About GWFO
Management and Advisory Committees
Management and strategic initiatives of GWFO are implemented by a Strategic Management Committee (SMC) that reports to a Governance Board. The SMC is Chaired by the GWFO Director and includes representatives from each of the main partner institutions as well as other expert scientific expertise representatives. It is the primary management and executive committee for GWFO, responsible for providing direction and ensuring optimal operations and utility towards supporting monitoring and transformational science, managing GWFO finances and budget, and providing recommendations to the Board for allocating resources. The SMC is supported by the Secretariat and the User Advisory Panel (UAP).
John Pomeroy FRSC, FRGS, AGU Fellow
Distinguished Professor
Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change,
UNESCO Chair in Mountain Water Sustainability,
Director:
Global Water Futures Programme,
Global Water Futures Observatories Project,
USask Centre for Hydrology,
Coldwater Laboratory, Canmore, Alta.
University of Saskatchewan
Jennifer Baltzer
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change
Wilfrid Laurier University
Helen Baulch
Associate Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Lawrence Martz
Professor Emeritus
University of Saskatchewan
Deborah McGregor
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice
York University
Corinne Schuster-Wallace
Executive Director, Global Institute for Water Security
University of Saskatchewan
Julie Theriault
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Extreme Winter Weather Events
University of Quebec at Montreal
Philippe Van Cappellen
Professor
Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ecohydrology
University of Waterloo
The GWFO User Advisory Panel is comprised of representatives from local communities and Indigenous Nations, government, water management, industry, conservation authorities, municipalities, and other practitioner and data user groups. The UAP provides insights into the user science and decision support needs underpinned by the GWFO data, provides recommendations and avenues for translating GWFO’s data to support the real-world impacts, and supports scientific exchange with private and public sectors. In addition, the panel provides strategic advice and is a catalyst in identifying new opportunities for enhancing the user-base for the GWFO data and services. See the UAP Terms of Reference.
| Name | Designation & Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Akhtar | River Forecast Engineer, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas |
khaled.akhtar@gov.ab.ca |
| Andrew Applejohn | Executive Director, Programs, Polar Knowledge Canada Federal Government |
andrew.applejohn@polar-polaire.gc.ca |
| Lakshmin Bachu | Principal Consultant, Water Resources, Tetra Tech Canada |
lakshminbachu@gmail.com |
| Anthony Bier | Hydrologist, Water Resources Branch, Yukon Government |
Anthony.Bier@yukon.ca |
| Oliver Brandes | Chair, Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW) |
omb@uvic.ca |
| Miranda Carlberg | Executive Director, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Environmental Protection Branch |
miranda.carlberg@gov.sk.ca |
| Patrick Cherneski | Executive Director, Prairie Provinces Water Board |
patrick.cherneski@ec.gc.ca |
| Aston Chipanshi | Manager, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
aston.chipanshi@agr.gc.ca |
| Constance Chiremba | Research Program Manager, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission |
constance.chiremba@saskwheat.ca |
| Ryan Connon | Hydrologist, Government of the Northwest Territories |
ryan_connon@gov.nt.ca |
| Chris Derksen | Senior Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada Climate Research Division |
chris.derksen@canada.ca |
| Sameer Dhalla | Director, Development and Engineering, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority |
sameer.dhalla@trca.ca |
| Darryl Dormuth | Manager, Hydrometrics, Saskatchewan Water Security Agency |
darryl.dormuth@wsask.ca |
| Katherine Finn | Project Manager, Bridge to Land Water Sky |
bridgetolandwatersky@gmail.com |
| Alfred Gamble | Executive Assistant, Beardys and Okemasis First Nation Lands Department |
algamble@hotmail.com |
| Doug Heath | Research Manager, SaskCanola |
dheath@saskcanola.com |
| Anthony Johnston | Special Projects Researcher, Mistawasis Nehiyawak |
anthony.b.johnston@gmail.com |
| Erika Klyszejko | Engineering Advisor, International Joint Commission |
erika.klyszejko@ottawa.ijc.org |
| Maxine Koskie | National Education Coordinator, Project WET Canada |
maxinekoskie@gmail.com |
| Stephanie McFadyen | Manager, Health Canada Water Quality Division |
stephanie.mcfadyen@hc-sc.gc.ca |
| Wanda McFadyen | Executive Director, Assiniboine River Basin Initiative |
wmcfadyen@arb-int.com |
| Russ Munro | Director of Saskatoon Water, City of Saskatoon |
russ.munro@saskatoon.ca |
| Peter Onyshko | Flood Hazard Specialist, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas |
peter.onyshko@gov.ab.ca |
| Brian Perry | Engineering Advisor for Flood Modeling Natural Resources Canada |
brian.perry@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca |
| Brady Pollock | Executive Director, Environmental Assessment & Stewardship, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment |
brady.pollock@gov.sk.ca |
| Geoff Reimer | Director Environment, Southern Chiefs Organization |
geoff.reimer@scoinc.mb.ca |
| Dan Sandink | Director of Research, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction |
dsandink@iclr.org |
| Patrick Schaefer | Data Services Manager, DataStream Initiative |
patrick@datastream.org |
| Debra Shewfelt | CEO, Rise Resource Advisory Corp |
debra.s@riseresourceadvisory.com |
| Stuart Slattery | National Science Analyst, Ducks Unlimited Canada |
s_slattery@ducks.ca |
| Stephen Stanley | Senior Vice President, EPCOR Inc |
sstanley@epcor.com |
| Tom Tang | Environmental and Climate Change Modelling Team Lead, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas |
tom.tang@gov.ab.ca |
| Efrem Teklemariam | Manager, Water Resources Engineering, Manitoba Hydro |
eteklemariam@hydro.mb.ca |
| Julie Van de Valk | Engineering Advisor, Public Safety Canada |
julie.vandevalk@ps-sp.gc.ca |
| Henry David (Hank) Venema | CEO and Senior Engineer, Strategic Systems Engineering Inc. |
hank@strategiccc.ca |
| Scott Wright | Director, Livestock and Forage Center of Excellence |
scott.wright@usask.ca |
| Ram Yerubandi | Research Manager, Water Science and Technology, Environment and Climate Change Canada |
ram.yerubandi@canada.ca |
| Jim Young | Data Lead, Canada Water Agency |
jim.young@cwa-aec.gc.ca |
| Rebecca Zagozewski | Executive Director, Saskatchewan First Nations Water Association Inc. |
rzagozewski@sfnwa.ca |
The GWFO Governance Board provides meaningful oversight over GWFO management and is autonomous in its functioning. The Board reports up to the Vice President Research of the MSI host institution (USask), which assumes ultimate responsibility and liability for operational and financial aspects of GWFO. The Board’s membership includes the Associate Vice-President Research and Chief Financial Officer of University of Saskatchewan and one other Vice-President Research from amongst the partner institutions, representatives from user and partner organisations, and prominent experts on freshwater data collection and management.
Governance Board Chair
Stephen Stanley
Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives, EPCOR
Governance Board Members
| Name | Designation & Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Bouchard | CEO and General Manager, Union Water Supply System Inc., Ontario |
rbouchard@unionwater.ca |
| Aimée Craft | Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; Chair, Manitoba Clean Environment Commission |
aimee.craft@uottawa.ca |
| Charmaine Dean | Vice President Research, University of Waterloo |
cdean@uwaterloo.ca |
| Terry Fonstad | Associate Vice President Research, University of Saskatchewan |
terry.fonstad@usask.ca |
| Deidre (Dee) L. Henne | Chief Financial Officer, University of Saskatchewan |
deidre.henne@usask.ca |
| Shawn Jaques | President and CEO, Saskatchewan Water Security Agency |
Shawn.Jaques@wsask.ca |
| Wayne Jenkinson | Executive Director, National Hydrological Service, Ottawa |
Wayne.Jenkinson@ec.gc.ca |
| Heather Jirousek | Director, Water Resources Branch, Yukon Environment |
Heather.Jirousek@yukon.ca |
| Harvey Locke | Conservationist, writer, photographer President, Harvey Locke Conservation Inc., Banff |
hlockebanff@gmail.com |
| Deborah McGregor | Canada Excellence Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice, University of Calgary |
dmcgregor@osgoode.yorku.ca |
| Michael Nadler | CEO, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) |
m_nadler@ducks.ca |
| Stephen Stanley | Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives, EPCOR |
sstanley@epcor.com |
Ex Officio Members and Supporting Staff
| Name | Designation & Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris DeBeer | GWFO Director of Operations and Science and Secretary to the Board, University of Saskatchewan |
chris.debeer@usask.ca |
| Dean Olorenshaw | GWFO Director of Finance, University of Saskatchewan |
dean.olorenshaw@usask.ca |
| John Pomeroy | GWFO Director, University of Saskatchewan |
john.pomeroy@usask.ca |