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Matthew Davidson

Matthew Davidson BSc., P.Ag., EP., AScT. Environmental Scientist Matthew is a partner and consultant at Valhalla Environmental Consulting Inc. in British Columbia. His practice is focused on environmental land management and includes environmental assessment and the management of habitats, agricultural land and the built environment. Industries that Matthew has practiced in include; oil and gas,Continue reading “Matthew Davidson”

Virginia Jamieson

Virginia Jamieson is the founder of Warming Trend Global Communications. She is a PR specialist who provides strategic counsel on topics including corporate positioning, press relations, story mining, media audits, trend reports and online communications. Virginia provides these services to clients whose communications campaigns have highly scrutinized and complex environmental components. Virginia is also aContinue reading “Virginia Jamieson”

James Lucas

James Lucas, a professional forester in British Columbia, is currently completing a Masters in Forestry at Yale University. With six years ofexperience in the forest industry, James is interested in how free-market tools like forest certification and land trusts can promote land conservation in forests and other environments.

David Ramslie

I am an independent planning and design consultant who splits his time between consulting for architecture firms and teaching design at local colleges in Vancouver, British Columbia. I have a Masters Degree in Urban Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Economics, and I am a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design  (LEED)Continue reading “David Ramslie”

Joy Rackley

Joy was recently accepted to the University of Oregon Graduate School of Architecture where she will study Sustainable Design.  With a bachelor’s degree in Architecture Design from Clemson University, Joy has worked, most recently in Miami Beach, Florida, in many different fields of design, including landscape design, residential architecture, new urbanism, furniture design and commercialContinue reading “Joy Rackley”

Jeffrey James Emmett

Emmett, a Calgarian, recently graduated from the University of Calgary with a B.A. in international relations. Motivated by personal travel in Asia and Africa, as well as experience in the forestry industry, Emmett has worked to promote social justice and environmental issues. He is a board member of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition, which works toContinue reading “Jeffrey James Emmett”

Chad Brealey

Brealey received a B.A. in English from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and went on to be a fly-fishing guide in northern British Columbia and on Vancouver Island. Entering the publishing field as a magazine editor and writer led to being granted a master’s degree in publishing from Simon Fraser University and time in NewContinue reading “Chad Brealey”

Jody Balanko

Balanko received her Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. After working as an equity trader in Toronto, she left to pursue her passion for travel and organic farming. Balanko works for UTSB Research, an environmental research organization located within the boundaries of Banff National Park. Her recent dealings with Robert Kennedy,Continue reading “Jody Balanko”