President Warren Warttig
Warren is a Registered Professional Biologist in BC (R.P.Bio.) in BC, specializing in habitat ecology. Warren is involved with many non-profit societies involved in environmental stewardship, and has been president of the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (a wildlife rescue centre near Courtenay) for seven years. Warren recently received the Bill Young award for excellence in Integrated Resource Management.
Vice President Alexandra de Jong Westman
Living in Whitehorse, YT, Alexandra not only brings many years of experience in the environmental realm but she and her family have been on the island for over 25 years. A member of the Metis-Cree Nation and a Registered Professional Biologist, Alexandra has a deep-rooted connection to the land and uses this passion to help First Nations, provincial and territorial governments, industries and environmental groups manage the natural resources around them with her environmental consulting business.
Secretary Marja de Jong Westman
Marja is a biologist, and her passion for the natural world is an inherent part of her character. After graduating from UBC, this passion found a home for 10 years in her work at the Vancouver Aquarium. In 1984, Marja joined the teaching faculty at Capilano University. She is presently teaching and the head of the Department of Biology at CapU. Outside the classroom, Marja has been active in the world of environmental stewardship, founding the North Shore's most respected environmental stewardship group, The Lighthouse Park Preservation Society. In this role she has been recognized with a Heritage Award from the West Vancouver Municipality and also with the Frank Sanford award for outstanding community achievement bestowed by the Vancouver Natural History Society. Marja feels her Cree roots speak the loudest within her.
Treasurer Diane Burton
Diane is a retired Biology Lab Technician who last worked at the University of the Fraser Valley but also worked as a Lab Technician at the University of Saskatchewan and Dairyland. She is currently a co-owner of the tissue culture firm, AquaFlora Nurseries, with son Tim. She is also Accounts Manager for her husband's Veterinary practice. At home, she is an avid gardener and runs Burton's Fallow Deer Farm in rural Abbotsford. Diane first visited and fell in love with Valdes Island in 1977. Bruce and Diane first leased, then purchased their lot and cabin in Starvation Bay.
Warren is a Registered Professional Biologist in BC (R.P.Bio.) in BC, specializing in habitat ecology. Warren is involved with many non-profit societies involved in environmental stewardship, and has been president of the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (a wildlife rescue centre near Courtenay) for seven years. Warren recently received the Bill Young award for excellence in Integrated Resource Management.
Vice President Alexandra de Jong Westman
Living in Whitehorse, YT, Alexandra not only brings many years of experience in the environmental realm but she and her family have been on the island for over 25 years. A member of the Metis-Cree Nation and a Registered Professional Biologist, Alexandra has a deep-rooted connection to the land and uses this passion to help First Nations, provincial and territorial governments, industries and environmental groups manage the natural resources around them with her environmental consulting business.
Secretary Marja de Jong Westman
Marja is a biologist, and her passion for the natural world is an inherent part of her character. After graduating from UBC, this passion found a home for 10 years in her work at the Vancouver Aquarium. In 1984, Marja joined the teaching faculty at Capilano University. She is presently teaching and the head of the Department of Biology at CapU. Outside the classroom, Marja has been active in the world of environmental stewardship, founding the North Shore's most respected environmental stewardship group, The Lighthouse Park Preservation Society. In this role she has been recognized with a Heritage Award from the West Vancouver Municipality and also with the Frank Sanford award for outstanding community achievement bestowed by the Vancouver Natural History Society. Marja feels her Cree roots speak the loudest within her.
Treasurer Diane Burton
Diane is a retired Biology Lab Technician who last worked at the University of the Fraser Valley but also worked as a Lab Technician at the University of Saskatchewan and Dairyland. She is currently a co-owner of the tissue culture firm, AquaFlora Nurseries, with son Tim. She is also Accounts Manager for her husband's Veterinary practice. At home, she is an avid gardener and runs Burton's Fallow Deer Farm in rural Abbotsford. Diane first visited and fell in love with Valdes Island in 1977. Bruce and Diane first leased, then purchased their lot and cabin in Starvation Bay.