 Amber Nicol, President |
Amber got involved with CPAWS because of her love of the outdoors and her commitment to protecting significant natural areas for both their inherent ecological benefit and for future generations to learn from and experience. Her training as a sustainability and land use planner demonstrated the need to find innovative ways for the built and natural environment to co-exist. Having lived and travelled extensively in Canada, she has an appreciation for the diversity of the country's wilderness and communities. The combination of a grassroots approach with a national vision is what attracted her initially to CPAWS. |
 Alex Abboud, Vice chair |
Alex Abboud is a current director and former Chair of the Northern Alberta chapter of CPAWS. His education is in political science education, and his work experience is in policy, governance & communications for public sector organizations and NGOs. |
| Cathy Cullingham, Acting treasurer | Cathy Cullingham joined the board in the fall of 2010. She holds a H.B.Sc from the University of Guelph and a Ph.D. from Trent University. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on developing molecular genetic methods to address wildlife management issues. Growing up in rural Ontario, she developed a love for the outdoors at a young age. Working on projects of conservation concern has heightened her awareness of how humans have and continue to impact the environment. She is taking full advangtage of living in Alberta and enjoys hiking and skiing in the many National Parks. |
 Wally Friesen, Secretary |
Wally's belief in the principles of forest conservation has fueled his commitment to CPAWS. He has been a member of CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter since 1988. Wally works for Natural Resources Canada as a Research Scientist. In his free time, Wally enjoys a number of sports and outdoor activities as well as photography. |
| Shawn Gervais, Director | Shawn has loved the wilderness since hiking in the forests of Northern Ontario as a boy with his dog Pal. Military service took him away from home to work coast to coast where he learned to appreciate the majestic old rivers of the Maritimes and the rainforests of Vancouver Island. Bitten by the mountain bug, he re-located to Edmonton to be close to the mountains and considers Jasper a second home. Believing we have an obligation to be good stewards of the land with a duty to protect life on earth, he has supported conservation programs as a volunteer with the Sierra Club of Canada, as a Board member of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute and as a Vice-President of Integrated Resource Management with the Alberta Research Council. While Vice-President, he championed an Aboriginal Internship Program for Land Stewardship that aimed to help aboriginal communities participate effectively in sustainable land and resource management. When not roaming in the mountains, Shawn is a partner in a digital marketing company, Primal Tribe Inc. He is always looking for great hiking spots and enjoys tracking wolves and other wildlife. |
 Stephen Mayor, Director |
Stephen Mayor has been a trustee since 2008. He is currently a board director and conservation committee chair of CPAWS NAB, and previously served as a board member and vice-chair of CPAWS NL. Stephen is a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta, studying ecology. His research investigates large scale biodiversity changes in response to human impacts (oil/gas, forestry, agriculture, etc.) across boreal Alberta. His MSc research focused on woodland caribou habitat selection in Newfoundland. He has been awarded numerous research grants and scholarships, and has published in top ecological journals. Stephen’s love for wilderness began with canoeing and backcountry travel. He has paddled and hiked on multi-week trips in Yukon, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland, previously leading expeditions for vulnerable youth. |