Foothills Research Institute

Board of Directors

(in alphabetical order)

Ron Bjorge
Executive Director, Wildlife Management Branch
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

Dr. Rick Bonar
President of the Board for Foothills Research Institute
Chief Biologist and Planning Coordinator
Hinton Wood Products, a Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Kyle Clifford
Executive Director,
Parks Field Operations
Tourism, Parks, and Recreation

Dr. Phil Comeau (alternate)
Professor, Department of Renewable Resources
University of Alberta

Con Dermot
Representative
Alberta Forest Products Association

Greg Fenton
Superintendent
Jasper National Park, Parks Canada

Terry Fredin
General Manager
Teck Coal Limited

Edwin Frencheater (alternate)
Councillor
Sunchild First Nation

Rob Gibb
Senior Landman for Crownland in Alberta
Talisman Energy

Darcy Janko
Group Lead- Land Use Planning Environment Services
Encana Corporation

John Kerkhoven
Sr. Advisor, Foothills Gas
Suncor Energy

Stan Lagrelle
Former Chief
Sunchild First Nation

Jim LeLacheur
Chief Forester - Alberta
West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Ken Mallett (alternate)
Director, Operations & Planning, Northern Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Keith McClain
Director, Science Policy and Strategy
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

Jimmy O’Chiese
Chief and President
Foothills Ojibway Society

Steve Otway
Manager, Resource Conservation
Jasper National Park, Parks Canada

Dan Rollert
Woodlands Manager
Hinton Wood Products, a Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Gary Sargent (alternate)
Manager, Resource Access
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Tim Sheldan
Director General, Northern Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

Doug Sklar
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Management Branch
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

Dr. John Spence
Chair and Professor, Department of Renewable Resources
University of Alberta

Robert Stokes
Senior Manager, Forest Planning Section
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

Glenn Taylor
Chair, Grande Alberta Ecomonic Region
Mayor, Town of Hinton

John Wilmhurst (alternate)
Ecosystem Science Coordinator
Jasper National Park, Parks Canada