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:

  1. Director of Operations, GWF - Phani Adapa,
  2. Science Manager, GWF - Chris DeBeer,
  3. Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, GWF - Monica Morrison

Members

Dr. Khaled Akhtar
Dr. Khaled Akhtar
River Forecast Engineer, Government of Alberta

Andrew Applejohn
Andrew Applejohn
Senior Science Advisor, Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories

Dr. Oliver M. Brandes
Dr. Oliver M. Brandes
Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria's Centre for Global Studies

Patrick Cherneski
Patrick Cherneski
Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Eng. Sameer Dhalla
Eng. Sameer Dhalla
Director, Development and Engineering Services, Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA)

Kat Hartwig
Kat Hartwig
Executive Director, Living Lakes Canada

Heather Jirousek
Heather Jirousek
Director, Yukon Water Resources Branch

Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Professor, University of Washington; Director, Environmentally based Health & Land-based Healing, IWRI

Prof. Deborah McGregor
Prof. Deborah McGregor
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice, York University

Dan Sandink
Dan Sandink
Director of Research, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

Debra Shewfelt
Debra Shewfelt
Debra Shewfelt, Co-president of RESPEC Consulting Inc.

Colleen Sklar
Colleen Sklar
Executive Director, Winnipeg Metropolitan Region

Dr. Stuart Slattery
Dr. Stuart Slattery
National Manager, Institute for Wetland and Wildfowl Research

Dr. Stephen Stanley
Dr. Stephen Stanley
Senior Vice President, Drainage Services, EPCOR

Tom Tang
Tom Tang
Lead, Environmental Modelling Team, Southern Region, Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

Dr. Henry David (Hank) Venema
Dr. Henry David (Hank) Venema
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Engineer at Strategic Systems Engineering Inc.

Dr. Ram Yerubandi
Dr. Ram Yerubandi
Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada