Our Team

Thirty-Five years of project management experience in the natural resource sector.

• Owner and CEO of True North Forestry Consulting Ltd.
• General Manager of the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR)
• Knowledge of community values and sustainable land management
• Founding member and president of Arrow Lakes Caribou Society, representing NACFOR and the forestry industry

Registered Professional Forester with twenty years of project management experience in the natural resource sector.

• Resident of Nakusp since 1997, with deep appreciation for community and surrounding natural environment
• NACFOR Project Manager for True North Forestry Consulting Ltd., responsible for the management and implementation of a broad range of strategic and operational projects
• Founding member and director of Arrow Lakes Caribou Society, representing NACFOR and the forestry industry

Senior Field Technician with six years of experience working as a consultant in the forestry industry.

• Bachelors of Science in Biology, focussing on wildlife and ecology
• Environmental monitoring for NACFOR and woodlot forestry operations including migratory bird management strategy development, bird nest sweeps, wildlife habitat feature identification, and amphibian surveys
• Operational planning for NACFOR forest harvesting and development
• Project coordinator and lead caribou shepherd for Arrow Lakes Caribou Society

Office Manager providing administrative and technical support for all team members and the NACFOR Board of Directors.

• Bachelors of Science in Geography, with Honours, focusing on GIS
• Over twenty years of experience as GIS/Mapping Specialist in the natural resource sector
• Ongoing role with home-based business management and previous role as municipal accounting clerk
• Over twenty years of volunteering in the community as a Board member or contracted project support

True North’s Communications Specialist with a Bachelors of Communications and a diploma in Journalism, and six years of experience in creating website content and social media management.

• Implementation and creation of communications strategies, tactics and public engagement
• Interest in community development, sustainability and local resources
• Community-minded individual with ties to youth services, and volunteer Board member for the Kinship Connection Society

GIS/ Mapping Specialist with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, environmental engineering, municipal engineering, and the forestry industry.

• Diploma in Engineering Design and Drafting
• Five years with True North Forestry, providing GIS, mapping and data management services to True North and NACFOR
• Forestry operations, wildfire risk reduction, environmental and regulatory mapping and data submissions for all True North and NACFOR operations
• Mapping and signage for local recreational clubs and societies