Megan is recognized by cities across Canada as an authority on municipal sustainability. She has been with ICLEI since 1999, over which time she has held many roles in strategic energy planning, climate mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, as well as sustainability management. Megan has shared her experiences by serving on steering committees with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Standards Association, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Urban Institute and QUEST.

As Director of ICLEI Canada, Megan oversees the governance of the non-profit organization. She holds responsibility for strategic planning, partnership development, and financial systems. The favourite part of her job comes when she talks to ICLEI members; learning about how they are handling the day-to-day nature of the ongoing quest for sustainability in their community.

Megan is member of ICLEI’s global senior management team which includes the Directors of all 14 ICLEI offices from around the world. The team is a great source of inspiration and comradery, and her only wish is that they could get together more often without having to travel thousands of miles and generate excessive GHG emissions.

megan.meaney@iclei.org

Ewa Jackson is a leader in the field of municipal climate adaptation and resilience. Ewa Jackson has worked with municipal governments for over 20 years in the fields of sustainability, public participation, and climate change.

In addition to managing ICLEI Canada’s operational and program activities, Ewa Jackson is project manager for many ICLEI Canada consulting activities and has worked on numerous adaptation and sustainability monitoring and evaluation projects, including those of local, national, and international scope.

Ewa Jackson’s particular field of interest is in the area of climate communications, and how effective and targeted communications can be used to move forward with the implementation of adaptive actions. She works with specialists in the field to keep officials at the forefront and responding to the advancements being made. She often speaks publicly on the state of adaptation planning across Canada and internationally.

ewa.jackson@iclei.org

As Climate Change Program Manager, Rena manages primarily adaptation projects alongside ICLEI staff and local and provincial governments.

Before joining ICLEI Canada Rena was the Education Coordinator with the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority where she shared her passion for meaningful engagement and connected community members with the outdoors. Rena also spent several years as the City of Thunder Bay’s Climate Adaptation Coordinator as well as the Sustainability Coordinator. In these roles she led and implemented the ongoing monitoring and implementation of the community’s Sustainability Plan and Climate Adaptation Strategy. Prior to these roles Rena was the City of Thunder Bay’s Urban Forest Program Specialist.

Rena completed her Honours in Biology and Bachelor of Education degrees from Lakehead University in her home-town of Thunder Bay Ontario, where she continues to reside, providing the ICLEI team with a northern perspective.

Curniss McGoldrick is a communications expert and an accomplished project manager with first hand experience developing and implementing sustainability and climate adaptation plans. Her career began conducting climate change and stormwater research before joining the City of Thunder Bay as Climate Adaptation Coordinator. Curniss worked with ICLEI from 2013 to 2015 to develop the City of Thunder Bay’s award-winning Climate Adaptation Strategy. She then stepped into the role of Great Lakes Advisor for the Province of Ontario where she led projects to protect and preserve the Great Lakes. Most recently, Curniss’ skills have been enhanced with experience in the communications and marketing field.

As Climate and Communications Coordinator for ICLEI Canada, she is able to draw on her wide range of experience to provide support, guidance, and mentoring for climate change adaptation projects. She also leads ICLEI Canada’s communications and engagement strategy.

Curniss holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geology and a minor in Geography from Queen’s University. She is passionate about collaboration work that accomplishes meaningful work and ultimately makes a positive impact in our communities.

As Climate Change Project Coordinator with the Toronto office, Josh works on a wide range of adaptation and mitigation projects across local, provincial/territorial and national scales. He provides direct support and strategic policy, planning and implementation advice to Canadian municipalities participating in the Building Adaptive and Resilient Communities (BARC) Program as well as coordinates the research and development of a number of climate change related resources and tools.

Prior to working with ICLEI Canada, Josh worked for over 10 years managing, developing and delivering environmental programs and projects with a number of Canada’s leading environmental non-profits. His research and personal interests include earth system sciences, capacity and resilience building, risk and vulnerability assessment and local food systems. Josh holds a Master of Science in Environmental Practice and a Graduate Certificate in the Science and Policy of Climate Change from Royal Roads University; a Bachelor of Education from York University; and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography from Trent University.

As a Climate Change Project Officer, Adlar coordinates mitigation projects within the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program, supporting members on greenhouse gas emissions accounting, reporting and tracking activities. He works closely with Canadian communities to develop and provide support on GHG emission inventories, and local climate action planning. Adlar is also involved in developing resources and tools to build the climate change action planning capacity of Canadian municipalities.

Prior to working at ICLEI Canada, Adlar has had research experience within the academic, governmental, non-profit and private sectors in the areas of sustainability, land use planning, community energy planning, renewable energy business models and district energy. He has also studied best practices in Denmark at the University of Aalborg Sustainable Energy Planning and Management program as well as at the Nordic Folkecentre for Renewable Energy. Adlar holds a Master’s in Environmental Studies Planning from York University with a focus on Community Energy Planning.

As a Climate Change Planner with the Toronto office, Robert is involved with a host of projects related to climate change adaptation and resilience in Canadian municipalities. He provides support to Canadian municipalities that are part of the Building Adaptive and Resilient Communities (BARC) program, assists in the development and delivery of tools and resources to build the knowledge and capacity of cities and stakeholders, and conducts vulnerability and risk assessments as well as adaptation plan development and implementation.

Robert’s research interests include urban sustainability, land-use planning, urban land economics, and how they contribute to climate change adaptation and community development. Prior to working at ICLEI Canada, Robert has experience working in municipal land-use planning in rural Ontario. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Calgary, and a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from Ryerson University.

As a Climate Change Project Officer, Pavils consults on a range of climate mitigation projects and supports the development of GHG emission inventories within the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. In order to help Canadian municipalities formulate and implement their climate action plans, he assists members with emissions accounting, reporting and tracking activities, and develops resources and tools to help build local climate action planning capacity across the country.

For the past 8 years, Pavils has focussed his career around sustainability and recently completed an International Master of Urban Resilience Design and Management at Universitat International de Catalunya. His broad experience ranges from co-managing the Municipalities in Transition project in Europe, that helps municipalities and civil society groups coordinate climate actions through inclusive governance, to installing green roofs across Toronto. Pavils also holds a BA in Sociology from the University of British Columbia.

Lili works with the ICLEI Canada team focusing on general accounting and financial reporting. She is responsible for financial transaction processing, annual accounting cycles, statutory and regulatory filings, as well as reports to senior management, funders and governing bodies. Lili has the Certified General Accounting Level 4 designation, as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University and a Business Accounting diploma from George Brown College. Her past work experience in the accounting field includes varied positions in both the private and public sector.