College Council, Committees, & Staff

College Council 2018-2019

  • Brian Clark, RPBio, President, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio, Executive Vice-President, Whitehorse, YT
  • Jocelyn White, RPBio, Vice-President/Treasurer, Prince George, BC
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, PhD, RPBio Past President, Gabriola Island, BC 
  • James Bayles, Lay Councillor, Vancouver, BC
  • Cairine Green, Lay Councillor, Victoria, BC
  • Steve Henstra, RPBio, Nanaimo, BC
  • Hannah Horn, RPBio, Victoria, BC
  • Clifford Nietvelt, RPBio, Vancouver, BC
  • Susan Pinkus, RPBio, West Vancouver, BC
  • Sean Sharpe, RPBio, Smithers, BC
  • Warren Warttig, RPBio, Campbell River, BC

Staff

Council Committees - will be updated soon, stay tuned!

Executive Committee

  • Brian Clark, RPBio - Chair
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, RPBio
  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio
  • Jocelyn White, RPBio

Audit and Practice Review Committee

  • Warren Warttig, RPBio - Chair
  • Brian Clark, RPBio
  • Dr. Marc d'Entremont, RPBio
  • Guy Gilron, RPBio
  • Steve Gordon, RPBio
  • Cairine Green, Lay Member
  • Jasen Nelson, RPBio
  • Rob Thomson, RPBio
  • Wayne Wall, RPBio
  • Mike Whelen, RPBio

Auditors

  • Michael Engelsjord, RPBio
  • Dave Lindsay, RPBio
  • John Rithaler, RPBio
  • Selena Shay, RPBio
  • Barbara Wernick, RPBio

Working Group for In Training & Student Support

  • Dr. Marc d'Entremont, RPBio - Chair
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, RPBio
  • Cairine Green, Lay Member
  • Maureen McDermid
  • Warren Warttig, RPBio

Discipline Committee

  • Mel Kotyk - RPBio, Chair
  • Lee Nikl, RPBio
  • David Ormerod, RPF
  • Rick Page, RPBio
  • Timothy Smith, P.Geo, Eng.L
  • Barbara Thomson, LLB, RPBio

Communications Committee

  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio - Chair
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, RPBio
  • Cairine Green, Lay Member
  • Gerry Leering, RPBio
  • Maureen McDermid
  • Chad Wilkinson, RPBio

Editorial Board

  • Steve Henstra, RPBio - Chair
  • Mariah Arnold, RPBio
  • Meghan Goertzen, RPBio 

Ethics Committee

  • Jocelyn White, RPBio - Chair
  • Steve Gordon, RPBio
  • Linda Michaluk, RPBio
  • Susan Pinkus, RPBio
  • Wayne Wall, RPBio
  • Geoff Wickstrom, RPBio

Strategic Planning Committee

  • Brian Clark, RPBio - Chair
  • Sean Sharpe, RPBio
  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio

 

Finance Committee

  • Jocelyn White, RPBio - Chair
  • Jim Bayles, Lay Member
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, RPBio
  • Steve Henstra, RPBio

Scholarship Committee

  • Jocelyn White, RPBio - Chair
  • Jim Bayles, Lay Member
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, RPBio
  • Chris Maundrell, RPBio, RPF
  • Warren Warttig, RPBio

​Governance Committee

  • Warren Warttig, RPBio - Chair
  • Cairine Green, Lay Member
  • Gerry Leering, RPBio

Nominations Committee

  • Brian Clark, RPBio

​Credentials Committee

  • Dr. Chris Johnson, RPBio - Chair
  • Vice Chair - Vacant
  • Pierre Johnstone, RPBio
  • Eric Lofroth, RPBio
  • Miriam Marshall, RPBio
  • Sandra Meidinger, RPBio
  • Gerry Naito, RPBio
  • Brent Phillips, RPBio
  • Dr. Roy Rea, RPBio
  • Sean Sharpe, RPBio
  • Leandro Torrella-Prieto, RPBio
  • Jocelyn White, RPBio

Biologists Canada Working Group

  • Sean Sharpe, RPBio - Chair
  • Garry Alexander, RPBio
  • Brian Clark, RPBio
  • Mel Kotyk, RPBio
  • Gerry Leering, RPBio
  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio

Professional Accountability Committee

  • Brian Clark, RPBio - Chair
  • Dr. Vanessa Craig, PhD, RPBio
  • Oana Enick, RPBio
  • Steve Henstra, RPBio
  • Hannah Horn, RPBio
  • Dr. Chris Johnson, RPBio
  • Susan Pinkus, RPBio

Conference Planning Committee

  • Alexandra Tait, RPBio - Chair
  • Gerry Leering, RPBio
  • Susan Pinkus, RPBio