Board Members

The Mackenzie River Basin Board has one Indigenous and one Government representative from each of the jurisdictions or departments that have signed the Mackenzie River Basin Transboundary Waters Masters Agreement: Government of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Parks Canada Agency), Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. If the Regular Member cannot attend, then an Alternate Member will represent the jurisdiction.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Government Member
Nadine Stiller (Chair)
Associate Regional Director General
Winnipeg 
 

 

Alternate Government Member
Patrick Cherneski
Manager, Transboundary Waters Unit
Regina, SK 

 

 

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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Government Member
Matthew Spence
Regional Director General
Yellowknife, NT

 

Alternate Government Member
Nicholas Mitchell
Director, Operations and Community Services, NWT Regional Office
Yellowknife, NT 
 

 

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Parks Canada

Government Member
Jonah Mitchell 
Superintendent, Southwest NWT Field Unit
Fort Smith, NT 
 

 

Alternate Government Member

Laurie Wein 
Senior Project Manager, Office of the Executive Director, Alberta
Jasper, AB

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British Columbia

Government Member

Ted Zimmerman
Executive Director, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria BC 
Alternate Government Member

Sean Moore
Director, Watershed Science and Adaptation
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria BC 

 

Indigenous Member

Lana Lowe
Director, Lands Dept.
Fort Nelson First Nation
Fort Nelson, BC

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Alberta

Government Member

Morna Hussey
Director, Watershed Resilience & Transboundary Waters
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB 
Alternate Government Member

Carmen de la Chevrotière
Transboundary Water Team Lead
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB 

 

Indigenous Member

Gerry Cheezie
Smith’s Landing First Nation
Fort Fitzgerald, AB 

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Sakatchewan

Government Member

Thon Phommavong
Vice President, Science and Licensing 
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Regina SK  

 

Alternate Government Member

Vacant

 

Indigenous Member

Joseph Tsannie
Athabasca Vice Chief
Prince Albert Grand Council
Prince Albert, SK

 

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Northwest Territories

Government Member

Julian Kanigan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change
Environment and Natural Resources
Yellowknife, NT

 

Alternate Government Member

Nathen Richea
Director, Water Managment and Monitoring
Environment and Natural Resources
Yellowknife, NT 
Indigenous Member

Leon Andrew
Norman Wells NT

 

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Yukon

Government Member

Heather Jirousek
Director, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment,
Whitehorse, Yukon
Alternate Government Member

Amelie Janin
Senior Scientist, Water Quality, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment,
Whitehorse, Yukon
Indigenous Member

Stan Njootli Sr.
Old crow, YT 

 

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