Governance
NHRI Board of Directors
NHRI is an incorporated not-for-profit organization whose vision and direction are set by its’ Board of Directors. This dedicated group is comprised of representatives from NHRI’s financial partners and its executive director. The role of the Board of Directors is to set the vision and direction of the organisation, approve its budgets and to evaluate the performance of the NHRI team.
Kevin Larlee
Chair
Director of Sales and Operations, J.D. Irving Ltd.
Alain Ouellette
Treasurer
Forest Sector Representative, Independent
Gaetan Pelletier
Director
Executive Director, NHRI
Alain Bossé
Director
President and COO, Groupe Savoie Inc.
Conway Elkins
Director
Woodlands and Land Management, AV Group Canada
Michel Soucy
Director
Professor of forestry operations, Forestry Faculty, UMCE
NHRI Stakeholder Committee
NHRI’s stakeholder committee is made up of various partner representatives and key NHRI Staff. The committee reports to the executive director, and it is responsible for establishing research priorities as well as selecting and steering projects. The stakeholder committee also evaluates NHRI’s performance and reports its findings to the Board of Directors.
Chris Ward
Assistant Deputy Minister, Forestry Division, NB DNRED
Yves O’Brien
Groupe Savoie Inc.
Pierre Mezzetta
Management Forester, AV Group Canada
Pierre Lebel
Forester, J.D. Irving, Limited
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Forester, Forest Operations Section, NB DNRED
Jamie O’Donnell
Manager, Forest Operations Section, NB DNRED
Chris Hennigar
Forester, Forest Strategy Section, NB DNRED
Regina Smith
Program Manager, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit
Richard Barry
Professor, École de Foresterie, UMCE
Susannah Banks
Executive Director, NB Federation of Woodlot Owners