Board of Directors
Season Snyder Jack Chapman James Appleyard Izabela van Amelsvoort Jeff Bakker Pat Deacon Dan Stuart Jennifer Neill Karen Cedar Val Deziel Tom Purdy John F. Foster | Past President President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Director Director Director Director Director Director Director | Burlington ON Delhi ON Toronto ON Cambridge ON Burlington ON Waterloo ON Toronto ON Stouffville ON Windsor ON Roseneath ON London ON Oshawa ON |
To contact any of our directors, please send an email to info@tallgrassontario.org and your message will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
Executive
Jack Chapman is the current President of Tallgrass Ontario, serving on the Executive Committee.
Season Snyder is a Senior Plant Ecologist with Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions. Season is the Past President of Tallgrass Ontario.
James is a venture capital investor and entrepreneur. He serves as chair of the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts, vice-chair of the Canadian International Council, and as a senior fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. James and his family are currently restoring a farm property in Dufferin County, Ontario.
Izabela van Amelsvoort is a Terrestrial Ecologist with North-South Environmental Inc. and is the Secretary of Tallgrass Ontario.
Jeff Bakker is a business initiatives director at RBC with an interest in environmental restoration and invasive species control. Jeff is the Treasurer of Tallgrass Ontario.
Directors
Pat Deacon is a Terrestrial and Wetland Biologist at Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Waterloo, Ontario.
Dan Stuart is a Terrestrial Ecologist with Azimuth Environmental Consulting, Inc. in Barrie, Ontario and is a past president of Tallgrass Ontario.
Jennifer Neill is an ecologist and Principal of Insight Environmental Solutions Inc. during the day and a multidisciplinary Artist by night.
Karen Cedar is a Naturalist for the City of Windsor and manages the Ojibway Prairie Complex.
Val Deziel completed her Hon. BSc in Restoration Ecology at Trent University.
Tom Purdy is a retired environmental educator. He has a special interest in prescribed fire and the fire ecology in relation to tallgrass prairies and savannas.
John is a Teacher and Botanist who completed his B.Ed. and H.BSc. at Lakehead University. He volunteers for many environmental and art groups.
Previous Directors of Tallgrass Ontario (years served in brackets)
Cathy Quinlan (7), Mark Emery (6), Wayne MacMillan (2), Peter Carson (6), Lee McLean (6), Lindsay Rodger (4), Paul Pratt (6), Ken Nentwig (6), Christine Elliot (4), Tony Jovan (2), Will Wilson (3), Paul Ohara (2), John Haggeman (5), Jane Bowles (4), Graham Buck (9), Nikki S. May (6), Todd Farrell (5), David Morris (2), Ken Towle (5), John Henderson (2), Scott Martin (7) Alistair MacKenzie (3), Kathy Hodgins (3), Glenn McLeod (3), Kristen Thompson (2), Dan Barcza (6), Barbara Macdonell (5), Dan Lebedyk(9), Carol Dunk (2), Elizabeth Reimer (6), Danielle Aullenback (3), Steve Rankin (11), Jennifer Lau (4).
Others who made significant contributions: Wasyl Bakowsky, Paul Smith, Mary Gartshore, Allen Woodliffe, Don Gordon, Ron Ludolph and Kyle Breault.