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Our people

Governance

The PCIC Board of Directors includes representatives from a wide range of disciplines, resulting in a balanced and rational strategic vision.

Board of Director members

  • Lisa Kalynchuk (Chair), Vice-President Research & Innovation, University of Victoria

  • David Atkinson, Professor, Chair Department of Geography, University of Victoria

  • Jim Barnes, Manager, Corporate Initiatives, Engineering Services, Ministry of Transportation and Transit

  • Julia Baum, Professor and President's Chair, Ocean Ecology and Global Change, Department of Biology, University of Victoria

  • Alain Bourque, Directeur Général, Ouranos

  • Stephen Déry, Professor, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia

  • Barbara Eccles, General Counsel, University of Victoria

  • Ellie Farahani, Manager, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Paul Kushner, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto

  • Heather Matthews, Director, Generation System Operations, BC Hydro

  • Ian Mauro, Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, University of Victoria

  • Xuebin Zhang, Director, President & CEO, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria

Program Advisory Committee (PAC) members are drawn from the pool of consortium members and associates. The PAC provides direction and advice to the Director of PCIC on scientific content and priorities, stakeholder needs and participation in projects.

PAC members

  • Cameron Lewis (Chair), Executive Director, Resilience and Indigenous Relations, Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions

  • Alex Cannon, Research Scientist, Climate Data and Analysis Section, Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Tarik Dessouki, Director, Climate Hydrology and Snow Monitoring, BC Ministry of Environment and Parks

  • Vanessa Foord, Research Climatologist – North Area, BC Ministry of Forests

  • Jeremy Fyke, Coordinator, Canadian Centre for Climate Services, Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Andrew Keats, Senior Engineer, BC Hydro

  • Tina Neale, Executive Director, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation, BC Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness

  • Ian Pilkington, Chief Engineer, BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit

  • Ken Porter, Manager, Communities; Climate Partnerships and Engagement Branch, Climate Action Secretariat,  BC Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions

  • Harshan Radhakrishnan, Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Initiatives, Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia

  • Xuebin Zhang, Director, President and CEO, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium

Planning and operations

Regional climate impacts

Hydrologic impacts

Climate analysis and monitoring

Computational support