 x 2530
|
Suzy is CBI’s communications director, working out of the Ottawa office. Suzy has worked in communications for almost 20 years, primarily in the fields of environmental, energy efficiency, and social justice. Her primary interests lie in harnessing the tools of social media, traditional communications, and media to bring about positive societal change. A transplanted Maritimer, Suzy lives in Ottawa with her family where she skates the canal in the winter, and spends the summers exploring PEI’s beaches with her boys. You can reach Suzy at sfraser [at] borealcanada ca. |
| |
|
Mary Granskou
Senior Advisor,
Government Relations
|
Mary has over 20 years experience in the environmental field in senior positions with the federal government, environmental NGOs and multi-sectoral groups. Since 2005, Mary has been the Senior Advisor, Government Relations for CBI. Prior to this, she worked as a policy advisor to Prime Minister Jean Chretien and previously as a parks policy Director. Other current clients include Training Resources for the Environmental Community and charitable foundations. From the mid-80s through the 1990s, Mary worked for several environmental NGOs; she was national executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and then was with World Wildlife Fund and Friends of the Earth. She holds a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. |
| |
|
Larry Innes
Special Advisor
|
Larry leads collaborative conservation efforts involving First Nations, environmental and industry partners across Canada’s Boreal region. Larry has more than a decade of experience of supporting First Nation-led conservation and land use planning initiatives, having advised and represented the Innu of Labrador and several other First Nations addressing major mining, forestry and hydroelectric developments. Larry holds a law degree from the University of Victoria, a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University, and is also a graduate of McMaster University’s interdisciplinary Arts & Science Programme. He is called to the bar in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador, and practices with Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend, a Toronto law firm specializing in Aboriginal and environmental law. |
| |
|
Katherine Lim
Operations Manager
613 230-4739 x 2559
|
Katherine is happy to return to CBI as Operations Manager for this maternity leave period. In addition to her organizational and management skills, she brings a strong background in communications to this role. After her previous tenure as Administrative and Communications Coordinator for CBI, she spent a few years broadening her knowledge of the Canadian environmental sector with Nature Canada, first as Communications Coordinator and eventually working on youth outreach, education and engagement programs including the flagship My Parks Pass program in collaboration with Parks Canada and The Historica-Dominion Institute. Katherine is also a registered yoga teacher and can often be found walking, cycling, or busing around the city with her yoga mat. |
| |
|
Katherine McCran-Leach
Director of Operations
Currently on maternity leave
|
Katherine has been working with CBI since its inception. Working out of the Ottawa office, Katherine manages operations, assists the Executive Director, and provides support to the Boreal Leadership Council.
Katherine holds an Honours Degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, graduating in a joint program with Wilfred Laurier University in Business Studies.
During her University Studies, she completed work terms with Environment Canada, the Environmental Engineering department at Toyota and the Pembina Institute.
Katherine and her husband have trekked on each of the seven continents, with plans to spend more time exploring the Boreal with their young son. |
| |
|
Suzann Méthot
Regional Director, Quebec
514 792-1843
|
Suzann became CBI’s Regional Director for Quebec in October 2009, and, in November, she also became CBI’s representative at the Plan Nord consultation table.
Suzann has a solid knowledge of the environmental milieu in Quebec and an extensive network, particularly among First Nations communities. Over recent years, she focused on the principles of sustainable development.
Previously, Suzann was advisor for sustainable development and public relations for the Société de développement Angus. She is a member of the board of directors of Projets Saint-Laurent (Earth Day) and, until recently, a member of CRE Montréal’s board. |
| |
|
Shaunna Morgan Siegers
Regional Advisor, Manitoba
Currently on maternity leave
 |
Shaunna is the Canadian Boreal Initiative’s regional advisor for Manitoba. Born and raised in Manitoba, she is a Cree from the Waskaganish First Nation. A scientist with degrees in Botany, she possesses nearly 20 years of research, Indigenous Knowledge and environmental science experience. Shaunna has a long history of living and working in remote First Nations.
Shaunna has a deeply held sense of responsibility to protect the environment and keep it healthy for future generations. She is especially motivated to eliminate the social inequity often related with environmental damage. In her work and life, Shaunna is seeking well-balanced solutions to address the complex environmental, social, cultural and economic challenges we all face. |
| |
|
Anne Marie Sam
Regional advisor, British Columbia
|
bio to come |
| |
|
|
|
