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Justice Delmar Perras, (ret.) Chair
Justice Perras received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He worked in
Saskatchewan in private practice and as a Crown Prosecutor. He was Director of Public
Prosecutions in Saskatchewan from 1976 to 1983. Justice Perras jointed the Alberta
Public Service in 1983 as Assistant Deputy Minister (Criminal) with the Alberta
Attorney General. From 1984 to 1989, he was Deputy Attorney General of Alberta. Justice
Perras was then appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench in Alberta, a position he
held until 2006. He has been recognized by the provincial and federal
governments for his exemplary contributions to his community, province, and country.
Justice Perras is the recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal and the Golden Jubilee Medal.
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Alan J.
Kennedy Board Member
Alan Kennedy has a B.Sc. from the
University of Alberta in Zoology specializing in wildlife ecology, a M.Sc. in
land reclamation concentrating in soil science and plant productivity and a
Ph.D. in environmental science focusing on environmental assessment and land
remediation. Dr. Kennedy started his career with the Canadian Wildlife
Service in 1978 and then joined Imperial Oil as an Environmental Scientist
specializing in land reclamation. He has worked for Imperial Oil in
various capacities.
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Jim Barlishen Board Member
Jim Barlishen is an economist with a natural resources management and civil engineering background.
He holds a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters of Science in Natural Resources
Management. Mr. Barlishen served Alberta Environment for several years as a senior economist in the
Water Resources Management area. He also served Alberta Transportation as a Director in the Environmental
Section of Civil Projects. Prior to coming to the Alberta Government, Mr. Barlishen worked for
the department of Economic Development in the Northwest Territories. More recently he has worked as a
consultant on the evaluation of water storage alternatives in the Milk River Basin in affiliation
with two consulting firms.
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Alex G. MacWilliam Board Member
Alex MacWilliam is a lawyer and partner with the law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
and has practiced environmental law for the past 20 years. He has appeared before a wide variety
of administrative tribunals, including the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and
the Natural Resources Conservation Board. He has extensive experience in dealing with
environmental approvals, contaminated land disputes, water issues, brownfield developments
and intensive livestock operations. He is a member of the Canadian Centre for Environmental
Arbitration and Mediation and the Environment Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
and is a frequent presenter on environmental issues to various seminars and conferences
in Canada and the United States. Mr. MacWilliam has appeared before all levels of Court
in Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University
of Calgary and an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia and was called to the Alberta Bar in 1986..
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Dan Johnson Board Member
Dan Johnson is currently a Professor of Environmental Science at the University
of Lethbridge, and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) for Sustainable Grassland Ecosystems.
He holds a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan, a M.Sc. in soil ecology
and a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of British Columbia (Institute of Resource
Ecology). Dr. Johnson's current research is based on the ecology and sustainable
use of grassland ecosystems. His area of specific expertise is in environmentally
sustainable agriculture and land management, reduction of toxins as chemical pesticides,
and coexistence of wildlife, wildlands and development, and methods of forecasting and
analysis of environmental and experimental data. Dr. Johnson has conducted environmental
and agricultural research in Alberta for over 25 years, and also in Africa, Southeast Asia
and China. Before taking his current academic
position, Dr. Johnson worked as a senior research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
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Eric McAvity Board Member
Eric McAvity is a lawyer and has practiced law in Alberta since 1973, mainly in civil
and commercial litigation. His practice has focused on mediation as a primary practice
area since January 2006. In 1996, Mr. McAvity was appointed Queen's Counsel. He has
appeared at all levels of the Court of Alberta and before numerous administrative tribunals
including the Natural Resources Conservation Board in the Three Sister's Resort Wind Valley
application and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. Mr. McAvity has served as a director
of the Legal Aid Society of Alberta, serving as both a Vice Chair and Chair, where he
reported regularly to the Attorney General and Law Society of Alberta. In addition,
Mr. McAvity has also served as Chair of the Canmore Municipal Planning Commission, an
adjudicative body. He has contributed to the publication of a number of position papers
dealing with Legal Aid and access to justice issues that have been accepted as policy by
the Canadian Bar Association and has also served as a member of the Canadian Bar
Association's National Council. Mr. McAvity has also acted on numerous community
organizations and is currently active as a director of the not for profit Biosphere
Institute of the Bow Valley Society, an organization devoted to enhancing environmental
integrity in the Bow River Watershed. As well, he is a member of the Bow Corridor
Ethics Committee working with health care professionals and community volunteers to
respond to ethical issues arising in the local health region.
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A.J. Fox Board Member
A.J. Fox is a lawyer and partner in the firm of Fox Wakefield, a general
practice firm in which she has emphasized estate, criminal and family law
serving rural Alberta and Saskatchewan. Ms. Fox has extensive training in mediation
and interest-based negotiation, completing numerous courses and programs. She brings
these skills into her legal practice where she emphasizes alternative dispute resolution
including mediation, interest-based negotiation and the collaborative model for
dispute resolution. Ms. Fox has experience appearing before both administrative
and judicial bodies in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Australia.
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Gordon Thompson Board Member
Gordon Thompson holds a B.Sc. (Honors), and graduate training in Environmental
Engineering from the University of Alberta. He is a member of the Alberta Association
of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA) and is a member
and Past Chairman of the Western Canada Water Environment Association. For over
a decade, Mr. Thompson served as General Manager of the Alberta Capital Region
Wastewater Commission where he managed all the technical, financial, and
administrative activities of the regional wastewater transmission and treatment
system serving 200,000 people. He has also worked for the City of Edmonton
as a Drainage Network Superintendent where he directed the operation and maintenance
of Edmonton's sanitary, combined, and storm sewer systems, and as Chief Sanitation
Engineer where he was responsible for the planning, design, budgeting, and construction
of capital projects for wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Mr. Thompson
is currently Technical Coordinator with the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
where he provides technical support for the development of an integrated
watershed management plan.
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Nick Tywoniuk Board Member
Nick Tywoniuk is a Civil Engineer who currently operates his own consulting
business that provides environmental, engineering, and mediation and arbitration services.
He has a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (General) from the University of Alberta, a M.Sc.
in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from the University of Saskatchewan and a Ph.D.
in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from the University of Ottawa. He is a member
of the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA),
the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society, and ADR Institute of Canada. He has
worked with Environment Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada and
recently has also worked internationally, in Eastern Europe and Pacific Rim countries.
Dr. Tywoniuk is a chartered arbitrator and chartered mediator, and has participated in
the mediation programs of the Alberta Civil Courts, the Alberta Energy
and Utilities Board, and Alberta Municipal Affairs.
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David Evans Board Member
David Evans is a Geochemist, and is currently a senior partner with a risk
management consulting practice that specializes in oil sands, heavy oil, pipeline,
mining, transportation and major infrastructure projects. He received his B.Sc.
(Chemistry and Geology) from the University of British Columbia and his Ph.D.
(Applied Geochemistry) from the Royal School of Mines, University of London.
Dr. Evans was engaged in the mineral exploration and development industry, where
he is credited with the discovery of major mineral deposits in Montana and British
Columbia. He has worked extensively throughout the western United States and
was involved in the development, re-development and environmental management
design for gold mines in Nevada. Dr. Evans is a trained mediator and practices
dispute resolution for environmental and resource development. He is a member
of the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and
Geophysicists (APEGGA) and the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.
With APEGGA, Dr. Evans sits on and chairs tribunals on behalf of the Discipline
Committee.
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Christine Macken Board Member
Christine Macken is a consultant providing project management and mediation services to
clients including the Alberta Water Council, Clean Air Strategic Alliance, Canadian Council
of Ministers of the Environment, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Ms. Macken
previously worked as a senior advisor with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as a
senior manager with the Alberta Clean Air Strategic Alliance. She is a member of and
instructor for the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.
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Gilbert Van Nes General Counsel and Settlement Officer
Gilbert Van Nes serves as the Board's General Counsel and
Settlement Officer. Mr. Van Nes provides advice to the Board as well
as coordinates the Board's alternative dispute resolution activities. Mr. Van Nes has
been a lawyer with the Government of Alberta since 1992.
His employment history includes
that of an Environmental Prosecutor with the Special Prosecutions Branch of
Alberta Justice. Mr. Van Nes' experience includes seven years with the
Environmental Law Section of Alberta Justice serving his main clients in the Departments of Environment, Infrastructure, and Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development. While with the Environmental Law Section, Mr. Van Nes
assisted in drafting legislation such as the Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act and the Water Act, developed enforcement programs,
appeared before the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, and joint Natural
Resources Conservation Board/Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
panels. Mr. Van Nes graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in April 1991 and
was admitted to the Bar in July 1992. Mr. Van Nes also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a certificate in Conflict Management from the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.
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Marian
Fluker Associate Counsel
Marian Fluker is the Associate Counsel with
the Board. Marian provides legal and scientific research for the
Board. In 1998, she completed her Masters of Science degree from the
University of Alberta in Land Reclamation and Remediation. In 2000,
Marian completed her law degree at the University of Alberta and articled at
the Environmental Appeals Board in Edmonton and at Martinson & Harder in
Olds, Alberta. She was called to the Alberta Bar in October 2001.
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Denise Black Board Secretary
Denise Black is the
Board Secretary. Reporting to the Chairman and General Counsel, the Board Secretary is
responsible for the overall operations of the Board. Ms. Black has served
the provincial government since 1981 commencing with the
Solicitor Generals. She has held various operational and
corporate positions in Alberta Justice prior to joining the
Environmental Appeals Board in 1996.
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Valerie Myrmo Registrar of Appeals
Valerie Myrmo is the Board's Registrar of Appeals. Valerie is
responsible for the administration of the appeals that come before the
Board, coordinating appeal proceedings, monitoring the flow of documentation,
and providing information and assistance to participants and the Board
throughout the appeal process. She has worked with the Government of Alberta
since 1994, at Municipal Services, the Law Enforcement Review Board and
Correctional Services, and has been with the Environmental Appeals Board
since 1999.
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Debra Makaryshyn Administrative Assistant
Debra Makaryshyn is an Administrative
Assistant with the Board. Debra provides administrative support to the
Boards Registrar of Appeals. She has experience in the
criminal justice area of the Alberta Government and is a graduate of the Legal
Assistant Program at the Red Deer College.
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Jennie Delaney Administrative Assistant
Jennie Delaney is an Administrative Assistant with the Board. Jennie carries out an array of functions in support of the Board related to the general administration of the Board and appeals that are filed with the Board. After studying Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and Art at the University of Calgary, she has been employed with the provincial government and in the private sector, performing a variety of administrative, financial and marketing functions. |
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Theresa Ulvestad Receptionist
Theresa Ulvestad is the Board's receptionist. Ms. Ulvestad
has a wide variety of office experience from the private sector. Theresa is
responsible for general office support.
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