The EarthWISE Team
The EarthWise Environmental Management Services (EEMS) Team with over 200 years of combined professional environmental management experience, has the knowledge and experience to guide governments, non-government agencies or private companies in establishing or improving their environmental management systems. In addition to the Principals identified below, the team also has access to a diverse and multi-talented resource group. Team members have broad expertise and decades of experience in developing regulatory and operational responses to national environmental issues in Canada as well as having successfully undertaken international projects in Eastern Europe, Bangladesh, Africa and the Caribbean.
Wolf Boehm, CMA
- Administrative, financial, budgeting, human resource, information technology management expertise at the senior executive level
- Extensive project management experience in information technology, organizational transformation and environmental clean-up
- Local government development expertise & infrastructure development , local community governance, and political development
- International experience in the Caribbean, extensively for Trinidad and Tobago
Norm Brandson, P.Eng.
- Former Deputy Minister of Manitoba Environment, Conservation and Water Stewardship
- National and International experience in environment and natural resource issues
- Environment and natural resource policy, legislation and programming expertise
- Longest serving member of Deputy Ministers' Committee serving the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
Dennis Brown, M.Sc.
- Environment and natural resource-based management at the senior executive level
- Water Quality and water management experience at the senior management level
- Pioneered the development of the Manitoba Water Quality Objectives, a model in Canada
- Expertise in management of Canadian exchange programs and international forums
Steve Davis, CIPHI
- Environment and Public Health management at the senior executive level
- Senior management expertise in northern urban centers and remote communities
- Senior management expertise in environmental health issues and program development
- Expertise in drinking water, food borne illness and associated health risk assessments
Peter Andre Globensky, M.A.
- Domestic and international development & government liaison at the senior executive level
- Strategic planning and organizational development at the national and international level
- Extensive experience with social advocacy and aboriginal representative organizations
- Former Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Richard (Dick) Stephens, B.A.
- Environmental legislation, policy and program development at the senior executive level
- Expertise in public consultation, interest-based negotiations, and consensus building
- Provincial and national experience in inter-governmental and multi-stakeholder negotiation
- Experienced in international environmental initiatives in Eastern Europe
Dave Wotton, M.Sc.F.
- Environment and natural resource management at the senior executive level
- Expertise in environmental science, research and natural resource management issues
- Expertise in national issues of acid rain, hazardous waste and contaminated sites
- Senior manager of environment, forestry, wildlife, protected areas & parks programs
Resource Group
In addition, EarthWISE also offers the services of a diverse group of resource associates who have expertise in a number of specialized areas, including environmental assessment and licensing, environmental health and infectious diseases.
Richard Bowering, P. Eng. M.Sc. - Water resource management, flood forecasting, river system regulation, inter-jurisdictional water issues.
rjb@earthwisecanada.com
Barbara Connell, B.A. Hons., M.N.R.M. - Crown consultation with First Nations, design and management of public participation programs, communication strategies, community liaison and issues analysis, process facilitation, social aspects of facility siting and site remediation processes.
bec@earthwisecanada.com
David Ediger, P. Eng. - Petroleum storage and handling, dangerous goods, regulatory enforcement and emergency response.
de@earthwisecanada.com
Terry Duguid, B.Sc. (Hon), M.E.Des. - Public consultation, environmental health, sustainable transportation, environmental impact assessment, environmental diplomacy and mediation, national parks and reserves.
tgd@earthwisecanada.com
Jim Eldridge - Senior governmental administration, governance matters, intergovernmental relations/negotiations.
je@earthwisecanada.com
Leslie King, PhD - Environmental research and education, particularly climate change and inter-relationships between & among environmental institutions of the globe.
lk@earrthwisecanada.com
Dan McNaughton, M. Arch. - Environmental assessment, land use and regional planning, intergovernmental relations.
dmn@earthwisecanada.com
Ed Sawatzky, M.C.P. - Land use and municipal planning, regional planning policy and legislation development, public commission presentations, interest based negotiation/facilitation.
es@earthwisecanada.com
Brian Wilkes, MES, R.P. Bio. - Watershed planning and management, aquatic science with a focus on water quality, strategic planning, meeting and workshop facilitation, environmental assessment, policy analysis, and program review.
bdw@earthwisecanada.com
Edwin Yee, B.Sc. - Hazardous waste management, contaminated sites remediation, dangerous goods handling toxic substances.
ey@earthwisecanada.com