Read bios of our staff and board members here.

Staff

Executive Director: Nasha Choudhury - nasha@ecoexecutivedirector.ca

Communications Consultant: David McConnachie - davidamcconnachie@gmail.com 
David has had a long and distinguished career in the fields of marketing, communications and publishing, including acting as the National Hockey League's Director of Publishing from 1996 to 2000. He was, until recently, the Group Publisher of Alternatives Inc., a registered environmental media charity and publisher of Canada's environmental magazine, Alternatives Journal (and its digital assets). He remains on that organization's Board of Directors. He is currently serving in a Communications advisory role for the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative as the organization ramps up its impacts and outreach.
                                      
Conservation Programs Coordinator: Erin Postma - coordinator@a2acollaborative.org     
Erin is joining our team as the new Conservation Programs Coordinator. Erin Graduated from King's University with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies. She hopes to use her passion and knowledge to bring awareness to the work that A2A is doing. Erin is interested in conservation, animal welfare, social justice and sustainable agriculture. Erin hopes that through her work with A2A, she can help encourage others to care about the environment and help make small steps towards a healthier planet. 
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​Communications Lead: Aleisha Pannozzo - communciations@a2acollaborative.org 
Aleisha is joining our team as the new Communications Lead, bringing her expertise and passion for environmental science to raise awareness of the A2A region and the critical importance of ecological connectivity. With a bachelor's degree in environmental science from the University of Guelph, Aleisha's education has provided her with a strong foundation in research and a comprehensive understanding of environmental dynamics. She is interested in policy, sustainability, climate change, conservation, animal welfare, and social justice. As stewards of humanity, Aleisha acknowledges that we must protect each other, our environment, and all the creatures that call Earth home. 

                                                                      

Officers

President: The President’s duties are currently being assumed by Executive Committee: Kate, Gary, Mike, and Emily. 
Vice President: Kate Cleary
Secretary: Emily Conger
Treasurer: Shaer Biabani
Past President: Gary Bell

Board of Directors

Gary Bell, Ph.D.: Biologist; Conservation Planner; Land Securement Specialist; Program Manager – Eastern Ontario (retired), Nature Conservancy of Canada

Ken Buchan, Ph D.: Past President, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Ottawa Valley Chapter)

Kate Cleary: Ph.D.: Ecologist, Assistant Professor, SUNY Potsdam

Emily Conger, B.Sc.: Consultant, Upper Canada District Board of Education; Teacher (Ret.)  

John Davis: Executive Director, Rewilding Institute

Shaer Biabani: Accounting Assistant, City of Toronto

Alex French: Analytical Manager, Climate Action Reserve

Peter Milliken: Former Speaker of the House of Commons, Fellow Queen's University of Policy Studies
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Doug Munro: Stewardship Manager for Adirondack Land Trust (retired)

Sonia Nobrega: Senior Manager, Queen's University Biological Station

Bill Brown: Conservation Manager at Adirondack Land Trust (retired)

David Miller: Former A2A Collaborative Executive Director

Advisers

Dr. Robert O. Bailey:  Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Vice President Policy for Canada 

Ryan Danby: Queen's University Environmental Studies

Richard Deering: Secondary Department Head and Teacher, Ottawa Board of Education (Ret.)

James Dobson: Director- Zone 6A, Ontario Fur Managers    

Richard Grover, B.F.A.: Community & Regional Land Use Planner; Landscape Architect
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Steve Hounsell: Chair, Ontario Biodiversity Council; Board President, Trees Ontario; Past President, Ontario Nature;  Senior Advisor – Biodiversity, Ontario Power Generation (Ret.)

Tom Langen, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Conservation Biology and Behavioral Ecology, Clarkson University

Henry Lickers: Environmental Science Officer, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

James Lolley, B.Sc.(Hons), P.Eng: Small Business Owner (Ret.)

Ed Lowans: Sustainability Consultant; Author; Adjunct Professor, Sustainable Design

David Miller:  M.Sc (UBC) and BES (U of W); Former A2A Executive Director and Conservation Planner

Bryarly McEachern, M.Sc.: Recent graduate, University of Vermont's Field Naturalist Program; Consulting Ecologist and Naturalist Educator
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Larry McDermott: Executive Director, Plenty Canada; Ontario Human Rights Commissioner

Don Ross: Board Member, Frontenac Arch Biosphere

Cameron Smith, B.A., LLB.: Journalist, Author, Environmental writer

Stephanie Weiss: Assistant Director, Save the River

Ian Whyte: Small Business Owner; Board Member/Volunteer, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Ottawa Valley Chapter)