Our team of researchers are from the University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University, Wageningen University & Research, and West Coast Environmental Law; working in partnership with First Nation government staff and decision-makers from various levels of government in BC.
Current Members

KEES LOKMAN, Project Principal

VANESSA LUECK, Researcher-in-Residence

THY HUYNH, Admin, Research Assistant

MAGGIE LOW, Researcher

ANDRÉANNE DOYON, Researcher

ERIC BALKE, Solutions Strategist

MATT OSLER, Solutions Strategist

BRENT DOBERSTEIN, Researcher

ANGELA DANYLUK, Solutions Strategist

SARAH DAL SANTO, Solutions Strategist

STEPHANIE CHANG, Researcher

AMIR TALEGHANI, Solutions Strategist

JANTSJE VAN LOON-STEENSMA, Researcher

KARA CRABB, Communications

BENJI EISENBERG, Solutions Strategist

BEN CROSS, Research Assistant

FELICIA WATTERODT, Research Assistant

ANWEN REES, Research Assistant

JESSIE GOMBERG, Research Assistant

CHARLOTTE MILNE, Research Assistant

SARA HYLAND, Solutions Strategist

JULIA KIDDER, Research Assistant

KATHERINE ALLABY, Research Assistant

KESHAB THAPA, Research Assistant

YUQING CHENG, Research Assistant

TARA MARTIN, Researcher

DAVID ROULSTON, Solutions Strategist
Members during 2021-2023
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JONATHAN BEHNKE
Research Assistant
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SARA BOHNERT
Research Assistant
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SHAIEREE COTTAR
Research Assistant
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TSAJA DEMSAR
Solution Seeker, City of Surrey
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KATHLEEN EDWARDS
Solution Seeker, Squamish First Nation
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SAVANNAH HASHAM
Research Assistant
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DEVON JONES
Research Assistant
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MATHILDE JUNG
Research Assistant
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RACHEL KILOH
Research Assistant
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JENNIFER MAGEL
Research Assistant
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AARON MARCHANT
Solution Seeker, Squamish First Nation
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TARA MARTIN
Researcher
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FOROUGH NAMJOO
Research Assistant
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TIRA OKAMOTO
Research Assistant
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SIMONE RAWAL
Research Assistant
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DAVID ROULSTON
Solution Seeker, District of Squamish
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EMILIA RUBOOGA
UBC Sustainability Scholar
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KENDRA SCANLON
Research Assistant
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LAURA SMITH
Research Assistant
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ALVIN THOMPSON
Research Assistant
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SANNE VALENTIJN
Research Assistant
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TSJERK VAN DOORNIK
Research Assistant
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MAX VAN GAALEN
Research Assistant
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LAUREN WOLFE
Research Assistant