Alberta Water Council Directors
The Alberta Water Council is comprised of 24 representatives as chosen by the member organizations that make up the Council.
 
Member organizations come from four broad categories – Industry, Non-Government Organizations, Government, and the Government of Alberta and Provincial Authorities – who work together in a consensus-based model of decision-making.
  

Industry


Chemical and Petrochemical

Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI)

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)

Director:     Al Kennedy

                  Senior Environmental Engineer, NOVA Chemicals

Alternate:   John Skowronski

                  Environmental Affairs Director, CPPI

 

Irrigation

Alberta Irrigation Projects Association (AIPA)

Director:    Ron McMullin
                 Executive Director, AIPA

Alternate:  Richard Phillips

                 General Manager, Bow River Irrigation District

 

Mining

Alberta Chamber of Resources

Director:   Chris Fordham

                Senior Sustainability Strategy Specialist

                Suncor Energy

Alternate:  Stuart Lunn

                Environmental Scientist; Safety, Health and Environment

                Imperial Oil Resources

 

Oil and Gas

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)

Director:     

 

 

Alternate:   Dave Middleton

                  Executive Vice-President, Operations & Corporate Development

                  Penn West Energy Trust

 

Forestry

Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA)

Director:    Keith Murray
                 Director
Environmental Affairs, AFPA

 

Livestock

Intensive Livestock Working Group

Director:     John Kolk

                  Member, Intensive Livestock Working Group

Alternate:    Doug Sawyer

                   Delegate, Alberta Beef Producers

 

Power Generation

TransAlta, ATCO & EPCOR

Director:    Deanne Carson

                 Director, Environmental Services

                 TransAlta        
                 

Alternate:   Jim Hackett

                  Manager, Health, Safety & Environment

                  ATCO Power Ltd.

 

Non-Governmental Organizations

 

Wetland Conservation

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Director:    Pat Kehoe
                
Manager of Provincial Operations, Ducks Unlimited

Alternate:  Eric Butterworth

                 Manager, Provincial/Territorial Operations

                 Ducks Unlimited Canada

 

Fisheries Habitat Conservation

Fish Habitat Conservation Collective

Director:    Jeff Surtees

                Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Counsel

                Trout Unlimited Canada

Alternate:  Peter Aku

                 Manager, Fisheries and Aquatic Programs

                 Alberta Conservation Association (ACA)

 

Lake Environment Conservation

Alberta Lake Management Society

Director:    Jay White
                 
Member, Alberta Lake Management Society

Alternate:  Judy Stewart
                  Director, Alberta Lake Management Society

 

Environmental

Environmental Law Centre
Director:    Jason Unger
                
Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre

Alternate:  Maureen Bell

                 Water Conservation Trust of Canada

 

Environmental

Alberta Wilderness Association
Director:    Carolyn Campbell
                 Conservation Specialist
, Alberta Wilderness Association

Alternate:  Bob Cameron

                 Member, South Peace Environmental Association


Environmental
Sierra Club of Canada - Prairie Chapter
Director:    Lindsay Telfer
                 Member, Sierra Club of Canada
Alternate:  Lisa Maria Fox
                Sustainability Resources
 

Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils

Watershed Planning and Advisory Council Collective

Director:    Dug Major
                 Vice
Chair, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance

Alternate:   Les Gammie

                  President, North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance

 

Government

 

Large Urban

Cities of Edmonton and Calgary

Director:    Rob Pritchard
                
General Manager, Utilities and Environmental Protection 
                 City of Calgary

Alternate:  Mark Brostrom

                 Director, Environment, Deputy City Manager's Office

                 City of Edmonton

 

Small Urban

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

Director:    Richard Quail
                
Municipal Manager, Town of Okotoks

Alternate:  Rachel Bocock

                 Senior Policy Analyst, AUMA

 

Rural

Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties

Director:     Dwight Oliver

                  Director, AAMDC

Alternate:   Don Johnson

                  President, AAMDC

 

Metis Settlements

Metis Settlements General Council (MSGC)

Director:     Darlene Carifelle

                  Land and Resource Director, MSGC 

                

 

Government of Alberta & Provincial Authorities

 

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Director:    Colin Jeffares
                
Assistant Deputy Minister

Alternate:  Jamie Wuite

                 Head, Farm Water Supply Section

 

Alberta Energy

Director:    Jennifer Steber
                 Acting Assistant Deputy Minister

Alternate:  Audrey Murray

                 Acting Branch Head, Environment and Resource Services 

 

Alberta Environment

Director:    Jim Ellis
                
Deputy Minister

Alternate:  Bev Yee

                 Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Stewardship

               

Alberta Health and Wellness

Director:    Alex Mackenzie
                
Executive Director, Surveillance and Environmental Health

Alternate:  Debra Mooney

                 Project Team Lead, Environment Public Health Team

 

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

Director:    Eric McGhan
                
Deputy Minister

Alternate:  Wendy Boje

                 Executive Director, Corporate Business Support

 

Alberta Water Research Institute (AWRI)

Director:    David Hill
                
Program Director, AWRI