Board Members and Secretariat

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 Master Agreement: Government of Canada (Canada Water Agency, 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 may attend in their place.

Canada Water Agency

Government Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

P. Cherneski
Section/Program Manager, Transboundary Waters Unit
Regina, SK

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Government Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

N. Mitchell
Director, Operations and Community Services, NWT Regional Office
Yellowknife, NT 

Parks Canada

Government Member

J. Mitchell
Superintendent, Southwest NWT Field Unit
Fort Smith, NT 

Alternate Government Member

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

British Columbia

Government Member

T. Zimmerman
Executive Director, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria, BC 

Indigenous Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

S. Moore
Director, Watershed Science and Assessment, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria, BC 

Alberta

Government Member

C. Kristensen
Director, Transboundary Waters
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB 

Indigenous Member

A. Armstrong
Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, AB

Alternate Government Member

C. Lane
Executive Director, Watershed Resilience and Predictions, Water and Circular Economy
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB 

Saskatchewan

Government Member

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

Indigenous Member

Vice Chief J. Tsannie
Athabasca Vice Chief
Prince Albert Grand Council
Prince Albert, SK

Alternate Government Member

Vacant

Northwest Territories

Government Member

J. Kanigan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Management, Monitoring, and Climate Change
Environment and Climate Change
Yellowknife, NT

Indigenous Member

L. Andrew
Norman Wells, NT

Alternate Government Member

M. Beveridge
Manager, Water Partnerships and Agreements
Environment and Climate Change
Yellowknife, NT 

Alternate Indigenous Member

N. Rainville
Program Coordinator, Lands and Resources
Gwich’in Tribal Council
Inuvik, NT

Yukon

Government Member

H. Jirousek
Director, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, Yukon

Indigenous Member

S. Njootli Sr.
Vuntut Gwichin Government
Old Crow, YT

Alternate Government Member

E. Parker
Program Advisor, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, YK

Secretariat

P. Siwik
Executive Director, MRBB
Canada Water Agency
Edmonton, AB

J. Cederwall
Freshwater Specialist
Canada Water Agency
Yellowknife, NT

S. McLean
Policy Analyst
Canada Water Agency
Edmonton, AB