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RCEN National Council and Board of Directors

The RCEN National Council is a governing body of at least 24 individuals, representing all 11 Provincial/Territorial Affiliate Networks and the 10 National Caucuses, and includes several Aboriginal, Francophone and Youth representatives.

Members of the National Council meet every year at the RCEN Annual General Assembly (AGA) to elect the Board of Directors, which is composed entirely of members of the National Council.

Provincial / Territorial Affiliate Networks:

  • Alberta: Myles Kitagawa, Toxics Watch Society
  • British Columbia: Maggie Paquet, Citizens' Stewardship Coalition
  • Manitoba: John Coombs, Nature Manitoba
  • New Brunswick: Dan Stote, Centre culturel et sportif de Cormier Village
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Margaret McKeon, Western Environment Centre
  • Nova Scotia: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter
  • Ontario: Leslie Adams, Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources
  • Prince Edward Island: Michael Willcock, Student Climate Change Coalition
  • Quebec: Aline Pacheco Porciuncula, Regroupement québécois des femmes en environnement
  • Saskatchewan: Stefania Fortugno, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative
  • Yukon: Val Loewen, Raven Recycling Society

National Caucuses:

  • Agriculture: Josh Brandon, Green Action Centre, MB
  • Atmosphere & Energy: Anna Tilman, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine, ON
  • Environmental Planning and Assessment: Bruno Marcocchio, Sierra Club of Canada, NS
  • Forest: Mark Purdon, REAP-Canada, ON
  • Health: David Daughton, Eastern Co-operative Health Organization, PEI
  • International Program: Jean Arnold, Falls Brook Centre, NB
  • Mining: Maya Stano, Sierra Club of Canada - BC Chapter, BC
  • Toxics: David Boehm, Friends of Cathedral Grove, BC
  • Water, Fisheries and Oceans: Lisa Fox, Sustainability Resources Ltd., AB

Aboriginal Representatives:

  • Caleb Behn, Dogwood Initiative, BC
  • Tracy Coates, Sierra Club of Canada, ON
  • Larry McDermott, Plenty Canada, ON
  • Natalie Pepin, Sustainability Resources Ltd., AB

Francophone Representatives:

  • Marie-Michelle Beaudoin, Coalition jeunesse Sierra, QC
  • Olivier Kolmel, Regroupement québécois des femmes en environnement, QC
  • Emmanuel Prinet, One Earth Initiative, BC
  • Clara Whyte, Gaia Vision, QC

Youth Representatives:

  • Dayna Noltie, Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources, ON

RCEN Board of Directors:

  • Chair 2010-2011: Olivier Kolmel, Regroupement québécois des femmes en environnement (QC), Francophone Representative
  • Vice-Chair 2010-2011: Lisa Fox, Sustainability Resources Ltd. (AB), National Caucus Representative
  • Treasurer 2010-2011: Michael Willcock, Student Climate Change Coalition (PEI), Youth Representative
  • Secretary 2010-2011: Stefania Fortugno, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative (SK), Provincial / Territorial Affiliate Representative
  • Tracy Coates, Sierra Club of Canada (ON), Aboriginal Representative
  • Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter (NS), Member at Large Representative
  • Aline Pacheco Porciuncula, Regroupement québécois des femmes en environnement (QC), Quebec Affiliate Network Representative
  • Maggie Paquet, Citizens' Stewardship Coalition (BC), Member at Large Representative
  • Clara Whyte, Gaia Vision (QC), Francophone Representative

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