Participant Profiles

Get to know some of the Amazing Collaborators for the Convening!

  • Adriana Lopez Perez, Personnel Técnico at Integradora de Comunidades Indígenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Alyna de Guzman, Junior Climate Action Policy Analyst at British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
  • Andrea Alatorre Troncoso, Doctoral Candidate at Department of Natural Science, Université due Québec Outaouais
  • Andrea Blaikie, Executive Director at Speĺkúmtn Community Forest
  • Cameron Spooner, Associate at Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
  • Cornelia Rindt, Project Manager at Great Bear Rainforest Carbon Credit Limited Partnership, Coastal First Nations
  • Dani Warren, Senior Manager, Sales & Operations at Great Bear Rainforest Carbon Credit Limited Partnership, Coastal First Nations
  • Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza, Associate Professor of the Practice at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
  • Eymard Martinez Pacheco, Subdirector de Manejo Forestal at Integradora de Comunidades Indígenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Fernando Jair Perez Antonio, Codirector Técnico at Integradora de Comunidades Indígenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Ginny Hudson, Project Manager, Title Implementation at Council of the Haida Nation
  • Heather Beresford, Executive Director at Cheakamus Community Forest
  • Jack D. Blackwell, Vice President, Lands & Resources at Chugach Alaska Corporation
  • Janette Bulkan, Associate Professor at Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
  • Jessica Dempsey, Professor at Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
  • Johanna Helbig, Director of Operations at Great Bear Initiative, Coastal First Nations
  • John Nickerson, Executive Director at Dogwood Springs Forestry
  • Jordon Gabriel, Forest Technician and Community Engagement at Lil’wat Forestry Ventures
  • Kai Tran, Masters Student at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
  • Kelly R Brown, Advisor at Coastal First Nations
  • Kim Marion Suiseeya, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
  • Lizeet Perez Martinez, Coordinadora del Proyecto de Santa Maria Jaltianguis at Integradora de Comunidades Indigenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Maria Guadalupe Perez Antonio, Secretaria del Consejo Directivo at Integradora de Comunidades Indígenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Mark Slodki, Doctoral Student at Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
  • Matt Ellis, Land Resource Specialist at Chugach Alaska Corporation
  • Meredith Martin, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources
  • Netzar Abdenago Arreortua Martinez, Presidente del Consejo de Administración at Integradora de Comunidades Indigenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Patricia Rojas, Policy Analyst and Regional Climate Change Coordinator at British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
  • Paul Kariya, Acting General Manager at Great Bear Initiative, Coastal First Nations
  • Romulo Ruiz Ruiz, Coordinador del Proyect de la Trinidad Ixtlán at Integradora de Comunidades Indigenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Rosendo Perez Antonio, Directo Técnico at Integradora de Comunidades Indigenas y Campesinas de Oaxaca (ICICO)
  • Sam Filipenko, Research Program Manager at Indigenous Research Support Initiative, University of British Columbia
  • Santiago Izquierdo Tort, Associate Professor at Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  • Sara Nelson, Climate Foresight Lead at Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
  • Steven Lenhert, Lands Manager at The Metlakatla Stewardship Society
  • Tonya Smith, Postdoctoral Scholar at Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
  • Trevor Russ, Director of Policy and Program Management at Great Bear Initiative, Coastal First Nations
  • Vijay Kolinjivadi, Assistant Professor of Sustainable and Equitable Economies at School of Public Affairs, Concordia University
  • Wally Webber, Stewardship Director at Nuxalk Nation
  • Zoe Heath, Manager Sales & Operations at Great Bear Rainforest Carbon Credit Limited Partnership, Coastal First Nations