Profiles in Climate Change Action

Climate Change and its consequences are increasingly a concern for governments and citizens.  The following individuals, representing a broad spectrum of interests, backgrounds and organizations in our society, are demonstrating leadership in climate change-related activities, most of which are connected with central and northern British Columbia.  Click on the names of the individuals to learn about their work. 

Aben, Kyle, UNBC Campus Coordinator, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Prince George, BC

Bass, Brad, Adaptations & Impacts Researcher, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON

Batho, Adrian, Mountain Pine Beetle Biologist, BC Ministry of Environment – Mountain Pine Beetle Action Team, Prince George, BC 

Calogheros, Tracy, Executive Director, The Exploration Place - Museum & Science Centre, Prince George, BC

Climate Action Secretariat, BC Government, Ministry of Environment

Community Energy Association, (Co-Chaired by Dan Rogers), Prince George, BC

Déry, Stephen, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Northern Hydrometeorology, University of Northern British Columbia - Environmental Science and Engineering Program, Prince George, BC

Egginton, Vanessa, Research Climatologist, BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Prince George, BC

Flanders, David, Researcher / Landscape Planner, UBC - Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning, Vancouver, BC

Foord, Vanessa, Research Climatologist, BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Prince George, BC

Fredeen, Art, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC

goBeyond and the BC Campus Climate Network, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC

Graham, Kathryn, Climate Action Facilitator, Youth Climate Leadership Alliance, BC Ministry of Environment, Prince George, BC

Hankins, Tabitha, Community Outreach Team Leader - Prince George, BC Hydro, Prince George, BC

Harford, Deborah, Executive Director, Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Henry, Elizabeth, Program Coordinator, Climate Change & Air Quality, Fraser Basin Council, Prince George, BC

Machado, Emanuel, Director of Corporate Planning and Sustainable Community Development, City of Dawson Creek, BC

Pearce, Tristan, PhD Candidate and SSHRC Vanier Scholar, Global Environmental Change Group, Department of Geography – University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Picketts, Ian, Graduate Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC

Smyth, Danielle, Master of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MNRES) candidate, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC

Tang, Youmin, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair – Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC

Weaver, Andrew, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Victoria, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Victoria, BC

Welsh, Cedar, Forest Ecologist, Silverwood Consulting, Terrace, BC

White, Jocelyn, Environmental Coordinator – Environment / Long Range Planning, City of Prince George, BC

Williamson, Tim, Research Economist, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB

This is a newly initiated project; more profiles will be following soon.  Please contact us if you would like to add your profile.