• Internationally recognized leader in the development and enforcement of environmental law
• Former Chief of Enforcement for Environment Canada
• Served as Assistant Deputy Minister for Renewable Resources with the Yukon government
• Founded the Environmental Law Centre of Alberta
• Served as an Executive member of the Environment Section of the Canadian Bar Association and on the Canadian Council of Environment Ministers committee on mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants
• Was the Head of Law and Enforcement for the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• Senior legal advisor to Indonesia, Bangladesh and Jamaica on environmental enforcement in programs funded by CIDA, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank
• Previously a lawyer in private practice
• Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta, as well as a Master’s degree from the Dalhousie Law School
• Vice president of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund
• Vice President of the Lake Wabamum Enhancement and Protection Association
• Member of the Board of the Alberta Clean Air Strategy Alliance and the Environmental Careers Organization
• As a member of the Edmonton Social Planning Council, authored a community self-help planning manual and helped found the Society for the Protection of Architectural Resources in Edmonton
• Recipient of many awards and tributes, including a 1989 YWCA Award of Merit, lifetime membership in the Preservation of Agricultural Land Association, the 1998 Award of Merit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the 2004 Emerald Environment Award and tributes from the governments of Canada, Indonesia and the Netherlands.

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