The Alberta Water Council is comprised of 24 representatives as chosen by the member organizations that make up the Council.
Member organizations come from four broad categories – Industry, Non-Government Organizations, Government, and the Government of Alberta and Provincial Authorities – who work together in a consensus-based model of decision-making.
Industry
Chemical and Petrochemical
Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI)
Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)
Director: Al Kennedy
Senior Environmental Engineer, NOVA Chemicals
Alternate: John Skowronski
Environmental Affairs Director, CPPI
Irrigation
Alberta Irrigation Projects Association (AIPA)
Director: Ron McMullin
Executive Director, AIPA
Alternate: Richard Phillips
General Manager, Bow River Irrigation District
Mining
Alberta Chamber of Resources
Director: Chris Fordham
Senior Sustainability Strategy Specialist
Suncor Energy
Alternate: Stuart Lunn
Environmental Scientist; Safety, Health and Environment
Imperial Oil Resources
Oil and Gas
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Director:
Alternate: Dave Middleton
Executive Vice-President, Operations & Corporate Development
Penn West Energy Trust
Forestry
Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA)
Director: Keith Murray
Director Environmental Affairs, AFPA
Livestock
Intensive Livestock Working Group
Director: John Kolk
Member, Intensive Livestock Working Group
Alternate: Doug Sawyer
Delegate, Alberta Beef Producers
Power Generation
TransAlta, ATCO & EPCOR
Director: Deanne Carson
Director, Environmental Services
TransAlta
Alternate: Jim Hackett
Manager, Health, Safety & Environment
ATCO Power Ltd.
Non-Governmental Organizations
Wetland Conservation
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Director: Pat Kehoe
Manager of Provincial Operations, Ducks Unlimited
Alternate: Eric Butterworth
Manager, Provincial/Territorial Operations
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Fisheries Habitat Conservation
Fish Habitat Conservation Collective
Director: Jeff Surtees
Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Counsel
Trout Unlimited Canada
Alternate: Peter Aku
Manager, Fisheries and Aquatic Programs
Alberta Conservation Association (ACA)
Lake Environment Conservation
Alberta Lake Management Society
Director: Jay White
Member, Alberta Lake Management Society
Alternate: Judy Stewart
Director, Alberta Lake Management Society
Environmental
Environmental Law Centre
Director: Jason Unger
Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre
Alternate: Maureen Bell
Water Conservation Trust of Canada
Environmental
Alberta Wilderness Association
Director: Carolyn Campbell
Conservation Specialist, Alberta Wilderness Association
Alternate: Bob Cameron
Member, South Peace Environmental Association
Environmental
Sierra Club of Canada - Prairie Chapter
Director: Lindsay Telfer
Member, Sierra Club of Canada
Alternate: Lisa Maria Fox
Sustainability Resources
Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils
Watershed Planning and Advisory Council Collective
Director: Dug Major
Vice Chair, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance
Alternate: Les Gammie
President, North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Government
Large Urban
Cities of Edmonton and Calgary
Director: Rob Pritchard
General Manager, Utilities and Environmental Protection
City of Calgary
Alternate: Mark Brostrom
Director, Environment, Deputy City Manager's Office
City of Edmonton
Small Urban
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)
Director: Richard Quail
Municipal Manager, Town of Okotoks
Alternate: Rachel Bocock
Senior Policy Analyst, AUMA
Rural
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Director: Dwight Oliver
Director, AAMDC
Alternate: Don Johnson
President, AAMDC
Metis Settlements
Metis Settlements General Council (MSGC)
Director: Darlene Carifelle
Land and Resource Director, MSGC
Government of Alberta & Provincial Authorities
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Director: Colin Jeffares
Assistant Deputy Minister
Alternate: Jamie Wuite
Head, Farm Water Supply Section
Alberta Energy
Director: Jennifer Steber
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Alternate: Audrey Murray
Acting Branch Head, Environment and Resource Services
Alberta Environment
Director: Jim Ellis
Deputy Minister
Alternate: Bev Yee
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Stewardship
Alberta Health and Wellness
Director: Alex Mackenzie
Executive Director, Surveillance and Environmental Health
Alternate: Debra Mooney
Project Team Lead, Environment Public Health Team
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Director: Eric McGhan
Deputy Minister
Alternate: Wendy Boje
Executive Director, Corporate Business Support
Alberta Water Research Institute (AWRI)
Director: David Hill
Program Director, AWRI