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Our LeadershipThe North Vancouver Outdoor School Advisory Committee is an exceptional group of educators and community leaders that support environmental education and community stewardship, the cornerstones of the teachings at the Outdoor School.
We are pleased to introduce our Advisory Committee team:
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John Lewis, Advisory Committee Chair
Superintendent of Schools & Chief Executive Officer
John Lewis is responsible for guiding the School District through decision-making that supports and broadens educational opportunities for students. John provides leadership to the North Vancouver School District executive team and builds strong relationships with partner groups. Reporting to the Board of Education, his responsibilities combine overseeing the educational, operational, and financial management of the School District with a strong commitment to transformational change. He graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1979 as the recipient of the BCTF Maxwell A. Cameron Medal. Ten years later, he earned a Masters of Education from the University of British Columbia. In 1993, he received the Governor General’s Commemorative Medal for community service and has continued to serve on advisory committees for a variety of educational and athletic associations throughout the course of his career. John began his teaching career in 1979, and has held increasingly senior management positions in the School District, including Vice Principal, Principal, Director of Facilities and Planning, and Assistant Superintendent. John's understanding of the connection between learning environments and student success advanced through the years, prior to his appointment as superintendent and continues to inform his concerns for capital planning for the School District. |
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Sekyu Siyam (Chief Ian Campbell)
Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation
Chief Ian Campbell's present work is with the Squamish Nation in the Land Claims department. Prior to this he worked extensively with the youth, teaching them traditional ways, while working in the Social Development Office. Chief Campbell strongly believes in sharing the spiritual and cultural values of the Coast Salish people to help educate others, bridge the gap between cultures, and promote closer relations. |
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Dr. Bruce Carleton
Director, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme
Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
Professor, Faculties of Medicine (Pediatrics) and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
Distinguished Scholar, Child & Family Research Institute.
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Casey Dorin
Dean, Howe Sound and Tourism Programs
Capilano University
Casey Dorin joined Capilano University in 1998, working in the Community Development and Outreach department. He currently is responsible for the Tourism and Outdoor Recreation department and all educational activities from Lions Bay to Mount Currie. In addition to his Dean’s portfolio, Casey is spearheading the University's Olympic strategy and coordinating its 2010 activities. Prior to working at Capilano University, Casey worked for the Neil Squire Foundation, the YMCA, and the Alberta government. Casey lives in Vancouver with his partner, Calla, and together they enjoy bike riding, theatre and travelling. |
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Don B. Kayne
Vice-President, Wood Products Marketing & Sales
Canfor Corporation
Donald Kayne was appointed Canfor's Vice President, Wood Products Marketing and Sales in January 2001. Prior to this appointment, he was General Manager, Wood Products Sales and Marketing for six years. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Don completed the Forestry and Business Administration program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He currently sits on the BCIT Industrial Wood Processing and Management Advisory Board and is a member of the Policy Advisory Board for the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (Graduate School of Design - John F. Kennedy School of Government). |
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Dr. Richard Kool
Professor/Program Manager for MA in Environmental Education & Communication, Royal Roads University
Rick Kool was born and raised in Boston, but has lived in B.C. since 1971. He earned his master's in science at the University of British Columbia and his PhD at Brigham Young University. At Royal Roads he founded the only program we are aware of that is dedicated to bridging the gap between science and communications in the study of the environment. It takes much of the science discipline and successfully integrates it with skills often associated with the liberal arts. Thus, the program enables environmental science practitioners to engage communities in a way that provides people with the tools and the opportunity to address pressing environmental issues such as climate change, ecological degradation, restoration ecology and sustainable community development.
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Dr. Milt McClaren
Emeritus Professor, Simon Fraser University
Adjunct Professor, Royal Roads University
Milt McClaren is currently an Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Education at SFU where he developed the program in Environmental Education and the Minor in Environmental Education. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University, where he teaches in the Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communications program, serves on the Advisory Board to the School, and is involved in the development of the Bateman Centre for Art and Environmental Education. Milt is also an Affiliate Faculty member with the new BC Centre for Digital Media. In the summer of 2006 he co-authored (with Dr. Gerri Sinclair and Mr. Michael Griffin) the E-Learning discussion paper for the Campus 2020 Initiative of the Ministry of Advanced Education and co-facilitated the launch of the new B.C. Virtual Learning Society. He is currently teaching graduate students at RRU and SFU both on-line and face to face and is designing, developing and implementing courses and programs for both E-Learning and face-to-face environments.
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Larry Murray
Education Consultant, Larry Murray & Associates
As an educator, Larry has contributed to learning in many capacities as a school principal, international consultant and teacher assessment for Nipissing University. He was an education consultant to a major waterfront development in North Bay, Ontario, he developed a district wide learning initiative that brought the public, private and educational sectors into a mix of tourism experience opportunities. Larry holds a Masters in Education degree from the University of Ottawa. As Past-Chair of the Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation, he collaborated with a talented team of local citizens dedicated to creating a world-class oceanfront environment for the community. He was recently honoured as Citizen of the Year by the Squamish Chamber of Commerce. With Interests in the arts and law, he is the current president of Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers. The natural environment of Squamish helps to satisfy his interest in local and world hiking, skiing and sailing but still finds time to watercolour, play some music and enjoy all the challenges that Squamish has to offer.
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Bob Peart
Professional Biologist/Founding Director
The Kesho Trust
Bob Peart (BSc, MA) is a registered professional biologist, with a background in biology and education. Bob is one of the founding directors of The Kesho Trust, a non-profit society that involves a wide variety of aspirations, projects and people, all working toward a common goal of ecosystem protection and community integration with surrounding green space. He has worked for the past 30 years in parks planning and advocacy as well as public conservation eucation. Bob has worked at both professional and senior managment levels within government agencies including Parks Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Service and the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. He has also held Executive Director positions with conservation NGOs such as the BC Outdoor Recreation Council and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society as well as serving on mnay other conservation organization boards. In the area of public education he has similar senior level experience having served as the Assistant Director of the Royal BC Museum and nature interpretation positions with the federal government. Bob's work has also been extensively linked to aboriginal communities, especially in British Columbia.
Dr. Brian Riddell
Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Dr. Riddell joined the Pacific Foundation in February 2008. Dr. Riddell has a PhD from McGill University and was former Division Head, Salmon and Freshwater Ecosystems, Science Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station based in Nanaimo, BC. His current committee appointments include Canadian member, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, and a long association with the negotiation and implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty; and invited member of the Advisory Board for the SFU Leadership on Salmon Conservation and Management Appointee to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the BC Pacific Salmon Forum (Hon. John Fraser chair). Dr. Riddell has received numerous awards for his work in salmon conservation and management, and is one of Canada's most respected and decorated salmon researchers and managers.
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Ralph Shaw
Past Director/Founder McQueen Lake Environmental School
Ralph's fishing career started very early by catching shiners with bent pins and string in Cold Lake when he was about six years old, and he is still tying flies today. His teaching career spanned 35 years, mostly as an elementary school principal in Kamloops, BC. Ralph founded the McQueen Lake Environmental Center (School District #73) and received the Order of Canada in 1984 for his efforts with this project. Ralph worked for Simon Fraser University Summer Institute at McQueen Lake where he specialized in wilderness survival and outdoor skills. During the 1960s and 1970s he spoke throughout North America on conservation and outdoor education. He was active in the British Columbia Wildlife Federation, Quesnel Rotary Club and the Kamloops North Rotary Club. In 1984 he received the Ted Barsby Award as the Conservationist of the year, and in 1990 he received the Presidents award for his work on Saltwater Fisheries. In 1998 he was appointed to the BC Sport Fishing Hall of Fame. He also received the Canada 125 Medal in 1992. Ralph is a past chairman of the Sport Fishery Advisory Board, he was a member of the Pacific Salmon Commission, served on the Groundfish Committee of the Sport fishery Advisory Board, and represented recreational fishing at the conference board of International Pacific Halibut Commission. Ralph now writes a weekly outdoor column for the Comox Valley Record Newspaper, and regular columns in The Island Fisherman and The Island Angler. Ralph has received several writing awards for his efforts. |
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Doug Smith
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
North Shore Credit Union
Doug Smith has been in the banking business for 25 years. He joined North Shore Credit Union (NSCU) in 1992 as Vice President, and has managed everything from NSCU branches to commercial centre, insurance and investment subsidiaries to marketing. As Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Doug supports the NSCU Board of Directors, manages legal and corporate affairs, and is the executive responsible for ensuring NSCU's long-term business strategies are effectively implemented across the organization. Doug has served on the Board of the Cancer Society, Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Business Advisory Board of Capilano College. He is a past chair of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, and has also served on the Board of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Doug has a B.A. (Economics) and is a graduate of the School of Banking at the University of Colorado.
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 Tom Swann
Associate Regional Vice President & Director of Securement
Nature Conservatory of Canada
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Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a private, non-profit
organization working for the direct protection of Canada's biodiversity
through the purchase, donation or placing of conservation easements on
ecologically significant lands. Since 1962, the Nature Conservancy of
Canada (NCC) has protected close to two million acres (809,371
hectares) across the country, in partnership with other conservation
groups, First Nations, non-profit organizations and governments.
Preventing the loss or degradation of significant habitat is the
principal focus of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. NCC holds a
convenant on the Outdoor School grounds, making it possible for the
school to retain ownership while ensuring the principles of
biodiversity protection and education will always be upheld. As a
result of this creative partnership, the Outdoor School will always be
a place of salmon, massive cottonwoods, ancient cedars and "clouds of
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Bev Van Ruyven
Executive Vice-President
Customer Care and Conservation
BC Hydro
Bev Van Ruyven joined BC Hydro in 1997 as Manager, Key Accounts. In 2001, Bev was appointed Vice-President, Power Smart and, in November 2002, she was appointed Senior Vice-President of Distribution. In this capacity, Bev was responsible for customer service, Power Smart, operation and maintenance of the distribution system and, planning, acquisition and risk management of a diverse portfolio of energy resources.
Bev was appointed Senior Vice-President, Customer Care and Conservation in May 2006, and Executive Vice-President in May 2007. She is focusing on managing long-term energy planning and acquisition requirements, plus developing a new Power Smart Plan. Bev is a graduate of the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Justin Webb
V.P. Olympic Services, Bell Canada
Justin Webb's senior leadership experience in large organizations includes a knowledge of structure, compensation, motivation and recruitment. He has a deep understanding of technology opportunities and specific applications, and has spent the last 15 years applying technology to business solutions, both for customers and for internal business processes. He is currently Vice President of Olympic Services for Bell Canada. Bell Canada is Canada's national leader in communications with 28 million customer connections across the country. The company provides consumers with simple solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice over IP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications technology (ICT) services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and is connecting the Sea to Sky - Vancouver to Whistler corridor for the 2010 Winter Games.
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Dr. David Zandvliet
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
David Zandvliet is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and an Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University of Technology (Australia). An experienced teacher and researcher, he has published numerous articles in international journals and presented refereed conference papers on six continents and over 15 countries. David's career interests lie in the areas of science, technology and environmental education. As a former director of the Faculty's Centre for Educational Technology, he has considerable experience in the design and evaluation of classrooms and in the provision of teacher professional development. He has conducted research and development on learning environments in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. David lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia, with his wife and three children.
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