Background: Adjunct professor Simon Fraser University, President of EchoTrack Inc. Retired from 35 years as an ecologist with the Canadian federal government (Natural Resources Canada formerly called Forestry Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada). Certification in Landscape Horticulture and in Soil Biology Assessment. Former elected member at large for the Forest and Wildlands Advisory Committee.

Why AWARE? I believe citizen science is the most important way to engage our community in the crucial environmental issues, and AWARE is recognized as Whistler’s voice for the environment.

Why Nature? I have devoted my life to the conservation of nature, and chose to retire to Whistler so I can be immersed in nature every day. My research in vineyards and wildfire mitigation, have demonstrated that nature-based solutions are more sustainable, cost-effective and simultaneously address multiple responsibilities of government (mitigating the impacts of climate change, maximizing biodiversity and providing human well-being).