Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development

 

Current Members

(as of September 2009)

Minister of Conservation – Chairperson
Honourable Stan Struthers

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Honourable Steve Ashton

Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth
Honourable Peter Bjornson

Minister of Infrastucture and Transportation
Honourable Ron Lemieux

Minister of Water Stewardship
Honourable Christine Melnick

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mines
Honourable Jim Rondeau

Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade
Honourable Andrew Swan

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Honourable Rosann Wowchuk

Rob Altemeyer – MLA for Wolseley

Myrle Ballard is Director of Health at Southern Chiefs Organization, member of the Lake St. Martin First Nation, and completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Management.

Marilyn Brick – MLA for St. Norbert

Bill Boonstra is a market gardener and Councilor in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth.  

Derek Dabee works with Tourism/Travel Manitoba Information Distribution Centre.  He volunteers as Community Centre Activities Organizer, City of Winnipeg.

Zack Gross is the Fair Trade Outreach Co-ordinator at the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation.

Kristina Hunter (Vice-Chairperson) is an instructor at the University of Manitoba’s Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Earth, Environment and Resources.

Richard Kula is a green buildings consultant and Principal of Sustainable Solutions Inc., a sustainable building consulting firm in Winnipeg.

Shauna MacKinnon is the Executive Director of the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Stephanie Obsniuk is a recent graduate of the Physical Geography Department at the University of Winnipeg.

Karen Peters is the Executive Director of the Point Douglas Residents Committee and teaches in the Community Economic Development Program at Red River College.

Lisa Quinn is a PhD student with the Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba exploring sustainability of the apparel industry and green consumer behaviour, and is a member of the board of directors for Resource Conservation Manitoba.

Dimple Roy is a Project Manager with the International Institute for Sustainable Development.  Her current focus is on water, agriculture and adaptive policies research within the Sustainable Natural Resources Management Program.

Scott Tibble is currently a full time farmer. He owns and operates a purebred cattle ranch in the Swan River Valley, which has participated in the Habitat Canada program.

Dr. Vedanand is actively involved in researching issues of conservation, commercialization and environmental degradation.

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