Purpose
The GWF User Advisory Panel (UAP) was established to offer the program guidance on knowledge mobilisation strategies and the delivery of risk management solutions aligned with federal strategies. A key role is to articulate strategic priorities, science needs, and research opportunities from the perspective of provincial, industrial, and community needs so that Global Water Futures can be proactive in responding to these needs wherever possible.
The Director and Associate Director of GWF are ex officio members of the UAP. The UAP is also supported by:
- Director of Operations, GWF - Phani Adapa,
- Science Manager, GWF - Chris DeBeer,
- Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, GWF - Monica Morrison
Members
Dr. Khaled Akhtar
River Forecast Engineer, Government of Alberta
Andrew Applejohn
Senior Science Advisor, Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories
Dr. Oliver M. Brandes
Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria's Centre for Global Studies
Patrick Cherneski
Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Eng. Sameer Dhalla
Director, Development and Engineering Services, Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA)
Kat Hartwig
Executive Director, Living Lakes Canada
Heather Jirousek
Director, Yukon Water Resources Branch
Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Professor, University of Washington; Director, Environmentally based Health & Land-based Healing, IWRI
Prof. Deborah McGregor
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice, York University
Dan Sandink
Director of Research, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Debra Shewfelt
Debra Shewfelt, Co-president of RESPEC Consulting Inc.
Colleen Sklar
Executive Director, Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Dr. Stuart Slattery
National Manager, Institute for Wetland and Wildfowl Research
Dr. Stephen Stanley
Senior Vice President, Drainage Services, EPCOR
Tom Tang
Lead, Environmental Modelling Team, Southern Region, Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Dr. Henry David (Hank) Venema
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Engineer at Strategic Systems Engineering Inc.
Dr. Ram Yerubandi
Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada