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David Angus

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Director, Coastal Marine Policy, BC Government
Company/Organization: Province of BC
Other Areas of Education/Training: Structured Decision Making
Professional Organization Membership: None
Career Interests: Marine planning, marine protected areas, resource stewardship, and marine legislation.
Hobbies: Skiing, Mtn biking, kite surfing, ice hockey, and spending time with my two kids.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
I'd like to help students understand the spectrum of employment opportunity in BC.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I have wide background in a variety of consulting, government, and tourism work. I would be willing to meet on a regular basis (up to 2 times a month or as needed)
Mentor Bio: LinkedIn

Stephen Bennett

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Adjunct Professor and Co-owner consulting company
Company/Organization: Utah State University and Anabranch Solutions
Other Areas of Education/Training: P.h.D Fisheries, B.Sc. Wildlife
Professional Organization Membership: American Fisheries Society
Career Interests: Fish and Wildlife management, River Restoration, Watershed Sciences
Hobbies: Fishing, hiking, boating, birding, mtn biking, backcountry skiing
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Share experience, learn about new research.
What could you offer as a mentor?
40 years of experience, academic and professional lessons
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Kazlyn Bonnor

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Senior Analyst
Company/Organization: Upland Agricultural Consulting
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership: BC Institute of Agrologists
Career Interests: agriculture sector, local and regional policies and planning, climate mitigation/adaptation, food security, stakeholder engagement.
Hobbies: Hiking, climbing, reading
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Support at Remmer in understanding career options in the agriculture/food security sector. Connect to current research occurring at REM.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Perspective from the private sector, working with local, regional provincial governments in the agriculture and food sector.
Mentor Bio:

Dionne Bunsha

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Climate and Conservation Engagement Coordinator
Company/Organization: UBC Botanical Garden
Other Areas of Education/Training: Journalism
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Conservation planning, indigenous knowledge, outreach, education. developing conservation planning tools.
Hobbies: Trail running, hiking, yoga, paddle boarding
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Give back and help students starting out
What could you offer as a mentor?
Help with finding work, relevant contacts
Mentor Bio:

Mark Carras

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Senior Policy Analyst & Policy Advisor
Company/Organization: Natural Resources Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training: Energy, Electricity, Clean Energy Transitions
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Accelerating the clean energy transition; geopolitics and energy security
Hobbies: Music; Fitness
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Provide career-orienting advice to students exploring their options in the energy/electricity/climate/environmental field.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Exploration of career paths; outline of a career in the public service; thought-exercises/guidance on personal values and goals to help orient career decisions.
Mentor Bio: LinkedIn

Deanna Cummings

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Planning Associate
Company/Organization: EcoPlan International
Other Areas of Education/Training:Anthropology & Environmental studies undergrad. Worked federally in co-op at Environment and Climate Change Canada & Specific Claims in CIRNAC
Professional Organization Membership: Candidate member CIP & PIBC
Career Interests: Indigenous planning, environmental planning, engagement, negotiations and conflict management,
Hobbies: Gardening, camping, travelling, cooking, reading, video games, cats
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
While i recognize that this is a mentor-mentee relationship, I value the opportunity to learn from my mentee and hear about their experiences and what they have learned in a collegial setting. I hope that as a mentor I can help support my mentee as they progress through their degree and then into their future careers.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Share my experiences working alongside & for Indigenous communities, engagement work across Canada. My time as the PIBC rep from SFU (REPSA President). Helping to look for opportunities for career enrichment.
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Bradley Elliott

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
Company/Organization: Colliers
Other Areas of Education/Training: Appraisal and Real Estate Valuations
Professional Organization Membership: Appraisal Institute of Canada
Career Interests: Development, Urban Economics, Housing Policy, Resource Land
Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Cooking, Skiing
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?

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Lindsay Gardner

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Policy Analyst/Coordinator
Company/Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training: Political Science
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests:
Hobbies: Climbing, hiking, reading, cycling, cooking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Help others gain confidence and skills, and assist them in advancing their careers.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Advice about career path, help with resumes and cover letters, perspective on current challenges.
Mentor Bio:

Jessica Gill

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Salmon Rebuilding Coordinator
Company/Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training: Salmon stock assessment, international salmon treaty work, work in US with tribal and federal governments
Professional Organization Membership: American Fisheries Society
Career Interests:Salmon management and science, integration among entities doing work on salmon, treaty agreements
Hobbies: Lap swimming, hiking, dog walking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Ensuring my mentee knows that there’s no right/wrong way to find your way to the right job for you and it’s ok that the journey isn’t a straight line.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I’ve held many different roles in the US and Canada and meandered a bit through different agencies, which gives me the ability to share how different organizations hire, what to look for in a job posting, and I’m happy to offer interview prep as well.
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Tyler Gray

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Environmental Consultant
Company/Organization: PGL Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Other Areas of Education/Training: Evolutionary Ecology, Fisheries Stock Assessment, Hydrology, Environmental Monitoring, Impact Assessment, Renewable and Non-renewable (LNG only) energy projects.
Professional Organization Membership: R.P.Bio., IAIA
Career Interests: EIA, Indigenous Perspectives in Resource Management, Conflict Resolution, Implementation Tracking and Compliance
Hobbies: Sports What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Give back to the same level others helped me; provide some perspective - for better or worse - on transition from school to professional work.
What could you offer as a mentor?
My skills are probably too rusty to offer specific training, scoping, or QA/QC support on applied statistical work, but I can offer context on applied use of such skills. I can offer insight about most aspects of consulting - marketing, business development, communications, ethical boundaries, work scoping, networking. I have 10+ yrs experience working within Indigenous organizations as well. Nuanced understanding of legal context for Indigenous Rights in resource management decisions.
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Joanna Hirner

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Park Planner but for most of my career, Register Professional Biology
Company/Organization: BC Parks BC Parks (provincial government)
Other Areas of Education/Training: Undergraduate degree in biology; lots of short training courses over the years through work in ecology, reconciliation with First Nations; equity diversity and inclusion; public engagement, etc.
Professional Organization Membership:RPBio (membership on hold as of 2025 because now working as a planner)
Career Interests: Managing impacts of people on natural resources (in my work this is primarily from outdoor recreation and associated facilities); balancing recreation (which is important for a variety of human reasons) with need to protect ecosystems as well as First Nations interests; reconciliation with Indigenous peoples; equity, diversity and inclusion in park access and recreation
Hobbies: My dog, hiking, camping, skiing, baking, hoping to get back into birding!
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Would like to help people early in their careers find the path that is right for them. Share any knowledge they might find useful. Learn and explore ideas.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Knowledge from many years working in resource management; curiousity; someone to bounce ideas around with.
Mentor Bio:

Adam King

Degree: MRM Planning Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Team leader in the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Indigenous Policy Office
Company/Organization: Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Indigenous relations, land use planning, resource management
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, woodworking, playing music
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
I would like to support people planning to transition from academia to the professional world. I also appreciate the opportunity to be introspective.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Lessons learned through my experience balancing career goals and growth with private/family life.
Mentor Bio:

Bruce Morgan

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Retired from public sector career in environmental field including planning, environmental assessment, policy and legislation and biodiversity.
Company/Organization: Formerly governments of BC and Canada.
Other Areas of Education/Training: Currently I am a professional certified coach specializing in leadership and career development.
Professional Organization Membership: International Coaching Federation
Career Interests: I spent most of my career advancing environmental conservation. During the last 10 years I focused on coaching and mentoring the next generations of leaders in my organization.
Hobbies: Travel, gardening, cycling
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
I have been a REM mentor for the last five years. I want to support a student in navigating the transition from REM into the workforce.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I could offer the benefit of the experience I gained over a 40 year career in the environment field in the public sector. I can also offer coaching support to help navigate career paths.
Mentor Bio:

Sinead Murphy

Degree: MRM Planning Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Senior Project Manager, Circular Economy and Innovation, Environment and Climate Division
Company/Organization: City of Toronto
Other Areas of Education/Training:Climate adaptation • Ecological health
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Using public sector innovation and business incubation and design to develop novel solutions to wicked problems that exist at the intersection of human and environmental health.
Hobbies: Pilates, yoga, barre • Outdoor walks and hikes • Picnics • Trying food and drinks at new restaurants
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Reconnecting to REM program and supporting the career development REMmers
What could you offer as a mentor?
Informational interview strategies • Career path exploration • Troubleshooting current challenges • Field specific insight (climate action, circular economy, ecological health) • Muni gov insight (both in Vancouver and Toronto)
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Nina Nichols

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Fisheries and commercial manager
Company/Organization: Marine Stewardship Council (msc)
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Commercial fisheries, fishery sustainability
Hobbies: Running, swimming, surfing, pottery, yoga
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Connection to rem program, support someone starting their career
What could you offer as a mentor?
Advice on career path, negotiation for early positions, suggestions and stories from my own experience
Mentor Bio: Nanwakolas

Tira Okamoto

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Senior Policy Analyst
Company/Organization: Province of British Columbia - Climate Action Secretariat
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership: Soon to be Candidate Member for RPP Certification American Society of Adaptation Professionals
Career Interests: Climate equity, coastal resilience, climate adaptation, governance, emergency management, disaster risk reduction
Hobbies: Hiking, rock climbing, dance, backpacking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Connection to REM, supporting current students.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Support for navigating applying and working for government, 5+ years of overall work experience, navigating the transition post REM to working
Mentor Bio:

Erica Olson

Degree: MRM Planning Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Ph.D. student in the Marine Ethnoecology Research Group at the University of Victoria
Company/Organization: University of Victoria
Other Areas of Education/Training: I have largely worked with First Nations on the coast of British Columbia, and to support that work I have also done training in facilitation
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: To work in ocean governance / marine planning, and probably with a focus on working with Indigenous Nations
Hobbies: Hockey, yoga, swimming and paddling in the ocean
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
To stay connected to REM and support a student.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I have worked in this career space for over a decade since graduating REM. This has included working for an NGO, as a consultant, and now back in academia. So I envision being able to share knowledge I have gained through these experiences as I listen to what they are experiencing, their challenges, and any questions they might have for someone a bit further down the road.
Mentor Bio: LinkedIn

Julianne Pickrell-Barr

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Senior Climate Action Consultant
Company/Organization: Prism Engineering
Other Areas of Education/Training: Sustainable Energy Management Certification, Bachelor of Business with Marketing Major, PIEVC protocol & Climate adaptation related course work
Professional Organization Membership: Certified Energy Manager (Through the Association of Energy Engineers)
Career Interests: Helping to advance climate action (emissions mitigation and climate resilience improvement) and environmental sustainability in organizations with a focus on existing buildings and fleet vehicles.
Hobbies: Mountain biking, gardening, hiking, cooking, building, camping... essentially outdoorsy or active pursuits :)
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Help others find their post REM career path, pay it forward in terms of knowledge, experience and connecting great people with other great people. Provide coaching a support for someone as they search for and start work in a REM related field.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Coaching, support, connections within industry. I'm mid career and have navigated a few career path changes already. I understand how exciting and yet overwhelming it can be to start out on a new path and have developed strategies to help navigate some of the ups and downs that go along with doing so.
Mentor Bio:

Eva Riccius

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Senior Manager, Saanich Parks
Company/Organization: District of Saanich
Other Areas of Education/Training: B.Sc. Biology, Env. Science
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Park management, governance (non profit, local government), biodiversity conservation, urban forestry, nature as part of healthcare, community development
Hobbies: Nature based activities, adding native plants to my garden, baking with sourdough, travel when possible.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Share my experience, help students sort their paths,
What could you offer as a mentor?
Many years of experience - private sector consulting, non profit environmental sector, provincial govt and now local govt. I have very broad experience and am interested in many topics. I'm an active listener and good coach. Rather than suggest to people what to do, I listen and pull their ideas from them and help them see their path.
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Josh Silberg

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Narrative/Content Strategist (for museum and science centre exhibits)
Company/Organization: ngx interactive
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership: Science communications, pedagogy
Hobbies: Woodworking, sports, hiking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Giving back to the program and helping the next generation navigate a sometimes messy job market.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I'm willing to meet up in person or online and help answer questions they may have
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Greg Steer

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Retired IM/IT executive
Company/Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training: Expertise in systems (biological, business) modeling, quantitative methods, enterprise (public sector, private sector) design and transformation
Professional Organization Membership: Formerly Registered Professional Biologist
Career Interests: Enterprise coach and mentor helping organisations and individuals achieve their goals.
Hobbies: Salmon fishing, dog training, transformation of the healthcare system :-)
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Help a mentee determine their life and career objectives, and develop a plan to achieve them. Planning makes the best use of limited time and resources. The objectives and plan won't be perfect but they'll be perfectly good.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Being retired, I can accommodate the schedule of the mentee. i have considerable expertise in human resources management and development (esp with professionals), project management, and enterprise design and transformation. Recruiting, developing, and retaining staff was a significant and very rewarding part of my job as IT DIrector. Succeeding at life is similar to succeeding as an organisation. Some of the methodologies and approaches used in the design and transformation of enterprises (organisations) transfer to people. REM should consider an online "Speed Mentoring Session." DFO offered these during training week. Mentees spend 5 minutes with a mentor before moving on to the next one. It's a great way to receive several points of view on your career and to potentially find a longer-term mentor.
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Dan Straker

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Work in non-profit sector on regional collaboration towards principled and collaborative Flood Resilience approach, including Green Infrastructure and Nature Based Solutions
Company/Organization: MakeWay Charitable Society - Resilient Waters
Other Areas of Education/Training: Planning, Systems Change, Collaborative Processes, Education, Advocacy
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Transforming stuck systems rooted in racism, colonialism, capitalism towards equity, collective, and principled action informed or led by those who are affected by these problems
Hobbies: Talking about big ideas, raising kids (5 and 3 year old), recreational soccer, roller hockey.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Meet and support someone with similar aims and values
What could you offer as a mentor?
As a start a one hour chat to test the fit, and if it feels like it has value to both of us then possibilities are endless (though a one hour chat a month is probably most realistic)
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Sergey Tsynkevych

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Senior Economist at Ministry of Forests
Company/Organization: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Other Areas of Education/Training: Economics, Statistics, International Development Studies
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Economic modelling, data analysis to inform policy.
Hobbies: Reading, guitar, construction, outdoorsy (surfing, climbing).
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Hopefully imparting some practical knowledge on the mentee and staying connected to the REM program.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Impart some real life experience on connecting REM degree to work and career development.
Mentor Bio:

Sherry Walker

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Naitional Manager of Biotechnology and Genomics Program (note that I will be retiring in May)
Company/Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Applied science to inform management of resources, genomics
Hobbies: Gardening
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Pass on some wisdom to early career professionals
What could you offer as a mentor?
Buidance on soft skills such as communication and collaboration
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Vicky Weekes

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Partner, consulting firm
Company/Organization: ERM
Other Areas of Education/Training: Psychology
Professional Organization Membership: OPPI, CIP
Career Interests: Sustainable regional development, reconciliation, self-determination, Canada’s North
Hobbies: Anything outdoors, growing things, harvesting, making things
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Exposure to fresh thinking and future graduates
What could you offer as a mentor?
Insights navigating career paths
Mentor Bio:

Aidan Whiteley

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Title and Rights Administrator - "referrals"/duty to consult
Company/Organization: Lower Nicola Indian Band
Other Areas of Education/Training: BA Geography
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Indigenous advocacy, conservation, constitutional rights framework
Hobbies: Cycling, nordic skiing, swimming in nature, eating oysters off the beach, dancing to disco
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?

What could you offer as a mentor?
My experience working for a First Nations government applying knowledge and principles learned in part in REM; commiserate about grad school
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Clare Wiseman

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Associate Professor
Company/Organization: School of the Environment, UofT
Other Areas of Education/Training: Soils and their potential to sequester atmospheric carbon • Traffic-related metal emissions, fate, exposure pathways and uptake in urban populations (focus on non-exhaust emissions) • Environment and human health (with a focus on "vulnerable" populations)
Professional Organization Membership: SETAC, ISES
Career Interests: Current research focus is on road dust as a source of elemental pollution to urban air and soils.
Hobbies: Weight training, cycling, kayaking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Helping mentees explore potential career interests and provide advice regarding academic and research related pathways and opportunites; provide a non-judgemental space where students feel they can chat about anything related to current studies in REM and/or ask questions about what to expect in terms of future academic work and positions (as doctoral, postdoctoral fellows or as faculty, if interested)
What could you offer as a mentor?
Lots of experience applying for positions (writing resumes and cover letters, interviews). I've completed 7 co-op terms in total, 5 with the federal government, and have a good understanding of hiring processes post-co-op as well. Can offer advice, editing resumes and cover letters, check-ins.
Mentor Bio:

Gwyn Thomas

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Social Policy Analyst
Company/Organization: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Other Areas of Education/Training: Worked as a negotiator in treaty and reconciliation negotiations with First Nations for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Indigenous reconciliation, environmental stewardship
Hobbies: Kayaking, hiking, skiing, sailing, board games.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Meet current REM students and learn about their interesting research. Help someone that is interested in working for the federal government better understand what it's like working for the federal government and how they should approach job applications with the federal government.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Insight into the federal government's approach to negotiating treaties and reconciliation agreements with First Nations. Advice on applying for federal government jobs.
Mentor Bio:

Tanja Hoffmann

Degree: Ph.D.
Current Profession/Position: Leverhulme Research Fellow
Company/Organization: Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre, University of York (UK)
Other Areas of Education/Training: Heritage studies, Indigenous Customary Law, cultural anthropology, archaeology. I am currently the co-PI for a 4 year project on Customary Law with the Katzie First Nation (who are located in Pitt Meadows, BC)
Professional Organization Membership: I don't currently maintain any memberships with organizations in Canada (I'm based in the UK currently). I do have affiliated status with the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre (University of Cambridge)
Career Interests: Indigenous rights and sovereignty (currently the implementation of Customary Law to guide co-management of Indigenous territories), heritage studies (currently focused on UK farming practices), decolonising resource management and archaeology.
Hobbies: Most of my downtime revolves around my horse and bettering my dressage riding! I also enjoy kayaking and gardening. I have a daughter (who is just finishing her 2nd year of university) and split my time between our place in Cambridge, my job in York, and visiting with my husband (who is hotel manager) in Lisbon, Portugal.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
I really enjoy hearing about the work that REM students engage in . I have a varied portfolio of experience and quite a bit of supervisory experience (I supervised MPhil students at the University of Cambridge for a few years, and now PhD students at York) so am happy to provide support and encouragement. Basically, REM gave me a great platform to launch my academic career so I'd like to opportunity to 'pay it forward'!
What could you offer as a mentor?
I have over 25 years experience working in both archaeology/ anthropology consulting (mostly directly for First Nations communities and organisations in Canada) and resource management (including co-management agreement negotiation) as well. My academic work is grounded in Indigenous and post-humanist scholarship so I can offer support to students who may be interested in looking to expand the boundaries of resource management to include perspectives that challenge some deeply engrained (mostly western science based) assumptions about how humans relate to the environment. I'm happy to meet over zoom and/or to meet in person when I travel to Katzie territory (2 or 3 times a year).
Mentor Bio:

Darren Sherbot>

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Manager: System Optimization
Company/Organization: BC Hydro
Other Areas of Education/Training: B.Sc. Fisheries, BE Mechanical Engineer
Professional Organization Membership: RPBio
Career Interests: Resource Manager
Hobbies: Outdoors!
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Give back
What could you offer as a mentor?
25 years of fisheries restoration, market trading, resource tradeoffs, dam safety, SDM, negotiations, etc…
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Maggie Cascadden

Degree: MRM Planning Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Company/Organization: Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
Other Areas of Education/Training:
Professional Organization Membership: Academy of Management
Career Interests: Academia
Hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Yoga
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Supporting a REMer who is about to launch a great career.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Advice on joining academia and doing a Ph.D. Especially advice about moving to a “new” field, as I moved into a management department
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Jeremy Moorhouse

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Energy analyst
Company/Organization: International Energy Agency (IEA)
Other Areas of Education/Training: Undergrad mechanical engineering
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Energy transition, clean economy, industrial policy, climate mitigation
Hobbies: Hiking, biking, photography, cooking
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
My main aim is to provide support and guidance to students either considering their career path after REM and/or how to make the most of their time in the REM program.
What could you offer as a mentor?
1. Planning for what comes after REM and strategies to find the right job
2. Planning and strategies to finish your master’s thesis
3. Overview of global view in the energy transition and policies to achieve it
Mentor Bio:

Andrew Pape-Salmon

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Director, Electricity Generation and Public Utility Generation
Company/Organization: BC Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions
Other Areas of Education/Training: Systems Design Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Peace and Conflict Studies
Professional Organization Membership: Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Career Interests: Energy and buildings sectors decarbonization and resilience, renewable energy, energy efficiency, public utility regulation, codes and standards
Hobbies: Running, Nordic skiing, photography, teaching
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Interaction with students on current research priorities, support students to achieve their learning objectives and strategize on career goals.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Monthly Q&A sessions, brainstorming and strategy discussion, review of draft research deliverables.
Mentor Bio:

Andreas Tize

Degree: MRM Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Owner
Company/Organization: Secret Cove Marina
Other Areas of Education/Training: 4 years as Director at the Sunshine Coast Regional District, Planning Degree
Professional Organization Membership: Boating BC
Career Interests: Somatic Trauma Resolution Therapy
Hobbies: Run a men's group, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Hockey, Boating
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Giving back, make connections, providing guidance and stability.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Holding space, listening, reflecting, empathy, compassion, the odd snippet of wisdom.
Mentor Bio:

Danette Moule

Degree: MRM Planning Thesis
Current Profession/Position: Government of Alberta, Infrastructure Operations (Senior Advisor)
Company/Organization: Alberta Infrastructure
Other Areas of Education/Training: Sustainability
Professional Organization Membership:
Career Interests: Environment, project work, stakeholder engagement
Hobbies: Outdoor activities (skiing, hiking, mountain biking, climbing sometimes, off-roading, kayaking), playing music, reading, playing cards.
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
I've mentored students in the past. I enjoy passing on my experiences.
What could you offer as a mentor?
I'm not currently working in the environmental field. So I would just share my story, and facts about working for government, living in northern Canada, starting my own business, etc.
Mentor Bio:

Ryan Hill

Degree: MRM Project
Current Profession/Position: Environmental Consulting
Company/Organization: Azimuth Consulting Group Inc
Other Areas of Education/Training: 7 years of international work experience including with the United Nations
Professional Organization Membership: Association of Professional Biologists of BC, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Career Interests: Supporting decisions that balance environmental protection and development, the science of risk assessment and environmental monitoring, adaptive management
Hobbies: Cycling, swimming, travel, karate, hiking, skiing
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
Help new grads get started, as they will be the future leaders who need to address the environmental and human challenges that lie ahead.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Advice on what considerations are important in making career path decisions; specific suggestions for opportunities in BC; advice for anyone considering international / inter-governmental work.
Mentor Bio:

Luke Strong-Cvetich

Degree: MRM Planning Project
Current Profession/Position: Tribal Planning Director
Company/Organization: Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Other Areas of Education/Training: BA Economics
Professional Organization Membership: WA State Realtor
Career Interests: Community planning, economic development, social justice, environmental planning & stewardship, disaster recovery, geospatial information, cultural awareness, data collection & analysis, and climate justice.
Hobbies: Fishing, surfing, skateboarding, mountain/snow sports, soccer
What would you like to achieve through participating in the REM mentorship program?
An opportunity to stay connected and hopefully give back/help REM students find success.
What could you offer as a mentor?
Guidance, perspective, and insight for US students in REM, potential internships.
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