BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Don Dobson, P.Eng - Founding Director Don is a hydrologist who specializes in watershed management as it relates to natural resource industries such as forestry and mining. He has decades of experience in the public and private sectors related to environmental and economic sustainability issues. |
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Dr. Gord Lovegrove - Board Member Gord has spent more than 20 years as a project manager in the sustainable development and transportation field. In 2006, he earned a PhD in sustainable road safety planning and engineering. He now draws on his professional experience and research to help teach the next generation of engineers at UBC Okanagan. |
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Jonathan Lowe, EIT - Board Member Jonathan completed his degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland, specializing in water and wastewater treatment. Now living in Kelowna, Jonathan is a water engineer at Urban Systems working with municipalities and First Nations across BC. Passionate about environmental issues, Jonathan has worked on many local projects, promoting sustainability, as well as in Africa, helping to provide clean water to rural Ugandan communities. |
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Joanne de Vries - Founder & CEO The foundation is the brainchild of Joanne de Vries, a communications consultant with 18 years experience in social marketing, risk communication, market research, and project design, development, delivery, and evaluation. She has worked closely with all levels of government throughout BC to help them educate and consult with their publics about sustainability issues such as strategic and community planning, water and wastewater management, solid waste management, transportation demand management, and energy efficiency. |
