Board Members

Term: November 2025-2026

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Susan Moore, President
Freelance writer & publicist for community organizations
613-379-5958
susan@moorepartners.ca
Tamworth, ON

Philippe Couton, Vice-President
Prof. of Sociology at University of Ottawa
Tamworth, ON

Colin Speirs, Treasurer
Landscaping company, organic gardener, canoeing and camping experience
colin.speirs@sympatico.ca
Tamworth, ON

Thomas Gristey
Queen’s University MA student in Freshwater Fisheries Conservation Lab
Studying walleye migrations in Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario basin
Glenora Fisheries Station
Bath, ON

Dave Johnson
Retired Regional Operations Officer, Ministry of Transportation, Eastern Region
Kingston, ON

David Praskey 
Aquatic ecologist; working at CIMA+ as a Biologist
Lake steward for Big Clear Lake Association
Arden, ON

Rona Donefer
Experience in resource mobilization for women’s rights, human rights and community development organizations
Tamworth, ON

Advisors

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Gray Merriam
Landscape Ecologist
Professor Emeritus in Landscape Ecology and Environmental Science
gmerriam60@gmail.com
Arden, ON

Megan Murphy, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
Environmental Services Supervisor
environment@mbq-tmt.org

Lindsay Nash, Quinte Conservation
Education and Stewardship Coordinator
613-968-3434
LNash@quinteconservation.ca
2061 Old Highway 2, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z2

Harvey Scott
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education and Sport Studies, U of Alberta, retired
Environmental education and advocacy in Alberta
Grew up in middle Salmon River watershed
Athabasca, AB

Stephanie Wright
Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University
Groundwater specialist
Kingston, ON