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Leadership Team

Patrick Nadeau

President & Chief Executive Officer

@Pat_Nad

Kyla Makela

Vice-President, Public Support

519-586-3531 ext. 113

Silke Nebel, PH.D.

Vice-President, Conservation and Science

519-586-3531 ext.163

PROGRAM DIRECTORS (MANAGEMENT TEAM)

Jody Allair

Director, Community Engagement

519-586-3531 ext. 197

Katie Ardeline

Director of Human Resources

519-586-3531

Gregor Beck

Senior Director, Northern Canada

519-586-3531 ext. 152

David Bradley, PH.D.

Director, British Columbia

604-401-6850

Kelsey Butler

Director of Atlantic Conservation Programs

519-586-3531 Ext. 196

Andrew Coughlan

Director, Québec

418-649-6062

Andrew Couturier, FRCGS

Senior Director, Landscape Science and Conservation

519-586-3531 ext. 131

Kate Dalgleish

Director, Development

519-586-3531 ext. 174

Pete Davidson

Senior Director of Conservation Strategy

Kiel Drake, PH.D.

Director, Prairie Region

306-249-2894

Mohib Habib

Senior Director of Finance

Laura Irvine

Director, Ontario Programs

Denis Lepage, PH.D.

Senior Director, Data Science and Technology

519-586-3531 ext. 155

Stu Mackenzie

Director of Strategic Assets

519-586-3531 ext. 162

LeaAnne Ross

Senior Director, Communications and Community Engagement

Greg Spira

Senior Program Director – International Conservation

Doug Tozer, PH.D.

Director, Waterbirds and Wetlands

519-586-3531 ext. 168

SPECIES OF HIGHEST CONCERN

REVERSING THE PRECIPITOUS DECLINES OF IMPERILLED SPECIES AND BIRD GROUPS MOST AT RISK

Sue Abbott

Associate Director – Nova Scotia Programs

Natasha Barlow

Ontario Projects Biologist

519-586-3531 ext. 165

Brendan Boyd, Ph.D.

Ontario Forest Birds Program Coordinator

Ian Cook

Grassland Conservation Manager

204-720-9161

Andrea Gress

Special Projects and Ontario Piping Plover Coordinator

519-586-3531 ext. 128

Rielle Hoeg

Atlantic Outreach Biologist

Sean Jenniskens

Grassland Program Biologist

Allison MacKay, PHD

Conservation Planner

Denise Maillet

New Brunswick Piping Plover Coordinator

506-742-2600

Allison Manthorne

Aerial Insectivore Conservation Strategist

506-227-9202

Samreen Munim

Forest Birds at Risk Field Biologist

Avery Nagy-MacArthur

Nova Scotia Shorebird Programs Biologist

Heather Polowyk

Bank Swallow Conservation Coordinator

Sydney Shepherd

Ontario Piping Plover Program Fieldwork Coordinator

ASSESSING THE STATE OF CANADA’S BIRDS

SECTOR-LEADING SCIENCE AND LARGE-SCALE POPULATION MONITORING TO INFORM THE CONSERVATION OF ALL BIRD GROUPS

Laura Achenbach

Field Manager, High Elevation Landbird Program

Tracy Barber

Data Entry Technician

519-586-3531 ext. 133

Kaelyn Bumelis

Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas – 3 Project Manager

519-586-3531

Catherine Dale, PH.D.

Newfoundland Atlas Coordinator

613-484-1217

Courtney Donkersteeg

Analyst

Danielle Ethier, PH.D.

Bird Population Scientist

519-586-3531 ext. 115

Jeremy Hussell

Programmer

519-586-3531 ext. 125

Catherine Jardine

Associate Director, Data Science and Technology

Kathy Jones

Volunteer Manager and Biologist, Ontario Programs, Canadian Lakes Loon Survey & Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

519-586-3531 ext. 124

Amy-Lee Kouwenberg, PH.D.

Associate Atlantic Director + HELP/NOS Program Coordinator

LeeAnn Latremouille

Saskatchewan Atlas Coordinator

306-249-2894

Jenna McDermott

Newfoundland Atlas Assistant Coordinator

Rémi Torrenta, PH.D.

BC Projects Coordinator

236-990-1287

IMPORTANT PLACES FOR BIRDS

NATURE- BASED SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE HAVENS OF BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY

Chelsea Aristone

Key Biodiversity Area Technician

Amanda Bichel

Key Biodiversity Areas Coordinator

519-586-3531 ext. 167

Molly Bradford

Key Biodiversity Areas Technician

Dean Evans

GIS Spatial Analyst

519-586-3531 ext. 171

Mercy Harris

Key Biodiversity Area Technician

Kevin Hawkshaw

Biostatistics Analyst

Alicia Krupek

Indigenous Bird Conservation Coordinator

Sandra Marquez

GIS Analyst

Graham Sorenson

Science in the North Project Manager

LONG POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY

BUILDING ON OUR PROUD HISTORY OF LONG POINT STEWARDSHIP, MIGRATION RESEARCH, NATIONAL COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY

Rinchen Boardman

Thunder Cape Bird Observatory Coordinator

807-251-3673

Kyle Cameron

Ontario Projects Biologist

519-586-3531 ext. 151

Matthew Fuirst, PH.D.

Manager of Observatory Operations and Postdoctoral Researcher

519-586-3531 ext. 110

Samuel Perfect

LPBO Program Coordinator


MIGRATION SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO FILL CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND SUPPORT OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS

Lucas Berrigan

Motus Program Coordinator – Atlantic Region

506-364-5185

Erica Geldart

Motus Coordinator – Outreach and Analytics

Kianna Leung

Motus Technician

Amie MacDonald

Motus Coordinator - British Columbia

506-232-1219

Josh Sayers

Motus Program Coordinator – Ontario

MOBILIZING PEOPLE IN CANADA

WELCOMING ALL BIRD ENTHUSIASTS, RAISING AWARENESS, AND PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTIONS

Yousif Attia

Outreach & Content Specialist

519-586-3531 ext. 198

Stephanie Brunet

Bilingual Communications Coordinator

Olivia Carvalho

Urban Engagement & Events Coordinator

Kris Cu

BC Outreach Specialist

Kris Dobney

Donor Relations Coordinator

519-586-3531 ext. 121

Karla Falk

Donor Relations Assistant

519-586-3531 ext. 122

Kyle Horner

NatureCounts Engagement Coordinator

Rosie Kirton

Donor Database Manager

Liz Purves

Grants Manager

519-586-3531

Kerrie Wilcox

Manager, Project FeederWatch

519-586-3531 ext. 134

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Michelle Bruin

Assistant Controller

519-586-3531 ext. 145

Katie Desjardins

Executive and Human Resources Assistant

519-586-3531

Tawnee Dwyer

Accounting Associate – Receivables

Ruth Frost

Office Operations Manager

519-586-3531 ext. 112

Claire Melanson

Executive Assistant

Micheline Volpini

Accounting Associate – Accounts Payable

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