Amy Hudson

NunatuKavut Community Council, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland

Manager – Research, Education, and Culture

About:

Amy Hudson is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary department at Memorial University and holds an MA from the University of Victoria, BC. Originally from Black Tickle, Labrador in the NunatuKavut territory, she works with, and for fellow Southern Inuit to inform discourse as it relates to Inuit society and the Canadian Land Claims Process. She works with academic and community researchers in the areas of Southern Inuit history and identity, and is enlightening the knowledge base of Southern Inuit culture through the lens of Southern Inuit women

Affiliated Projects:

1. Getting Off Diesel in NunatuKavut

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Stan Johnson

Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI), Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

CEPI Coordinator

About:

[biography forthcoming]. Stan Johnson is the coordinator of the Bras d’Or Lakes CEPI project.

Affiliated Projects:

1. Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI)

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Derek Kornelsen

Rootstalk Resources, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba

President

About:

Derek’s research background includes the examination of differences between Indigenous and Western conceptions of land, the impacts of resource development on traditional relationships with land and Indigenous well being.

Affiliated Projects:

1. Working Towards Energy Security, Self-Determination, and Reconciliation Through Indigenous Community Engagement

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Tanna Pirie-Wilson

Neqotkuk Maliseet Nation, New Brunswick

CEO of Band Operations

About:

Tanna graduated from the University of New Brunswick, and spent over 15 years working for the Federal Government. Currently, she is the CEO of Band Operations in her home community

Affiliated Projects:

1. Renewable Energy Initiatives in Eastern Canada: A Case Study of Tobique First Nation

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Chief Gordon Planes

T’Sou-ke Nation, British Columbia

Chief – T’Sou-ke Nation

About:

Gordon Planes is the chief of T’Sou-ke Nation on the south coast of Vancouver Island. Gordon’s traditional name is Hya quatcha, named after his great grandfather from Scia-new, the salmon people. Elected Chief of the T’Sou-ke nation for the past 7 years and previously, a position of the Back country operations manager of the West Coast trail for Parks Canada. He is a Coast Salish carver, artist, traditional singer and a captain of T’Sou-ke traditional dug-out canoes for the last two decades. He is actively working closely with the community in renewable energy, food security, cultural renaissance, and economic development.

Affiliated Projects:

1. Visioning to a Solar City by T’Sou-ke Nation

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Lisa Young

Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia

Executive Director

About:

Lisa is a trained biologist that graduated from York University, and spent the early part of her career working for the Federal and Provincial governments until taking a position at UINR. For six years, Lisa was UINR’s General Manager and Director of Administration before becoming Executive Director in 2006. As Executive Director, Lisa’s job includes assisting staff in project development and management, as well as participating in developing UINR’s overall objectives and direction.

Affiliated Projects:

1. Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI)

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Post-Doctoral Fellows:

Chad Walker

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Heather Castleden
Chad is a white settler who was raised in the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa (now St. Thomas, Ontario). After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy and Analysis at Bowling Green State University in 2010, Chad went on to Western University where he completed his MA and PhD degrees in Geography (Environment and Sustainability) under the supervision of Dr. Jamie Baxter. As a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, he studied wind energy policy and local development outcomes in non-indigenous rural communities in Ontario and Nova Scotia. His expertise in renewable energy policy and development, and passion for environmental justice is well served for his role within the A SHARED Future Program where he works with Dr. Heather Castleden to study Indigenous leadership in renewable energy development within Canada.

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Sarah Rotz

Post-Doctoral Fellow

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Heather Castleden
Sarah currently works at the Department of Geography, University of Guelph. Sarah does work in Critical Theory, Political Ecology, and Critical Mixed Methods Research at the interdisciplinary intersection of human-environment relations (socio-ecologies), with a focus on land and food studies. Their doctoral research, completed in 2017, is ‘Digging into Industrial Food Systems: A Study of Socio-Ecological Diversity in Conventional Agriculture.’ Sarah is interested in joining the A SHARED Future program as a Post-Doctoral Fellow for the 2018-2019 year.

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Doctoral Candidates & Students:

Priscilla Apronti

PhD Student

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Heather Castleden
Priscilla Apronti is a PhD student under the supervision of Heather Castleden at Queen’s University. She recently completed a Master of Environmental Studies degree at Queen’s. She has background in geography, development, sustainability and environmental studies and is currently investigating corporate social responsibility within the extractive industry using the environmental justice perspective and framework.

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Jordan Carlson

PhD Student

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Warren Mabee
Jordan is a white settler PhD student at Queen’s University, who grew up on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation in Prince George, British Columbia. He completed his Bachelor’s of Science degree in physics (minor in international studies) from the University of Northern British Columbia and a Master’s of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University, where he was supervised by Dr. Michelle Adams. Jordan brings an interdisciplinary understanding of renewable energy technologies and energy policy to the A SHARED Future team. He is supervised by Dr. Warren Mabee, with Dr. Heather Castleden of A SHARED Future sitting on his committee.

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Sophy Chan

PhD Candidate

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Jeff Masuda

Sophy is a sport sociologist and budding urban geographer interested in studying the intersection between sport mega-event legacies, housing rights, environmental justice, and the Right to the City. Currently, her research interests revolve around Olympic Games legacies as they pertain to environmental protection and sustainability and how they have touched down in informal and low-income neighbourhoods called favelas, in Rio de Janeiro. In the spring of 2018, she will be (briefly) relocating to Rio de Janeiro to conduct her fieldwork. Sophy will contribute to the A SHARED Future program through the exploration of Sex and Gender-Based Analysis (SGBA) as it is applied in renewable energy contexts.

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Mary Beth Doucette

PhD Candidate

Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Mary Beth is a Mi’kmaw who has excelled as a scholar, obtaining a SSHRC Canada graduate scholarship during her graduate studies at CBU. Her graduate research in the MBA focused on community economic development in First Nations, examining the role of cultural tourism. She engaged in primary research with Elders and band administrators at Membertou in regards to a proposed Heritage Park. She is a dedicated community volunteer which, combined with her background in industrial engineering and community economic development, made her a strong addition to the management group at Membertou as Director, Quality Assurance and ISO Compliance. Mary Beth joins the A SHARED Future team as a PhD trainee at Cape Breton University, and will fulfill the role of graduate student representative on the Executive Committee within the Programmatic Steering Committee.

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Erica Phipps

PhD Candidate

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Jeff Masuda

Motivated by her interest in Equity-focused Knowledge Translation (EqKT) and its potential to open up new solution pathways to the complex challenges that lie at the health-environment interface, in 2015 she embarked upon PhD studies in health promotion at Queen’s University, with Dr. Jeff Masuda as her advisor and supported by a Vanier scholarship. Her interests are focused on the exploration of EqKT practice and its impact on intersectoral collaboration, a research question that she will pursue within a real-world project called RentSafe, a CPCHE-led initiative that seeks to address housing-related health risks affecting low-income tenants. Erica will contribute to the A SHARED Future program’s eqKT components and serve as a valuable resource to other team members as they work towards incorporating eqKT in their individual projects.

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Master’s Candidates

Emily Beacock

Master of Environmental Studies Candidate

Chantal Francour

Master of Arts – Geography Candidate

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Brianna Poirier

Master of Science – Applied Human Nutrition Candidate

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Hannah Tait Neufeld

Brianna is currently completing a Master of Science degree in Applied Human Nutrition at the University of Guelph. While completing a Bachelor’s degree in Health Studies at Queen’s University, Brianna developed an interest in food security and sustainability. During her time at Queen’s, she worked with a community partner to tailor an online activity tool to the Kingston community. This experience fueled her desire to work in communities towards positive change. Broadly, Brianna’s research interests relate to the impact social determinants of health have on population health trends and inequalities. Specifically, her area of focus is on how local environments and food choice shape one’s health and the ways in which community-based interventions can impact these decisions. Brianna has always been passionate about Indigenous health and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work on this project. She hopes that her portion of the proposed research will assist in sharing the community of T’Sou-ke’s achievements and the health impacts of their successes as a solar intensive community.

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Undergraduate Students

Elissa Bozhkov

Honours Bachelor of Science (Complete) – Environmental Science

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario – Sup. Dr. Heather Castleden

Elissa completed her Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) Degree (with Honours) at Queen’s University. For her Honours Thesis project, she worked under the supervision of Dr. Heather Castleden through A SHARED Future, and sought to explore what ‘reconciliation and healing’ mean in the context of the International Institute for Sustainable Development – Experimental Lakes Area.

A SHARED Future Research Program

The A SHARED Future research team is led by Heather Castleden, and managed by Robert Stefanelli. For inquiries about the program of research, please contact either Heather or Robert at the addresses provided below:

Castleden, Heather – Contact Heather for inquiries pertaining to the broader goals and objectives of A SHARED Future. 

Stefanelli, Robert – Contact Robert with general inquiries, requests for further information, to discuss recruitment and training opportunities, or any other inquiries pertaining to A SHARED Future.

Directory

Aarssen, Jonathan – Videographer

Apronti, Priscila – Trainee, Queen’s University

Ardiel, Jennifer – Government Representative, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Bannister, Kelly – Knowledge User, POLIS Project University of Victoria

Bartlett, Cheryl – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee Vice-Chair

Baxter, Jamie – Co-Investigator, Western University

Beacock, Emily – Trainee, Dalhousie University

Bennett, Meghan – Government Representative, Project Partner, Natural Resources Canada

Bombay, Amy – Co-Investigator, Dalhousie University

Bozhkov, Elissa – Trainee, Queen’s University

Brandes, Oliver – Knowledge User, POLIS Project University of Victoria

Brascoupé, Simon – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee Chair

Castleden, Heather – A SHARED Future Team Lead, Programmatic Steering Committee, International Advisory Committee. 

Cave, Kate – Knowledge User, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

Carlson, Jordan – Trainee, Queen’s University

Chan, Sophy – Trainee, Queen’s University

Christmas, Dan – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Chair – Bras d’Or Lakes CEPI

Cunsolo, Ashlee – Co-Investigator, Labrador Institute of Memorial University

de Leeuw, Sarah – Co-Investigator, University of Northern British Columbia

Dumont-Hill, Barbara – Elder, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg

Dupont, Diane – Co-Investigator, Brock University

Fraser-MacDonald, Nichole – Indigenous NGO Partner, Shared Value Solutions

Freedman, Guy – Facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, First Peoples Group

Gerrard, Pauline – NGO Partner, Experimental Lakes Area

Glass, Ron – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, University of California Santa Cruz

Graham, Catherine – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, International Advisory Committee, National Association of Friendship Centres

Greenwood, Margo – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, International Advisory Committee, National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health

Harper, Sherilee – Co-Investigator, University of Guelph

Harney, Sarah – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Sex and Gender Co-Champion, International Advisory Committee, Native Women’s Association of Canada

Henderson, Chris – Knowledge User, International Advisory Committee, Lumos Clean Energy Canada

Howitt, Richie – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, Macquarie University Australia

Hudson, Amy – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, NunatuKavut Community Council

Jerome, Troy – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Sen’ti Environmental & Indigenous Services

Johnson, Jay – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, Kansas University United States of America

Johnson, Stan – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Bras d’Or Lakes CEPI

Johal, Harpreet – NGO Partner, David Suzuki Foundation

Kirk, Sara – Collaborator, Health Populations Institute, Dalhousie University

Kornelsen, Derek – Project Partner

Leblanc, Irving (Bing) – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Advocacy Partner, Assembly of First Nations

Lewis, Diana (Dee) – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, Dalhousie University

Lipp, Judith – NGO Partner, TREC Renewable Energy

Loney, Shaun – Indigenous NGO Partner, AKI Energy

Lovekin, Dave – NGO Partner, Pembina Institute

Ma, Lydia – Collaborator, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Mabee, Warren – Co-Investigator, Queen’s University

Martin, Debbie – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, Dalhousie University

Masuda, Jeff – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, Queen’s University

Matheson, Kim – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, Carleton University

McCandless, Matt – NGO Partner, Project Partner, Experimental Lakes Area

McClenaghan, Theresa – NGO Partner, Canadian Environmental Law Association

McCormick, Rod – Co-Investigator, Thompson Rivers University

Mercer, Nick – Trainee, University of Waterloo

Moore, Andrew – Community Project Manager, Project Partner, T’Sou-ke Nation

Moore, Michele-Lee – Co-Investigator, International Advisory Committee, Stockholm Resilience Centre Sweden

Moses, Joseph – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Biigitigong Nishnaabeg

Mushquash, Chris – Co-Investigator, Lakehead University

Norton, Emma – NGO Partner, Ecology Action Centre

Ouart-McNabb, Pamela – NGO Partner, McConnell Foundation

Parker, Paul – Project Partner, University of Waterloo

Parkes, Margot – Co-Investigator, University of Northern British Columbia

Paul, Andrea – Chief of Pictou Landing First Nation, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper

Paul, Ken – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs

Phare, Merrell-Ann – NGO Partner, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

Phipps, Erica – Trainee, Queen’s University

Pirie-Wilson, Tanna – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Tobique First Nation

Planes, Gordon – Chief of T’Sou-ke Nation, Project Partner, International Advisory Committee

Poirier, Brianna – Trainee, University of Guelph

Pratt, Raymond – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, All Grid Energy Australia

Pualani Louis, Renee – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, Kansas University United States of America

Quesnelle, Melissa – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Indigenous Women in Renewable Energy 

Richmond, Chantelle – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, Western University

Root, Emily – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, Cape Breton University

Rotz, Sarah – Trainee, University of Guelph

Russell, George – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, NunatuKavut Community Council

Simmonds, Naomi – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, University of Waikato New Zealand

Sly, Peter – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, University of Queensland Australia

Smith, Peggy – Collaborator, Lakehead University

Speiran, Rachel – Indigenous NGO Partner, Shared Value Solutions

Stefanelli, Robert – A SHARED Future Program Manager

Summers, Maureen – Collaborator, Health Populations Institute, Dalhousie University

Tait Neufeld, Hannah – Principal Investigator, Programmatic Steering Committee, University of Guelph

Te Heuheu, Lisa – Collaborator, International Advisory Committee, Consultant New Zealand

Walker, Chad –  Trainee, Queen’s University

Webb, Jennifer – NGO Partner, Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health

Wesche, Sonia – Co-Investigator, University of Ottawa

White, Jerry – Collaborator, Western University

Wuttunee, Wanda – Collaborator, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, University of Manitoba

Yano, Sherry – NGO Partner, David Suzuki Foundation

Young, Lisa – Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Project Partner, Unama’ki Institute for Natural Resources