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 (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 may attend in their place.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Government Member
Nadine Stiller (Chair)
Associate Regional Director General
Winnipeg, MB
Alternate Government Member
Patrick Cherneski
Section/Program Manager, Transboundary Waters Unit
Regina, SK
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Government Member
Vacant
Alternate Government Member
Nicholas Mitchell
Director, Operations and Community Services, NWT Regional Office
Yellowknife, NT
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
British Columbia
Government Member
Ted Zimmerman
Executive Director, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria, BC
Indigenous Member
Vacant
Alternate Government Member
Sean Moore
Director, Watershed Science and Assessment, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Victoria, BC
Alternate Indigenous Member
Jordan Turcotte
Alberta
Government Member
Morna Hussey
Director, Transboundary Waters
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB
Indigenous Member
Alden Armstrong
Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, AB
Alternate Government Member
Carmen de la Chevrotière
Transboundary Water Quantity Lead, Transboundary Waters
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB
Saskatchewan
Government Member
Thon Phommavong
Vice President, Science and Licensing
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Regina, SK
Indigenous Member
Joseph Tsannie
Athabasca Vice Chief
Prince Albert Grand Council
Prince Albert, SK
Alternate Government Member
Vacant
Northwest Territories
Government Member
Julian Kanigan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Management, Monitoring, and Climate Change
Environment and Natural Resources
Yellowknife, NT
Indigenous Member
Leon Andrew
Norman Wells, NT
Alternate Government Member
Meghan Beveridge
Manager, Water Partnerships and Agreements
Environment and Natural Resources
Yellowknife, NT
Alternate Indigenous Member
Nolan Rainville
Program Coordinator, Lands and Resources
Gwich’in Tribal Council
Inuvik, NT
Yukon
Government Member
Heather Jirousek
Director, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, Yukon
Indigenous Member
Stan Njootli Sr.
Vuntut Gwichin Government
Old Crow, YT
Alternate Government Member
Ella Parker
Program Advisor, Water Resources Branch
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, YK
Secretariat
Paula Siwik
Executive Director, MRBB
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Edmonton, AB