FERN Committees
Executive Committee
The EC is made up of an executive chair, and the co-chairs from each of the three sub-committees. The EC meets every 3-6 months to review progress and provide direction on activities of FERN.
Executive Chair
Dr. Anna Redden, Acadia University
Anna is an Associate Professor in Biology at Acadia University, Director of the Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research, and a member of the FORCE Board. Dr. Redden is actively engaged in collaborative research on the potential impacts of tidal power developments on migratory fishes and on sediment-animal relationships in the upper Bay of Fundy.
Natural Sciences Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Dr. Graham Daborn, Acadia University
Greg Trowse, Luna Ocean Consulting Ltd.
Current Members
Alex Hay, Dalhousie
Anna Redden, ACER
Brent Law, DFO
Carys Burgess, EMERA
Claire Goodwin, Huntsman Marine Science
Danika van Proosdij, St. Mary's University
David Greenberg, DFO, BIO
Gary Melvin, DFO, St. Andrews
Gerhard Pohle, Huntsman Marine Sciences Centre
Haley Viehman, Acadia
Joel Culina, FORCE
Jason Wood, SMRU
John Shaw, GSC, BIO
Mike Stokesbury, Acadia
Richard Karsten, Acadia
Ryan Mulligan, Queen's University
Tim Milligan (Emeritus), DFO, BIO
Engineering Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Dean Steinke, Dynamic Systems Analysis Ltd.
Dr. Tiger Jeans, University of New Brunswick
Current Members
Anne-Marie Belliveau, Emera
Dominic Groulx, Dalhousie University
Ghanashyam Ranjitkar, NRCan
Nick Fyffe, Blumara
Sue Molloy, Glas Ocean
Andrew Lowery, FORCE
Socioeconomics Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Melissa Oldreive, FORCE
Dr. John Colton, Acadia Tidal Energy Institute
Current Members
Dana Morin, Consultant
Amanda White, Marine Renewables Canada
Graham Daborn, Acadia University
Steve Sanford, NS Dept. of Energy
Mary McPhee, Consultant
Stacey Pineau, Cape Sharp Tidal
Sarah Saunders, WWF
Terry Thibodeau, Municipality of Digby