Board of Directors

The BC Sustainable Energy Association is governed by a Board of Directors, who are elected by its members on an annual basis.

The BCSEA board of directors is an all-volunteer working board, and these members work hard to fulfill the mission of our organization. We thank all board members, past and present, for their dedication to the BC Sustainable Energy Association and our vision of a sustainable energy future in the province.

BCSEA Board of Directors 2009 - 2010

Officers

Guy Dauncey, President, Victoria

Guy Dauncey is a speaker, author and sustainable communities consultant who works to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action. He is author of the award-winning book Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change, and co-author of Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic, and other titles. He is founder of The Solutions Project, co-founder of the Victoria Car-Share Cooperative, and publisher of EcoNews, a monthly newsletter that promotes the vision of a sustainable Vancouver Island. His home page is www.earthfuture.com.

Tom Hackney, Vice-President of Policy, Victoria

Tom is a policy specialist. He leads the BCSEA participation in Utilities Commission proceedings, where we advocate the benefits of conservation and renewable energy, and work to ensure that the costs of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change are fully considered by our energy regulators. Successes include the defeat of the proposed Duke Point gas-fired generation plant and the government strategy of meeting BC's new electricity needs with gas-fired power. Tom develops and advocates BCSEA's policies, making sure government knows the best possible ways to fight climate change. He is especially interested in finding what will best stimulate society and the body politic to make the big changes that will put us on the road to sustainability.

Dave Dakers, Treasurer, Victoria

David is a Certified Management Accountant (1985) with over 25 years of financial management experience in the energy sector, most recently as Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of a publicly listed junior energy company. In the short term, David's intent is to apply his business acumen and financing expertise to facilitate BCSEA's growth as the organization's business plan and mandate are expanded to keep pace with BC's sustainable energy issues. In the long term, David hopes to participate with emerging green technology and provide the strategic leadership, project management and financing support required to successfully incubate and commercially introduce products to the investment community and its rapidly expanding opportunity for ethical funds.

Naomi Devine, Secretary, Whistler

Naomi is a climate change and sustainability policy advisor who is responsible for overseeing the Whistler2020 community process and working on Whistler’s Official Community Plan review. In her previous position as the Sustainability Coordinator for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) she worked on the creation of the Carbon Neutral Operations Plan, and created the Climate Action Innovation Fund, which directs carbon tax money into commercial and municipal emissions reductions projects. Prior to this, Naomi worked in the University of Victoria’s office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, creating the university's first sustainability policy and action plan.

In November 2007, Naomi was appointed to British Columbia's Climate Action Team, which offers the Government’s Cabinet Committee on Climate Action policy advice on measures to achieve legislated greenhouse gas reductions. She is a co-founder of Common Energy at the University of Victoria, an organization that works to move organizations 'beyond climate-neutral' and is a co-author of the report: Building on Progress: A Plan to move the University of Victoria Beyond Climate-Neutral. Naomi is currently a Director with the BC Sustainable Energy Association, and founding chair of the Victoria Chapter.

Directors

Debbie Delancey, Victoria

Debbie DeLancey began her career working for the Dene Nation, promoting recognition of Aboriginal rights in the face of a proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline in the mid-1970’s. During her 33 years in the Northwest Territories, she also worked for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, co-ordinated environmental and socio-economic approaches to the construction of the Norman Wells oil pipeline, and managed a band owned and operated consulting firm specializing in participatory action research and traditional knowledge in Fort Good Hope. Debbie joined the Government of the Northwest Territories in 1987, serving in a number of senior positions, including Associate Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Deputy Minister of Human Resources. She has extensive experience with volunteer and elected boards, and recently completed a Masters degree in Program Evaluation and Assessment from the University of Melbourne. Debbie relocated to Victoria to take on new challenges and enjoy the cultural and educational opportunities of a larger centre. She has two grown sons, and enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, and exploring new places.

Keith Hirsche, Cobble Hill

Keith has 30 years of experience in the energy industry, primarily as a research geoscientist in the oil and gas industry. His research activities focused on improving recovery in mature oil fields, monitoring enhanced oil recovery processes and CO2 sequestration. Born and raised in Southern Alberta, his career took him to the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia - with shorter term assignments in South America and Africa. During 2000, a growing awareness that oil consumption was dramatically outpacing new field discoveries prompted Keith and his family to purchase a small farm, investigate organic agriculture and form a company to explore business opportunities for renewable energy and energy conservation. In 2008, Keith left his career in the oil and gas industry to follow his interests in sustainable energy systems, permaculture and intentional communities. This decision led to an internship at Koinonia Farm in Southern Georgia (the birthplace of Habitat for Humanity) and now to a full-time volunteer position at O.U.R. (One United Resource) Ecovillage in Shawnigan Lake, BC. Keith and his wife Jan are the proud parents of 3 adult children who are passionate about social justice, sustainability and the environment.

Gunther Honold, Victoria

It is fundamental to my nature to have a passionate interest in the development of sustainable and environmentally tolerable energy technologies and their application. I have over forty years work experience in private and public building heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration design, and all phases of project management in Southern Germany and in B.C. I am now retired from service with the BC Buildings Corp after twenty years in building systems related design and project management services, including renewable energy technologies, mostly Solar DHW. I also was Chairman of a BCBC Indoor Air Quality task force for some years. I am Life Member of ASHRAE. Since the early seventies I have been keenly engaged in the promotion and application of sustainable energy technologies, including the co-ordination of workshops and public interest meetings in the heady days of the "first" energy crisis of the '70s. I look forward to what we may accomplish with BCSEA.

Blaine Juchau, Victoria

Blaine began his career in the late 1970's designing and developing a packaged solar space heating/hot water system targeted at mass-production housing in California. Since the end of that early flowering of energy environmentalism, he has enjoyed success as home builder, lawyer, retailer and real estate developer, attempting whenever possible to set high standards for environmental and energy stewardship. He holds a BA from University of California at Berkeley in Architecture as well as a Law Degree from McGeorge School of Law. As Boardmember, Blaine will apply this varied history towards fostering BCSEA's growth as the key source of hope, information and tools for BC's speedy conversion to sustainability.

Dale Littlejohn, Vancouver

Dale Littlejohn founded the Vancouver chapter of BCSEA in 2004. Dale's background includes ten years building companies across North America as a management consultant with Deloitte. Dale is the manager of strategy and outreach for the Community Energy Association which is the first stop for local government leaders addressing climate change and energy security. He works with local governments across BC to support, accelerate and celebrate leadership on climate and energy. Dale is also on the Board of Directors of Earthsave Canada which encourages eating lower on the foodchain.

Kevin Pegg, Victoria

Kevin Pegg is president of Energy Alternatives, one of Canada's leading renewable energy companies. Kevin has been working with various alternative energy technologies since 1992 and has installed or supplied hundreds of renewable energy systems. He has extensive experience in the design and installation of solar PV, thermal, wind and microhydro systems. Kevin is BCSEA's foremost sponsor, contributing office space, web and email servers and countless other services to our efforts.

Paul Save, Vancouver

Paul graduated from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia with a specialization in International Business, Transportation and Logistics in May 2009. A highlight of his undergraduate experience was going on exchange to the University of Osaka, where he had the great opportunity to take regular business classes in Japanese. He is now a M.A.Sc. candidate in the Faculty of Engineering at UBC with the goal to leverage what he learns in the Project and Construction Management specialization to bring him one step closer to being able to create sustainable “living” cities. Paul enjoys adrenaline pumping sports such as back country skiing, rock climbing, and downhill snorkelling. He also sometimes finds time to have a sense of humour.

Sarah Webb, Victoria

Sarah Webb is currently leading the Climate Action Service at the Capital Regional District. She has spent the last decade working on urban sustainability solutions for both individuals and institutions. Her previous employment has included the University of Victoria Office of Planning and Sustainability, the Centre for Urban Innovation and the Canadian Urban Transit Association. Sarah has a BSc in Biology and Environmental Studies and is a certified Sustainable Building Advisor. She currently sits on the board of directors for the Victoria Car Share Co-op and the Bike to Work Society. She is an activist, advocate, commuter cyclist and a mom.

Past Directors

Jay Armstrong, Vancouver
Colleen Brown, Vancouver
Romilly Cavanaugh, Vancouver
Sue Dakers, Victoria
Eric Doherty, Vancouver
Christopher Eich, Prince George
Zev Fisher, Victoria
James Glave, Bowen Island
Brian Gordon, Victoria
Nitya Harris, Victoria
Craig Henderson, Naramata
Morgan McDonald, Vancouver
Bruce McKenzie, Victoria
Andrew MacKinnon, Victoria
Lorna Medd, Cobble Hill
Chris Mott, Vancouver
Daphne Nederhorst, Vancouver
Graig Pearen, Prince George
Angela Reid, Kelowna
TJ Schur, Victoria
Kees Schaddelee, Victoria
Scott Sinclair, Vancouver
John Stonier, Vancouver
Mary Sturgeon, Vancouver
Ken Schwantje, Delta
Geza Vamos, Vancouver
Kevin Washbrook, Vancouver
Andrea Wilmot, Victoria
Taylor Zeeg, Vancouver