List of COSEWIC Members and Secretariat Staff

Updated January 2012

COSEWIC Composition

Currently, COSEWIC is made up of 31 members. The voting membership consists of members from each of the 13 provincial and territorial government wildlife agencies, 4 federal agencies (Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Federal Biodiversity Information Partnership, chaired by the Canadian Museum of Nature), 3 non-government science members, 10 Co-chairs of the Species Specialist Subcommittees (SSCs) and 1 Co-chair from the Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) Subcommittee. Members have considerable experience with wildlife and biological science including Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge, ecology, genetics, management, systematics and/or risk assessment, coupled with years of field experience. Members of COSEWIC are university academics, independent specialists, Aboriginal people or government, museum or independent biologists who volunteer their time and efforts.

COSEWIC is supported by a Secretariat, ten SSCs, an ATK Subcommittee and a number of working groups, including the Co-chairs Subcommittee. COSEWIC's activities are directed by a chairperson, who is elected for a 2-year term.

List of COSEWIC Members and Secretariat Staff
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Chair
Dr. Marty L. Leonard Department of Biology Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street Halifax NS B3H 4J1 Telephone: (902) 494-2158 Fax: (902) 494-3736 mleonard@dal.ca


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Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge
Dr. Donna Hurlburt PO Box 114 9 Circle Drive Annapolis Royal NS B0S 1A0 Telephone: (902) 532-1341 Fax: (902) 532-1341 donna.hurlburt@ns.sympatico.ca
Members:
Jeannette Armstrong
Dan Benoit
Sue Chiblow
David Dickson
Roger Gallant
Jason Harquail
Norma Kassi
Gabriel Nirlungayuk
James Pokiak
Dean Trumbley

Species Specialist Subcommittees

Amphibians and Reptiles
Dr. Kristiina Ovaska Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd. 424 Viaduct Avenue Victoria BC V9E 2B7 Telephone: (250) 727-9708 kovaska@shaw.ca
Members (Amphibians and Reptiles Subcommittee):
Dr. Gabriel Blouin-Demers
Scott Gillingwater
Dr. David M. Green
Dr. Stephen J. Hecnar
Dr. Thomas Herman
Dr. Briar Howes
Dr. Jacqueline D. Litzgus
Dr. Cynthia Paszkowski

Arthropods
Dr. Paul Catling Research Scientist and Curator Agriculture Canada Saunders Bldg., Central Experimental Farm Ottawa ON K1A 0C6 Telephone: (613) 759 1373 Fax: (613) 759 1599 catlingp@agr.gc.ca

Members (Arthropods Subcommittee):
John H. Acorn
Gary G. Anweiler
Dr. Robb Bennett
Dr. Robert A. Cannings
Sydney G. Cannings
Dr. Jason Dombroskie
Kevin Floate
Heather Flynn
Dr. Donna Giberson
Jennifer Heron
Colin Jones
David McCorquodale
James Miskelly
Chris Schmidt

Birds
Dr. Marty L. Leonard Department of Biology Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street Halifax NS B3H 4J1 Telephone: (902) 494-2158 Fax: (902) 494-3736 mleonard@dal.ca	Jon McCracken Director National Programs Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160 115 Front Street Port Rowan ON N0E 1M0 Telephone: 519-586-3531 (ext. 115) Fax: 519-586-3532 jmccracken@bsc-eoc.org
Members (Birds Subcommittee):
Dr. Peter Blancher
Dr. Anna Calvert
Richard Cannings
Dr. Victoria Louise Friesen
Dr. Marcel Gahbauer
Dr. Cheri Gratto-Trevor
Dr. Darren E. Irwin
Dr. Iain J. Stenhouse
Dr. Marc-André Villard

Freshwater Fishes
Dr. John R. Post Professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of Biological Sciences University of Calgary 2500 University Drive Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Telephone: (403) 220-6937 Fax: (403) 289-9311 jrpost@ucalgary.ca
Members (Freshwater Fishes Subcommittee):
Dr. Margaret F. Docker
Dr. Dylan J. Fraser
Dr. James Grant
Dr. Todd Hatfield
Dr. Nicholas E. Mandrak
Dr. Michael Power
Dr. Scott Reid
Dr. Mark Ridgway
Dr. Bill Tonn
Nathalie Vachon
Douglas Watkinson
Dr. Chris Wilson

Marine Fishes
Dr. John Reynolds Professor Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Telephone: (778) 782-5636 Fax: (778) 782-3496 Reynolds@sfu.ca	Alan F. Sinclair 1409 Gabriola Drive Parksville BC V9P 2Y5 alanfsinclair@me.com
Members (Marine Fishes Subcommittee):
Bruce Atkinson
Dr. Paul Bentzen
Ian Bradbury
Dr. A. Jamie F. Gibson
Dr. Carrie Holt
Dave Kulka
Dr. Howard Powles
Dr. Craig Purchase
Dr. Peter A. Shelton
Margaret Treble
Lou Van Guelpen
S. Scott Wallace

Marine Mammals
Dr. Randall Reeves Okapi Wildlife Associates 27 Chandler Lane Hudson QC J0P 1H0 Telephone: (450) 458-6685 Fax: (450) 458-7383 rrreeves@okapis.ca
Members (Marine Mammals Subcommittee):
Dr. John K.B. Ford
Timothy R. Frasier
Dr. Michael O. Hammill
Michael Kingsley
Dr. David Lee
Dr. Nathalie J. Patenaude
Dr. Andrew Trites
Dr. Hal Whitehead

Molluscs
Dr. Dwayne Lepitzki 203, 410 Buffalo Street P.O. Box 1311 Banff AB T1L 1B3 Telephone: (403) 762-0864 lepitzki@telusplanet.net	Dr. Gerald L. Mackie Professor Emeritus Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph c/o 23 Avra Court Guelph ON N1H 7B2 Telephone: (519) 767-6684 Fax: (519) 767-6684 gerry.mackie@sympatico.ca
Members (Molluscs Subcommittee):
Dr. Joseph Carney
Lorne Clayton
Robert Forsyth
Dr. Stuart Harris
Andrew J. Hebda
Dr. Glen S. Jamieson
Dr. Todd J. Morris
Dr. Astrid Schwalb
Dr. Daelyn A. Woolnough
Dr. David T. Zanatta

Mosses and Lichens
Dr. David H. S. Richardson Environmental Studies Saint Mary's University 923 Robie Street Halifax NS B3H 3C3 Telephone: (902) 496-8174 Fax: (902) 420-5261 david.richardson@smu.ca

Members : Lichen Specialists
Dr. Irwin M. Brodo
Robert P. Cameron
Chris Lewis
Dr. Janet Marsh
Dr. Michele D. Piercey-Normore

Moss Specialists
Dr. Richard Caners
Jennifer Doubt
Dr. G. Karen Golinski
Dr. Judith A. Harpel
Linda M. Ley

Terrestrial Mammals
Dr. Graham Forbes Faculty of Forestry & Envir. Management University of New Brunswick PO Box 4400 28 Dineen Drive Fredericton NB E3B 5A3 Telephone: (506) 453-4929 Fax: (506) 453-3538 forbes@unb.ca	Dr. Justina C. Ray Executive Director & Senior Scientist Wildlife Conservation Society Canada 720 Spadina Avenue #600 Toronto ON M5S 2T9 Telephone: (416) 850-9038 (ext 22) Fax: (416) 850-9040 jray@wcs.org
Members (Terrestrial Mammals Subcommittee):
Dr. Jeff Bowman
Dr. Hugh Broders
Dr. Karen E. Hodges
Dr. Chris Johnson
Dr. Susan Kutz
Dr. Christopher J. Kyle
Dr. Karl W. Larsen
Dr. Dennis L. Murray
Brian Slough
Dr. Ian D. Thompson

Vascular Plants
Dr. Jeannette Whitton Department of Botany The University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Boulevard Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Telephone: (604) 822-8863 Fax: (604) 822-6089 jeannette.whitton@botany.ubc.ca

Vascular Plant Specialists
Dr. Peter L. Achuff
Marilyn Anions
Sean Blaney
Dr. Jane Bowles
Matt Fairbarns
Dr. Joyce Gould
Dr. Darcy C. Henderson
Dr. Luise A. Hermanutz
Michael Oldham
Dr. Stéphanie Pellerin

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Alberta
Dr. Gordon Court Provincial Wildlife Status Biologist Fish and Wildlife Division, SRD Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Government of Alberta 2nd floor, Great West Life Building 9920 - 108 Street Edmonton AB T5K 2M4 Telephone: (780) 422-9536 Fax: (780) 422-9557 gord.court@gov.ab.ca	Richard Quinlan Provincial Species at Risk Specialist Section Head:Non-game Wildlife, Species at Risk and Wildlife Disease Fish and Wildlife Division Alberta Sustainable Resource Development 2nd Flr. YPM Place, 530-8 St. S. Lethbridge AB T1J 2J8 Telephone: (403) 381-5397 Fax: (403) 381-5723 Richard.Quinlan@gov.ab.ca

British Columbia
David F. Fraser Scientific Authority Assessment Ecosystems Protection & Sustainability Branch Species and Ecosystems at Risk Section Ministry of Environment Government of British Columbia P.O. Box 9338 - Station Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9M1 Telephone: (250) 387-9756 Fax: (250) 356-9750 dave.fraser@gov.bc.ca

Manitoba
Dr. Bill Watkins Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch Manitoba Department of Conservation Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg MB R3J 3W3 Telephone: (204) 945-8481 Fax: (204) 945-3077 william.watkins@gov.mb.ca Web site: www.manitoba.ca/conservation/wildlife

New Brunswick
Mary Sabine Biologist Species at Risk Program Fish and Wildlife Branch Department of Natural Resources Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 Telephone: (506) 453-7103 Fax: (506) 453-6699 mary.sabine@ gnb.ca Web site: www.gnb.ca	Pascal Giasson Manager Species at Risk Program Fish and Wildlife Branch Department of Natural Resources Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 Telephone: (506) 453-7107 Fax: (506) 453-6699 Pascal.Giasson@gnb.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador

Marine Pelagic and Demersal Fish Species
Tom Dooley Director of Sustainable Fisheries and Ocean Policy Policy and Planning Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Government of Newfoundland and Labrador P.O. Box 8700 St. John's NL A1B 4J6 Telephone: (709) 729-0335 Fax: (709) 729-6082 tdooley@gov.nl.ca Web site: www.gov.nl.ca/fishaq/	Nancy Pond Resource Planning Supervisor Sustainable Fisheries and Oceans Policy Div. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Government of Newfoundland and Labrador P.O. Box 8700 St. John's NL A1B 4J6 Telephone: (709)729-1532 Fax: (709)729-6082 nancypond@gov.nl.ca

For all Species other than Marine Fish
Shelley Moores Senior Manager, Endangered Species and Biodiversity Wildlife Division Department of Environment & Conservation Government of Newfoundland and Labrador P.O. Box 2007 117 Riverside Drive Corner Brook NL A2H 7S1 Telephone: (709) 637-2018 Fax: (709) 637-2080 shelleypardy@gov.nl.ca	Dr. Susan Squires Ecosystem Management Ecologist Biodiversity and Endangered Species, Wildlife Division Department of Environment and Conservation P.O. Box 2007 Corner Brook NL A2H 7S1 Telephone: (709) 637-2963 Fax: (709) 637-2080 SusanSquires@gov.nl.ca

Northwest Territories
Dr. Suzanne Carrière Biologist (Biodiversity) Wildlife Division Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Government of the Northwest Territories 600 - 5102 50th Avenue, P.O.Box 1320 Scotia Centre, 5th Floor Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9 Telephone: (867) 920-6327 Fax: (867) 873-0293 suzanne_carriere@gov.nt.ca Web site: www.enr.gov.nt.ca	Mike Gravel Territorial Forest Ecologist Department of Environment & Natural Resources Government of Northwest Territories (ENR) Box 4354. #173 Hay River Dene Reserve Hay River NT X0E 1G3 Telephone: (867) 874-2009 Fax: (867) 874-6236 mike_gravel@gov.nt.ca

Nova Scotia
Dr. J. Sherman Boates Manager, Biodiversity Wildlife Division Department of Natural Resources Government of Nova Scotia 136 Exhibition Street Kentville NS B4N 4E5 Telephone (1): (902) 679-6091 Telephone (2): (902) 679-7655 Fax: (902) 679-6176 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca Web site: www.gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/	Mark F. Elderkin Provincial Species at Risk Biologist Wildlife Division Department of Natural Resources Government of Nova Scotia 136 Exhibition Street Kentville NS B4N 4E5 Telephone: (902) 679-6091 Fax: (902) 679-6176 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca

Nunavut Territory
Lorraine Standing Legislation and Management Biologist Wildlife Management Division Department of Environment Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 209 Igloolik NU X0A 0L0 Telephone: (867) 934-2183 Fax: (867) 934-2190 LStanding@gov.nu.ca

Ontario
Vivian R. Brownell Senior Species at Risk Biologist Species at Risk Branch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, South Tower Peterborough ON K9J 8M5 Telephone: (705) 755-5233 Fax: (705) 755-5483 vivian.brownell@ontario.ca

Prince Edward Island
For Terrestrial Species Rosemary Curley Program Manager Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division Dept. of the Environment, Energy and Forestry P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8 Telephone: (902) 368-4807 Fax: (902) 368-4713 frcurley@gov.pe.ca	For Freshwater Species Rosanne MacFarlane Freshwater Fisheries Biologist Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division Department of the Environment, Energy and Forestry P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8 Telephone: (902) 368-6082 Fax: (902) 368-4713 remacfarlane@gov.pe.ca

Quebec

Fauna
Annie Levesque Biologiste en conservation Direction de l'expertise sur la faune et ses habitats 880, chemin Sainte-Foy, 2e étage Québec QC G1S 4X4 Telephone: (418) 627-8694, poste 7448 Fax: (418) 646-6863 annie.levesque@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca Web site: www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca

Plants
Jacques Labrecque Botaniste Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec Direction du patrimoine écologique et des parcs Édifice Marie-Guyart, 4^e étage 675, boul. René-Lévesque Est Québec QC G1R 5V7 Telephone: (418) 521-3907, poste 4789 Fax: (418) 646-6169 jacques.labrecque@mddep.gouv.qc.ca Web site: www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca	Patricia Désilets Biologiste Service des écosystèmes et de la biodiversité Direction du patrimoine écologique et des parcs Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs 675 boul. René-Lévesque E.,4 étage, boîte 21 Québec QC G1R 5V7 Telephone: (418) 521-3907 local 4788 Fax: (418) 646-6169 patricia.desilets@mddep.gouv.qc.ca

Saskatchewan
Jeanette Pepper Zoologist Biodiversity Conservation Section Fish and Wildlife Branch Saskatchewan Environment 3211 Albert Street Regina SK S4S 5W6 Telephone: (306) 787-7197 Fax: (306) 787-9544 jeanette.pepper@gov.sk.ca	Gigi Pittoello Habitat Ecologist Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Fish and Wildlife Branch 3211 Albert Street, 2nd Floor Regina SK S4S 5W6 Telephone: (306) 787-2751 Fax: (306) 787-9544 Gigi.Pittoello@gov.sk.ca

Yukon Territory
Thomas Jung Senior Wildlife Biologist Fish and Wildlife Branch Environment Yukon Government of Yukon P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6 Telephone: (867) 667-5766 Fax: (867) 393-6232 thomas.jung@gov.yk.ca Web site: www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca	Nathan Millar Senior Fisheries Biologist Fish and Wildlife Branch Department of Environment Government of Yukon P.O.Box 2703 Whitehorse YK Y1A 2C6 Telephone: (867) 667-5117 Fax: (867) 393-6263 nathan.millar@gov.yk.ca Web site: www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca

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Canadian Museum of Nature Environment Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Parks Canada Federal Biodiversity Information Partnership

Canadian Museum of Nature
Jennifer Doubt Chief Collection Manager - Botany Canadian Museum of Nature P.O. Box 3443 - Station D Ottawa ON K1P 6P4 Telephone: (613) 364-4076 Fax: (613) 364-4027 jdoubt@mus-nature.ca	Dr. Robert Anderson Research Scientist Canadian Museum of Nature P.O. Box 3443 - Station D Ottawa ON K1P 6P4 Telephone: (613) 364-4060 Fax: (613) 364-4027 randerson@mus-nature.ca

Canadian Wildlife Service
Dr. B. Theresa Fowler Scientific Authority, Species Assessment Species Population and Standards Management Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada 351 St. Joseph Blvd, 4th floor Gatineau QC K1A 0H3 Fax: (819) 994-3684 Web site: www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/index_e.cfm	Ruben Boles Biologist, Species Assessment Species Population and Standards Management Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada 351 St. Joseph Blvd, 4th floor Gatineau QC K1A 0H3 Telephone: (819) 956-4971 Fax: (819) 994-3684 Ruben.Boles@ec.gc.ca

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Dr. Simon Nadeau Senior Advisor Fish Population Science Fisheries and Oceans Canada 200 Kent Street Room 12S027 Mail Stop: 12S032 Ottawa ON K1A 0E6 Telephone: (613) 991-6863 Fax: (613) 991-1378 Simon.Nadeau@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	Christie Whelan Science Advisor Fish Population Science Fisheries and Oceans Canada 200 Kent Street Room 12S042 Mail Stop: 12S032 Ottawa ON K1A 0E6 Telephone: (613) 993-1809 Fax: (613) 991-1378 Christie.Whelan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Parks Canada
Dr. Patrick Nantel Conservation Biologist Species at Risk Program Ecological Integrity Branch Parks Canada 25 Eddy St., 4th Fl., 25-4-S Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Telephone: (819) 953-4781 Fax: (819) 997-3380 patrick.nantel@pc.gc.ca Web site: www.pc.gc.ca/apps/bos/bosintro_e.asp	Dr. Tamaini Snaith Special Advisor Ecological Integrity Branch Parks Canada 25 Eddy St., 4th Fl., 25-4-S Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Telephone: (819) 994-5141 Fax: (819) 994-5140 tamaini.snaith@pc.gc.ca

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Dr. Tim Birt Department of Biology Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Telephone: (613) 533-6000 ext. 77530 Fax: (613) 533-6617 tim.birt@queensu.ca	Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings Department of Biology Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street Edsell Castle Circle Halifax NS B3H 4J1 Telephone (1): (902) 494-2687 Telephone (2): (902) 494-3515 Fax: (902) 494-3736 jeff.hutchings@dal.ca

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Secretariat

Manager : Carolina Caceres
Section Head (Administrative Services): Nancy Davy
Section Head (Science): Lisa Twolan
Science officers: Angèle Cyr, Alain Filion, Jason Pitre (part-time), Karen Timm, Jenny Wu
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Coordinators: Neil Jones, Jason Pitre (part-time)
Administration: Sonia Schnobb, Shirley Sheppard
Publications Specialist and Status Report production: Joanne Oscanesi
Website/Database maintenance: Yi Zhang
COSEWIC Secretariat
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
351 St. Joseph Blvd, 16^th floor
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3

Telephone: (819) 953-3215
Fax: (819) 994-3684
cosewic/cosepac@ec.gc.ca