Role: To serve as an advisory resource to the MSC Board and the executive management team.

Responsibilities: To provide input into the planning and development of future programs and services that meet the needs of MSC members. Meet on an ad hoc basis, input is solicited via e-mail and occasional conference call as needed.

Advisory Council Members:

Jennifer Lynes: assistant professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development at the University of Waterloo. Research interests include: community-based social marketing, green marketing and corporate greening.

Katelyn McFadyen: as a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, she focused her research on strategies to assist communities in benefitting from Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy goals.  Katelyn has experience in environmental education through creating programs to engage youth regarding environmental issues.

Kim Perrotta: has a Master Degree in Health Science from the University of Toronto where she specialized in occupational health and a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, and more than 25 years of experience doing research, policy analysis, program development, project management and education on issues related to health and the environment.

Manuel Riemer: assistant professor in psychology faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University. Research interests include: community-based change for promotion of environmentally sustainable behaviours.

Michelle Rutty: Ph.D candidate, 8+ years of theoretical and practical experience in field of environmental resource management, climate change and tourism.

Wes Schultz: professor of psychology at California State University. Research interests include: environmental attitudes, cross-cultural research on relationship between culture, attitudes and behaviour.

Maya Stano: professional engineer turned lawyer with a focus on natural resource management. She is currently working on her LL.M. (Masters in Law) with a focus on law and policies for certifying metal mining and linking it with local manufacturing of sustainable products.

Dorothy Wigmore: occupational health and safety specialist, researcher and educator.