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.

Garth Davis
Senior Coordinator - Land Management, Environment and Sustainable Development
ConocoPhillips Canada

Greg Fenton
Superintendent
Jasper National Park, Parks Canada

Rob Gibb
Senior Landman for Crownland in Alberta
Talisman Energy

John Kerkhoven
Sr. Advisor, Foothills Gas
Suncor Energy

Jim LeLacheur
Chief Forester - Alberta
West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Dr. Vic Lieffers
Chair and Professor, Department of Renewable Resources
University of Alberta

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

Bruce Mayer
Assistant Deputy Minister, Forestry Division
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

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

Dr. John Spence (alternate)
Professor, Department of Renewable Resources
University of Alberta

Graham Statt
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Parks Division
Tourism, Parks, and Recreation

Darren Tapp
Executive Director,
Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division
Sustainable Resource Development

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