Tribunal Members Biographies as of January 2016

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1 ALAN ANDISON, CHAIR Alan Andison obtained a B.A. in History in 1974 from Simon Fraser University and a LL.B. in 1985 from UVIC. Mr. Andison was called to the Bar in Mr. Andison has experience in the areas of administrative, environmental, forestry and natural resources law. He has held a variety of positions with the BC public service including terms with the Office of the Ombudsman, the Human Rights Council and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Mr. Andison was appointed Executive Director and General Counsel to the Environmental Appeal Board and the Forest Appeals Commission in He was appointed Chair of the Board and the Commission in 2000, and Chair of the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal in Mr. Andison is Chair of the British Columbia, Circle of Chairs, is on the Executive for the British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals, and is a past member of the Executive of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals. DAVID SEARLE, C.M., Q.C., VICE-CHAIR Retired since 2006 after 45 years in the private practice of law, Mr. Searle left the national law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin in Vancouver where he had assumed a leading role in the firm s environmental and mining practices since He practiced law in Yellowknife from 1962 until 1981 and was a Crown Attorney until From 1981 until 2001, Mr. Searle practiced mainly mining and environmental law with Davis & Company in Vancouver, where he established that firm s environmental law practice group and their northern offices. He has extensive experience in environmental assessment and permitting of major projects, latterly the Ekati diamond mine (Canada s first diamond mine), as well as such other major projects as the re-licensing of the hydro electric facilities of Yukon Energy Corporation. He has also worked in the area of mine closure and reclamation and has also appeared before Boards in all three Territories that conduct environmental assessments and issue water licenses and land use permits. Mr. Searle also has extensive experience in BC before various administrative tribunals. He was Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, and then from 1997 to 2004 where he taught environmental law. Mr. Searle is the founding President of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories and the first elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. He is the recipient from Scouts Canada of the Silver Wolf, their highest award, and from Canada of the Order of Canada. Mr. Searle is currently the Vice Chair of the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal. TRIBUNAL MEMBERS MAUREEN BAIRD, Q.C. Maureen Baird holds both Bachelor of Commerce and Law degrees from the University of Toronto. She recently obtained a certificate in mediation at the Harvard Law School. She was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1984 after a clerkship with the Chief Justice of British Columbia. Ms. Baird is also appointed as a legal member and chair of panels of the Mental Health Review Board and is a legal member of the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Ms. Baird is a litigation lawyer practicing primarily in the field of administrative law. She advises professional regulatory bodies on governance, discipline and credential matters and bylaw amendment. She frequently is asked to provide training to tribunal members. She is co-author of a chapter of the Administrative Law Manual and a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs. She has been Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (both nationally and the BC Branch). 1

2 MONICA DANON-SCHAFFER Dr. Danon-Schaffer has 25 years of experience and is a registered P.Eng. in various provinces and territories across Canada as well as Mexico and has extensive experience dealing with the environmental, social and geologic challenges of the Arctic. Dr. Danon-Schaffer specializes in environmental site assessments in projects across North and South America, including due diligence, compliance and waste audits; impact assessments; site remediation; environmental forensic investigations; and project management. Her expertise covers mine site and oil and gas investigations; chemicals management, and regulatory policy analysis. Dr. Danon-Schaffer has acted as QP on numerous NI technical reports on a variety of projects/commodities. She has worked in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Venezuela, Kasakhstan and the US. In her doctoral theses in the chemical and biological engineering field, Dr. Danon-Schaffer explored how brominated flame retardants from consumer products reach the environment, circulating from waste streams to water and soil, and to distant locations. Her scientific study indicated that these contaminants persist for decades with the far-reaching implications on environment and future policies. Dr. Danon-Schaffer is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, with working knowledge of French and Portuguese. In addition, she is a principal lead auditor. CINDY DERKAZ Cindy Derkaz graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from UBC in 1978 and practised corporate, real estate and estate law in Salmon Arm until retiring in Ms. Derkaz was first appointed to the Environmental Appeal Board in 1997 and served until 2007, including as Vice-Chair from She was re-appointed to the Environmental Appeal Board, Forest Appeals Commission and Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal in Ms. Derkaz is an active volunteer in the Shuswap including 18 years with Shuswap Community Foundation as a founding member, President for 12 years, and member of the Fund Development Committee. BRENDA L. EDWARDS Brenda Edwards is a Senior Lawyer and part time Judicial Officer with the Provincial Court of British Columbia with a background as a public sector leader and educator and extensive experience in the executive and judicial branches of government and in working with the public. Active in her community, she serves as Member of the Board for the Restorative Justice Society (Victoria), Member of the Advisory Committee to Legal Services Society regarding Gladue Reports, and Member of the Equality and Diversity Committee and Women Lawyers Forum (Mentoring Committee) for the British Columbia Bar Association. Previously, Ms. Edwards has served as Member of the Access to Legal Services Advisory Committee for the Law Society of British Columbia, President of the Victoria Youth Empowerment Society, and Director and Treasurer for the Victoria Society for Educational Alternatives. LES GYUG Les Gyug holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Honours) from Carleton University and a Master of Science in Zoology from the University of Western Ontario. He has been a self-employed Biologist with Okanagan Wildlife Consulting since Previously, he was a Wildlife Technician and Biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Keystone Wildlife Research, and a Seasonal Park Interpreter with Parks Canada. He is currently a member of the Environmental Advisory Commission of the Central Okanagan Regional District. 2

3 JAMES HACKETT Mr. Hackett holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry (1978) and a Masters of Science in Forest Economics (1989) from the University of British Columbia. He has been a Registered Professional Forester in BC since From 1986 to 1996 he worked for two major BC coastal forest product firms in various analytical and managerial positions. In 1996, Mr. Hackett joined a consulting company and practiced in the fields of forest economics, timber pricing and forest estate modeling. In 2003, he started his own company and contracted to the Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association until June, In July, 2015 Mr. Hackett accepted a position with the Council of Forest Industries. He has been a member of the Forest Appeals Commission since 1999 with subsequent cross appointments to the Environmental Appeal Board and the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal. Mr. Hackett lives in Nanaimo and is married with three grown sons. JEFFREY HAND Jeffrey Hand has been a practicing lawyer and member of the Law Society of British Columbia since He is the Managing Partner at Singleton Urquhart, Legal Counsel. Mr. Hand has appeared at all levels of Court in the Province of British Columbia and has had extensive involvement in mediations and arbitrations. Mr. Hand has a broad range of experience in resolving a variety of commercial disputes, with particular emphasis on construction related claims and professional liability matters. His practice also includes resolving insurance coverage disputes and claims involving property damage, bodily injury, work place injuries, liability insurance, marine claims and product liability matters. As a trained Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator, Mr. Hand is a roster member of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute and a Chartered Arbitrator of the ADR Institute of Canada. He is also a member of the CDRS, International Panel of Construction ADR Specialists, an organization that provides mediation and arbitration services to the construction industry. Mr. Hand is also on the mediation Roster for WorkSafe BC disputes. Mr. Hand has written and lectured on the topic of alternative dispute resolution and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law where he lectures on alternative dispute resolution and on construction law matters. GABRIELLA LANG Gabriella Lang is a retired Lawyer who practiced in Ontario, NWT, Yukon Territory and Oregon in both the public and private sectors. Her areas of practice included regulatory law with an emphasis in natural resources, administrative law, criminal and civil litigation. She also was involved in natural resources policy development and implementation. In the private sector her experience included corporate and contract law, including negotiating complex contracts for an international design build company and risk management. Ms. Lang has been a speaker at numerous continuous education seminars and public workshops. She was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Forest Appeals Commission in October

4 JAMES S. MATTISON James Mattison holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Natural Resources Management degree from Simon Fraser University. He has been a registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia since Mr. Mattison worked in the road construction industry in BC and did volunteer work in Africa before joining the BC civil service. He spent 25 years with the Ministry of Environment including 4 years as Assistant Deputy Minister before he retired from government service in During his time with government, he was Comptroller of Water Rights for 10 years where he managed the review of all of BC Hydro's water licences as part of their Water Use Planning program. He also served for 10 years on the Permanent Engineering Board for the Columbia River Treaty and on both the Osoyoos and Kootenay Lake International Boards of Control. Mr. Mattison is an elected Director of the BC Water and Waste Association and a Member of the Columbia Basin Trust Water Advisory Panel. He advises government and industry on water policy and resource management regulatory processes. LINDA MICHALUK Linda Michaluk retired in 2012 as the Executive Director of the College of Applied Biology of BC, a position she held since the inception of the College (2002). Linda also served as Executive Director of the College precursor organization, the Association of Professional Biologists of BC from A Registered Professional Biologist since 1981, Linda held elected office as Mayor of North Saanich ( ; ) and a prior appointment to the Environmental Appeal Board in 1990 serving as Chair until In 2014 she was named to the Forest Appeals Commission as well as the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal, and reappointed to the Environmental Appeal Board. She holds a BSc from the University of Alberta and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute of BC. HOWARD M. SAUNDERS Howard Saunders holds degrees in Forestry (BScF, UNB 1966) and business administration (MBA, UWO, 1970). He initially worked for a forest company in various provinces east of British Columbia, but then became a forest products and transportation analyst for investment firms in Toronto. He relocated to BC as a consultant where his clients included government and industry, working principally in the areas of resource policy, valuation, and litigation support on trade and other issues. He also served as General Manager for the Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association in Kelowna and spent two years as Forest Products Analyst in Vancouver. Until his retirement from formal employment in the investment field, he held the designation Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Saunders has testified as expert witness in several cases, was a member of the arbitration panel on compensation for a taking of licences in Haida Gwaii, and previously served on the Forest Appeals Commission from 1997 to His consulting projects have occasionally included financial aspects of non-forest sectors such as automotive supplies, medical supplies, real estate and transportation for clients in New Brunswick, Ontario (Ottawa), Alberta, Washington and Alaska in addition to BC. While he still owns his own consulting firm, that practice is currently inactive. 4

5 DAPHNE STANCIL Daphne Stancil completed a multi-year term in late 2013 as Chair of the British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board. She retired as Assistant Deputy Minister ( ADM ) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands in Before being appointed ADM, she held a variety of positions with the Province including Executive Director of Economic Policy for the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Project Assessment Director for the Environmental Assessment Office, and Director of Legislation and Governance for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Ms. Stancil practiced law in Victoria and served several years as a Biologist for the Province. She has a long standing interest in board governance and decisionmaking and has experience with a variety of boards and agencies. She is also a long-standing member of the Law Society of BC. Ms. Stancil holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Honours), Master of Science (Biology) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Victoria. RICHARD MICHAEL (MIKE) TOURIGNY Mike Tourigny obtained his Bachelor of Law degree from UBC in Mike has extensive trial court, appeal court, administrative tribunal and alternate dispute resolution counsel experience. During his more than 30 years of private practice as a litigation partner in the Vancouver office of a large Canadian law firm Mike acted on an ongoing basis for major forestry and natural resource entities with numerous operations in B.C. and elsewhere in Canada and abroad and in the process acquired a specialized knowledge of those industries. During his legal career Mike developed an expertise acting as counsel in environmental matters dealing with regulatory compliance, contaminated site remediation and related liability issues as well as in the defence of natural resource, forestry and other commercial clients in environmental and other regulatory proceedings under both Provincial and Federal statutes. GREGORY J. TUCKER, Q.C. Gregory Tucker is a lawyer with over 22 years of experience in commercial litigation, acting and/or advising on matters such as product liability claims and insolvency related matters. He is a lecturer on civil procedure and insurance matters and is a co-author of the BC Civil Trial Handbook, Dealing with Interlocutory Matters. Mr. Tucker holds his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and clerked with the British Columbia Court of Appeal. DOUGLAS VANDINE Douglas VanDine holds degrees in Geological Engineering and Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) and is registered in BC as both a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geoscientist. He has worked for the federal government, taught at Queen s University and worked for a number of geological and geotechnical engineering consulting firms. Mr. VanDine is Past President of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique ( ) and is currently President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society ( ). He is the recipient of the CJ Westerman Award from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (2005) and the Canadian Professional Geoscientists Award from Geoscientists Canada (2015). Mr. VanDine is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (2006), Engineers Canada (2009) and Geoscientists Canada (2013). Active in the community, Mr. VanDine plays music, enjoys kayaking and hiking, and volunteers his time with a number of local organizations in Victoria. 5

6 REID WHITE Reid White is a BC Licensed Professional Engineer and Registered Professional Biologist (Ret.). He has broad experience in Environmental Protection and Resource Management. Professionally, he first worked in commercial construction (Civil) and building performance assessments. Combining his academic interests, Mr. White joined the BC Ministry of Environment, becoming progressively the Head of Engineering, Regional Water Manager and Regional Manager Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Protection. In the process, he gained valuable experience in the specifics of numerous commercial and public undertakings, their relationship to statutory requirements, rights and obligations. His experience ranges from small municipal waste management or flooding and erosion issues, to refineries and gas plant emissions; from stream crossings in community watersheds, to guide allocations and First Nations consultation. ROBERT WICKETT, Q.C. Robert Wickett holds both Bachelor of Commerce and Law degrees from the University of British Columbia. He was, until May of 2011, the Managing Partner of MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP. Mr. Wickett is a Litigation Lawyer practicing primarily in the field of environmental and administrative law. He is the Author of and Continuing Editor of the waste management chapter of the due diligence desk book published by the Continuing Legal Education Society. Mr. Wickett was appointed as the Vice Chair of the Environmental Appeal Board in October of 2007 and one of the Vice Chairs of the Forest Appeals Commission. NORMAN E. YATES Norman Yates holds degrees in both Forest Management and Law. He became a registered professional forester in 1981, working as a forestry technician and consultant involved in a broad cross-section of forest management activities and tenure administration. Mr. Yates was called to the BC Bar in He was Crown Counsel until he retired from that position in Mr. Yates has also acted as a Forest Practices Advisor in the Ministry of Attorney General. During his legal career, Mr. Yates has dealt extensively with cultural and aboriginal rights issues, civil disobedience issues, a variety of criminal law issues, as well as environmental and forestry matters. In past years, Mr. Yates has taught environmental law as an adjunct professor at Okanagan University College. He has also taught courses in law enforcement and evidence gathering, and has spoken at workshops and conferences on a variety of topics. Mr. Yates currently acts as counsel for police officers confronted with professional discipline in an employment law and administrative law context, and practices criminal law. In addition to his experience with court and administrative law processes he has extensive training in creative conflict resolution (mediation and arbitration, and collaborative processes). Mr. Yates has been a director and treasurer of the BC Crown Counsel Association and the Association of BC Forest Professionals, and is a past-president of the Kelowna Bar Association. 6