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Jeff Ardron, M.Sc. – President

Board Member

Mr. Ardron is currently working in Washington DC as Director of the High Seas Program for the Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI).

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Harry Swain, Ph.D. – Vice President

Dr. Swain is the Senior Advisor to the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) and a research associate at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies. As an acknowledged expert in public environmental policy, Dr. Swain chaired the research advisory panel of the Walkerton Inquiry, and an expert panel on a water and wastewater strategy [...]

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April Dorey, B.Comm. – Treasurer

Board Member

Ms. Dorey is a Financial Advisor with Raymond James. While maintaining a professional practice providing investment and financial planning advice, she remains involved in the community. She serves on the board of directors of a number of non‐profit agencies, is an active member of the Victoria Harbourside Rotary Club, is a mentor for the University of Victoria Business [...]

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Michele Patterson, M.A. – Secretary

Board Member

Ms. Patterson is Manager of Environment and Sustainability, for Vancouver Island University. She will be responsible for developing and managing a new sustainability program for VIU across their four Vancouver Island campuses. Previously, with WWF-Canada, from offices in both Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Michele led a diverse BC conservation team in developing broadly supported, science-based conservation solutions that would support sustainable coastal communities in BC. At the time she left WWF- Canada she was also WWF’s Acting Vice-President, Pacific Region.

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