Staff
Peter Robinson — (604) 732-4228 ×1284
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Robinson brings a diverse background spanning four decades in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors. He began his career working as a park ranger in wilderness areas throughout British Columbia, where he was decorated for bravery by the Governor General of Canada. After his park career, he worked at BC Housing, a provincial crown corporation, eventually becoming their CEO. Before joining us in January of 2008, he was the CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op, the country's largest outdoor equipment retailer. During his eight year career at MEC, he led the organization through a period of sustained sales and membership growth across Canada. Since joining the David Suzuki Foundation, Peter has also been appointed a member of the Province of British Columbia's Climate Action Team and the Ontario Premier's Climate Change Advisory Panel.
Peter has a long history of volunteer and humanitarian work, including monitoring prison conditions with the International Red Cross in Rwanda and leading a team that monitored detained asylum seekers in British Columbia. He has served as the Chair of the Board of Governors and the Chancellor of Royal Roads University in Victoria, and with the Board of Governors of the Canadian Red Cross Society. More recently, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Imagine Canada, a national organization that supports charities across the country.
In his spare time, Peter can be found hiking in the Coast Mountains or kayaking among the Gulf Islands.
Cecilia Reyes — (604) 732-4228 ×1277
Planning and Operations Coordinator
Karen Cooper — (604) 732-4228 ×1217
Board Manager
Andrea Seale — (604) 732-4228 ×1276
Director, Communications and Development
Andrea is dedicated to engaging Canadians in a deeper understanding of environmental issues and inspiring them to create a sustainable future. Andrea joined the Foundation in 2010, following of decade of consulting with Blueprint Fundraising and Communications where she worked with leading nonprofit organizations to build loyal communities of supporters and communicate campaigns with flair. Andrea has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communications from McGill University and a Diploma in Public Relations from Mount Royal University. She has taught nonprofit management, communications and donor development to hundreds of organizations. As a volunteer, she has served on the board of Modo (a pioneering car sharing co-operative) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals, has chaired National Philanthropy Day celebrations, and currently serves on the board of the Vancity Community Foundation.
Jill Morton — (604) 732-4228 ×1227
Coordinator
Development & Strategic Partnerships
Julie Conan-Cormier — (514) 871-4932 ×1452
Conseillère en développement
Jeremy Douglas — (604) 732-4228 ×1232
Associate Director, Leadership Giving
Laurel Giguere — (604) 732-4228 ×1500
Development Coordinator
Lorena Harrison — (604) 732-4228 ×1272
Development Coordinator
Simone Hicken — (905) 699-2822
Manager, Leadership Giving, Ontario Region
Nina Legac — (604) 732-4228 ×1256
Interim Manager, Donor Community Development
Katie Loftus - (604) 732-4228 ×1288
Manager, Legacy Giving
Kathrin Majic — (416) 348-8855 ×1570
Development Officer, Business Partnerships
Akua Schatz (on leave)
Associate Director, Community Giving
Derek Schlereth — (604) 732-4228 ×1216
Coordinator, Direct Response
Chris Yakimov — (604) 732-4228 ×1214
Online Fundraising and Marketing Coordinator
Sherry Yano — (604) 732-4228 ×1293
Manager, Leadership Giving and Strategic Partnerships
Jasmine Yen — (604) 732-4228 ×1289
Interim Manager, Community Giving
Michiah Prull — (604) 732-4228
Acting Director, Communications and Public Engagement
Michiah leads the Communications and Public Engagement department and is deeply committed to authentic and inclusive engagement with Canadians to inspire action on the environmental and social issues that affect them most. Previously, Michiah worked as a Regional Field Director for the Obama 2012 campaign in Florida and oversaw voter engagement in one of the most contested areas of the country. Before joining the campaign, he worked as a member of the Public Engagement team at the David Suzuki Foundation and volunteered for several Vancouver non-profits, including as the President of the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation. Michiah also served on the 2008 Obama campaign following several years of leading sustainable community development projects on four continents.
Communications and Public Engagement
Sarah Hall — (604) 732-4228 ×1212
Manager, Digital Strategy
Ian Hanington — (604) 732-4228 ×1238
Manager, Communications
Nina Winham — (604) 732-4228 ×1226
Manager, Public Engagement
Lindsay Coulter — (on leave)
Public Engagement Specialist
Leanne Clare — (613) 594-5410
Senior Communications and Public Relations Specialist
Rachelle Delaney — (604) 732-4228 ×1231
Communications & Digital Strategy Coordinator
Panos Grames — (604) 732-4228 ×1244
Communications Specialist
Winnie Hwo — (604) 732-4228 ×1255
Public Engagement Specialist
Harpreet Johal — (604) 732-4228 ×1283
Public Engagement Specialist
Ian Knauer — (604) 732-4228 ×1278
Web Strategy Coordinator
Gail Mainster — (604) 732-4228 ×1240
Communications Specialist
Shannon Moore — (604) 732-4228 ×1287
Team Lead, Public Information and Public Engagement Specialist
Tovah Paglaro — (604) 732-4228 ×1264
Public Engagement Specialist
Jennifer Rodriguez — (on leave)
Public Information and Volunteer Coordinator
Jenny Silver (on leave)
Web Strategy Coordinator
Kim Vickers — (604) 732-4228 ×1243
Public Information and Volunteer Coordinator
Janice Williams — (604) 732-4228 ×1237
Archives Coordinator
Quebec and Atlantic Canada
Karel Mayrand — (514) 871-4932 ×1451
Directeur Général pour le Québec
Karel Mayrand is Director général for Quebec at the David Suzuki Foundation and a member of the organisation's management team. Before joining the Foundation, he was co-founder of Unisfera International Centre, a sustainability think-tank, where he created Planetair, a leading Canadian provider of carbon offsets and climate solutions. In the past twelve years, Karel has advised various United Nations agencies on sustainability issues, as well as Pierre Marc Johnson, former Premier of Quebec, on globalization and sustainability. He is regularly invited to comment environmental issues in the media. Karel is co-author of Governing Global Desertification, published in 2006 by Ashgate Aldershot (London). He is an Action Canada fellow (2005) and was finalist in 2008 for the Arista Prize as Social entrepreneur of the year in Quebec.
Catherine Orer
Directrice des communications — Québec, (absente)
Manon Dubois Crôteau — (514) 871-4932 poste: 1453 — Cell: (514) 679-0821
Directrice des communications par intérim —
Québec
Nadine Légaré — (514) 871-4932 poste: 1455
Spécialiste de l'engagement du public — Québec
Raïssa Épale
Spécialiste de l'engagement du public — Québec, (absente)
Lisa Gue
Analyste des politiques en santé environnementale — (absente)
Jean-Patrick Toussaint — (514) 871-4932 poste: 1454
Chef projets scientifiques — Québec
Yves Mehe — (514) 871-4932 poste: 1457
Coordonnateur aux opérations — Québec
Jérémy Bouchez — (514) 871-4932 poste: 1458
Coordonnateur des communications — Québec
Science and Policy
Mara Kerry — (604) 732-4228 ×1236
Director, Science and Policy
Mara leads the national science and policy team, which guides national conservation and sustainable development initiatives while advising and supporting the regional teams. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mara was the Director of Conservation at Nature Canada, where she established an international program to advance the conservation of migratory birds in the Americas. She also worked with Environment Canada's Environmental Adaptation Research Group on climate change and extreme weather events and with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation on the development of protocols to eliminate or reduce the use of persistent organic pollutants. Mara obtained a B.Sc. in International Development Studies and a graduate degree in Forest Ecology from the University of Toronto. She is passionate about the interface between conservation and development.
Ian Bruce — (604) 732-4228 ×1275
Manager, Science and Policy
Tyler Bryant — (604) 732-4228 ×1292
Energy Policy Analyst
Ryan Kadowaki — (604) 732-4228 ×1257
Senior Program Coordinator
Michelle Molnar — (604) 732-4228 ×1259
Environmental Economist
Lisa Rockwell — (604) 732-4228 ×1265
Spatial Ecologist
Scott Wallace — (604) 732-4228 ×1242
Senior Research Scientist
John Werring — (604) 732-4228 ×1245
Senior Science and Policy Advisor
Jeffery Young — (604) 732-4228 ×1225
Senior Science and Policy Advisor
Lisa Gue (on leave)
Environmental Health Policy Analyst
Finance and Technology
Vic Johnston — (604) 732-4228 ×1262
Director, Finance & Technology
Vic brings the senior level of experience in finance, technology, and partnership management that we envisioned when we first defined this new role. Most recently he was the VP, Business Administration with the Vancouver Convention Centre. Prior to that, he was Director, Operations and Finance with Information Technology Services at UBC. Vic's strategic technology leadership in this role supported UBC through numerous operations and technology renewal programs. Vic also spent seven years with BC Gas as the Manager, Financial Performance Accounting in the 1990s, so he knows what it means to roll up his sleeves to do the accounting and financial reporting that supports effective organizational decisions.
Calvin Jang — (604) 732-4228 ×1253
Project Manager, Strategic IT
Paul Lingl — (604) 732-4228 ×1233
Administration Manager
Kim Lai — (604) 732-4228 ×1258
Accounting Coordinator, Payroll/Benefits
Cecilia Wong — (604) 732-4228 ×1249
Accounting Coordinator, Accounts
Ian Arbuckle — (604) 732-4228 ×1273
Financial Analyst, Reporting/Budgeting
Western Canada
Jay Ritchlin — (604) 732-4228 ×1234
Director General, Western Canada
Jay leads the Western Canada team in its efforts to achieve sustainable practices in the western provinces. He has a biology degree from Kenyon College in the U.S. and over 15 years experience working on solutions to environmental challenges. Before becoming Director, Jay led the Foundation's aquaculture and offshore oil and gas campaigns and shared responsibilities on marine fisheries and sustainable seafood campaigns. Prior to that, Jay worked on pulp, paper and toxics issues in Canada and the U.S. and spent four years working in commercial fisheries. He has also worked in the U.S. Congress on foreign policy and military issues and spent several years working with Greenpeace in the U.S. and Canada.
Bill Wareham — (604) 732-4228 ×1223
Science Manager
Heidi Hudson — (604) 732-4228 ×1241
Program Coordinator
Sophika Kostyniuk — (604) 732-4228 ×1286
Public Engagement Specialist
Theresa Beer
Communications Specialist — (604) 732-4228 ×1239
Ontario and Northern Canada
Dr. Faisal Moola. PhD — (416) 348-9885 ×1571
Director General, Ontario and Northern Canada
Faisal is an adjunct professor in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Forestry, and regularly has his work published in books and journals on ecology, conservation biology and environmental policy. For the past decade he has led a team of Foundation scientists, analysts and campaigners focused on the protection of Canada's wild spaces and wildlife such as grizzly bears and caribou. Faisal has been at the forefront of some of Canada's most iconic environmental battles, including successful efforts to permanently protect B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest, the protection of endangered wildlife under law, and the establishment of Canada's first urban National Park, on the edge of Toronto. After several years on the west coast, Faisal has returned to the Greater Toronto Area, where he spends as much time as possible rambling across the remaining fields, farms and forests with his children.
Jode Roberts — (416) 348-9885 ×1573
Communications Specialist
Aryne Sheppard — (416) 348-9885 ×1574
Senior Public Engagement Specialist
Amy Hu — (416) 348-9885 ×1572
Operations Manager, Ontario and Northern Canada
Kiruthiha Kulendiren — (604) 732-4228 ×1575
Senior Science & Policy Advisor
Rachel Plotkin — (416) 348-9885, x 1582
Ontario Science Projects Manager
Chris de Paul — (416) 348-9885 ×1581
Online Coordinator
Catherine Gordon — (604) 732-4228
Director, Human Resources
Catherine leads initiatives to ensure that the David Suzuki Foundation has the people and roles it needs to achieve its goals. Our employees are highly motivated, talented and professional individuals who deserve the organization's support to thrive here. Catherine works to articulate that support through a talent management strategy that is aligned with our long term direction. Originally from Northern Ireland, Catherine moved to London, U.K. after graduation and emigrated to Vancouver in 2005. Catherine has worked in an HR capacity in numerous sectors and organizations throughout her career which have included law firms, charity, technology and a regulatory body before joining the David Suzuki Foundation. She continues to pursue further education and currently has the CHRP designation and a Strategic HR Practices certificate from Cornell University.
Morag Carter — (250) 230-4250
Director, Planning and Strategic Analysis
Morag Carter has spent most of the last 20 years developing programs, campaigns and public engagement strategies for a wide variety of issue-based campaigns including chemical safety and human health, international trade and climate change and energy. Most of the work has been developed for a Canadian audience, but Morag has also worked extensively in Africa (where she established the first pan-African toxics and chemical safety network), Asia, Europe and countries of the former soviet bloc. Although she has worked in the private sector and for local government, her passion remains the non-governmental sector. Morag previously led the Foundation's Climate and Energy Program. While the office is located in Vancouver, Morag lives in Sointula — Canada's first Finnish socialist commune — which is located in B.C.'s Northern Gulf Islands.
