Governance
The RCEN National Council is a governing body composed of at least 24 individuals representing all 11 Provincial/Territorial Affiliate Networks and the 10 National Caucuses, and includes several Aboriginal, Francophone and Youth representatives.
Members of the National Council meet every year during our Annual General Assembly to elect the Board of Directors, which is composed entirely of members of the National Council.
RCEN National Council
Provincial/Territorial Affiliate Network Representatives:
- Alberta: Myles Kitagawa, Toxics Watch Society
- British Columbia: Maggie Paquet, Citizens' Stewardship Coalition
- Manitoba: Joseph Prymak, Consumers for Responsible Energy
- New Brunswick: Dan Stote, Centre culturel et sportif de Cormier Village
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Margaret McKeon, Western Environment Centre
- Nova Scotia: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter
- Ontario: Leslie Adams, Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources
- Prince Edward Island: Michael Willcock, Student Climate Change Coalition
- Quebec: vacant seat
- Saskatchewan: Stefania Fortugno, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative
- Yukon: Val Loewen, Raven Recycling Society
National Caucus Representatives:
- Agriculture: Josh Brandon, Green Action Centre, MB
- Atmosphere & Energy: Anna Tilman, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine, ON
- Biodiversity: John Coombs, Nature Manitoba, MB
- Environmental Planning and Assessment: Vacant seat
- Health: David Daughton, Eastern Co-operative Health Organization, PEI
- International Program: Jean Arnold, Falls Brook Centre, NB
- Mining: Maya Stano, Sierra Club of Canada - BC Chapter, BC
- Toxics: David Boehm, Friends of Cathedral Grove, BC
- Water, Fisheries and Oceans: vacant seat
Aboriginal Representatives:
- Caleb Behn, Dogwood Initiative, BC
- Tracy Coates, Sierra Club of Canada, ON
- Larry McDermott, Plenty Canada, ON
- Natalie Pepin, Sustainability Resources Ltd., AB
Francophone Representatives:
- Marie-Michelle Beaudoin, Coalition jeunesse Sierra, QC
- Olivier Kolmel, Réseau des femmes en environnement, QC
- Emmanuel Prinet, One Earth Initiative, BC
- Clara Whyte, Gaia Vision, QC
Youth Representatives:
- Dayna Noltie, Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources, ON
RCEN Board of Directors:
- Chair 2010-2011: Olivier Kolmel, Réseau des femmes en environnement (QC), Francophone Representative
- Vice-Chair 2010-2011: vacant seat
- Treasurer 2010-2011: Michael Willcock, Student Climate Change Coalition (PEI), Youth Representative
- Secretary 2010-2011: Stefania Fortugno, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative (SK), Affiliate Networks Representative
- Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter (NS), Member at Large Representative
- Larry McDermott, Plenty Canada (ON) - proxy for Tracy Coates, Aboriginal Representative
- Maggie Paquet, Citizens' Stewardship Coalition (BC), Member at Large Representative
