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Wanda Mcfadyen (She/Her) Executive Director

Country: Canada
Languages: English
Sectors: NGO
Primary Water Expertise: Advocacy, Agriculture, Community Engagement, Policy and Governance

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"My lived experience has allowed me in many ways to take many different paths relating to water and its importance to people and community."

Water Experience

Through the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative, I work with stakeholders from Provincial and State governments, Federal as well as Local governments, watershed associations and conservation agencies, First Nations, Tribes and Métis as well as agriculture, research and education community and many others on all things water from trans-boundary concerns to quality, quantity, drought, floods, governance and policy etc. across the Qu'Appelle, Souris and Assiniboine river basins in Manitoba, North Dakota and Saskatchewan. I also work with others across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northern Ontario, North Dakota and Minnesota as well as Ottawa and Washington. I am engaged on numerous committees and planning groups at a variety of levels as well as acted as a mediator of sensitive trans-boundary water concerns.

Opportunities of Interest

  • Speaking engagements (e.g., conference panels, keynote addresses)
  • Leadership roles (e.g., board member, committees)
  • Public outreach (e.g., media interviews, podcasts)
  • Being a Mentor
  • Having a Mentor
Country: Canada
Languages: English
Sectors: NGO
Primary Water Expertise: Advocacy, Agriculture, Community Engagement, Policy and Governance