"Catch the Buzz" Workshop August 2019. Photo © Victoria MacPhail

Board of Directors & Committees


Our 2025 TBFN Board of Directors

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MonikaMonika
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SusanSusan
AshleyAshley
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TeresaTeresa
SamSam
LukeLuke
GaryGary
MadisonMadison

TBFN Board of Directors 2025 – Contact Information

PresidentAllan Harris (807) 344-7213
Vice President
Field Trips & Walks
Monika Holenstein (807) 629-3231
Secretary & Nature Reserve LiaisonSusan Bryan (807) 345-6446
TreasurerSusan Prince (807) 473-4588
AdvocacyBarbara Yurkoski (807) 630-2815
AdvocacyGary Davies (807) 709-0164
Field Trips & WalksMonika Holenstein, Teresa Patcheson (807) 629-3231 (807) 622-9828
Talks and ProgrammingVACANT
Outreach Coordinator
Ontario Nature Liaison (ON)
Lana Bresele (807) 621-4120
Citizen ScienceLuke Giroux (807) 630-7743
Youth ProgramMadison Dyck (807) 629-5364
Director at LargeSamantha Krause (403) 635-3580
Director at LargeAshley Spenceley (807) 633-6516

TBFN Nature Reserves Committee

Chair:Susan Bryan (807) 345-6446 bryan@tbaytel.net
Committee Members:
Janet AndersonMichael CarterDavid LeggeGerry Stricker
Sandy BarroJanine ChiassonJessie McFaddenBarbara Yurkoski
Mike BryanJanice LeboeufAshley Spenceley

Thunder Cape Bird Observatory Committee

Allan Harris (Chair) (807) 344-7213
Mirabai Alexander (807) 707-0297
Nick Escott (807) 345-7122
Brian Ratcliff (807) 768-8408
Keith Wade (TBFN Representative) (807) 935-3092
Neil Dawson (807) 344-7242
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
& Forestry Liaison – Jen Shuter

TBFN Standing Committees & Support

Publicity & PromotionSandy Barro (807) 977-1702
Newsletter EditorJohn Barro (807) 977-1702
WebmasterJohn Barro (807) 977-1702
FacebookConnie Hartviksen (807) 983-2688
TwitterJohn Barro (807) 977-1702
Thunder Cape Bird
Observatory Chair
Allan Harris (807) 344-7213
MembershipKyla Moore (807) 709-6820
Youth ProgrammingMadison Dyck (807) 629-5364
Peregrine Falcon Project and 
Bird Records
Brian Ratcliff (807) 768-8408
Eastern Bluebird Project Sandy Barro (807) 977-1702
Nature ReservesSusan Bryan (807) 345-6446
Gray Fox ProjectTed Armstrong (807) 577-3997
Annual DinnerSamantha Krause (403) 635-3580

TBFN Representatives on Community Committees

EarthCare Thunder Bay, Community Greening
Working Group

John Walas
OMNRF Black Spruce Forest Citizens Advisory CommitteeRob Foster
OMNRF Dog River Matawin Citizens Advisory CommitteeNeil Dawson
OMNRF Lakehead Forest Citizens Advisory CommitteePeter Nicholas
OMNRF Armstrong Forest Citizens Advisory CommitteeGerry Racey
Lake Superior Public Advisory Committee
to the Remedial Action Plan (RAP)
Jean
Hall-Armstrong
Thunder Bay District Stewardship CouncilJean
Hall-Armstrong
OMNRF Fisheries Management Zone 6
Advisory Council
Neil Dawson
OMNRF Fisheries Management Zone 9
Advisory Council
Joe Carney
Lake Superior National Marine
Conservation Area IMAB
Keith Wade
Thunder Bay Regional Phragmites CollaborationNeil Dawson &
Keith Wade
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Adopt-A-RoadMarian Childs
Greenwood Lake Management CommitteeGerry Racey
Ontario NatureLana Bresele
Ontario Land Trust AllianceSusan Bryan

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