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As Managing Director of geos, eynon & associates, he provides advice regulatory, stakeholder engagement, corporate governance and board issues, as well as developing and teaching energy literacy courses for governments, industry and the public. He is an associate of the School of Public Policy and Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

George has direct experience in regulation in the public interest, having served as a full-time Board Member of the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB; 2008-2013), and a Hearing Commission with the AER ( 2013). He has been a Director of junior oil & gas companies, a member of the boards and, executive committees of his professional societies (CSPG, AAPG, CSUR; 1995-2013), and on APEGA’s Council and Executive (2014-2021). 

He has over 40 years broad experience in the energy industry; 20+ years technical, management, executive and board experience in oil & gas E&P worldwide, and 15+ years of energy and management research and consulting experience with geos, Ziff Energy, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) , and the Canadian Energy Research Institute CERI). He is a frequent commentator for local, national and international media.

George was born in the UK, and moved to Canada in 1970. Joyce and he have been married for 43 years. He earned a BSc (London) and MSc (McMaster), and graduated from both MIT's Sloan School of Management Senior Executive Program and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) education program.

Del is a professional geoscientist registered with Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC). He obtained his Honours Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Western Ontario and also holds a Forest Engineering diploma and a Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation certificate from the University of British Columbia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada (FGAC) and Geoscientists Canada (FGC). Del has over 40 years of experience, firstly as a geologist in the mineral exploration sector and the last 27 years focusing on the environmental segment of the natural resource sector.
Del currently manages a geoscience firm (Aztec Geoscience Inc.) based on Vancouver Island (Comox), providing consulting services for forestry and mineral exploration sectors. He is regularly engaged in terrain stability hazard and risk assessments and soil erosion potential evaluations for the natural resources sector. His primary expertise is on forestry road construction, maintenance and deactivation assessments and prescriptions and landslide investigations and inventories.

Doug is Professional Geoscientist and a Fellow with Geoscientists Canada.  He is a Partner with Dillon Consulting and has over 30 years of geological, environmental and hydrogeological experience across western Canada and in the North. 

He has extensive experience with the development and implementation of environmental management plans including monitoring and remediation activities, emergency spill response and liaison with regulatory agencies. His experience with hydrogeological investigations involving surface water and groundwater interactions completed in a wide range of settings such as landfills, mining sites, petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites, industrial manufacturing sites and military sites. Doug also has specialized expertise in the management and optimization of long-term monitoring programs and the development of contingency and closure plans for facilities.

In addition to his consulting experience, Doug has been a Councillor with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba and was formerly an Environmental Officer with Manitoba Conservation. In this role, he was involved in technical review committees for environmental licencing projects and waste management initiatives, plus providing technical input to various aquifer management boards.  Doug was also a representative on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Committee for Canada Wide Standards.

Matt is a Senior Environmental Scientist/Hydrogeologist and partner with Fundy Engineering & Consulting Ltd. in Saint John, New Brunswick.  His areas of professional expertise include environmental impact assessments, groundwater/surface water interaction, environmental permitting, monitoring, and compliance, and environmental sustainability.  Matt holds a Diploma in Environmental Engineering Technology (Hons) from Sault College, B.Sc. (Hons) in Interdisciplinary Studies in Aquatic Resources and Geology from St. Francis Xavier University, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Hydrogeology) from the University of New Brunswick.  He is a Professional Geoscientist, a Geoscience Canada Fellow, an Environmental Professional, and serves as the New Brunswick Director for Geoscientists Canada. 

Matt has been actively involved in the Association of Professional Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB) having served as the Geoscience Representative from 2013 to 2021 and Co-Program Chair for the Fredericton Branch from 2003 to 2005.  He is actively involved in his community of Rothesay where he has been the Deputy Mayor since 2016 and having been first elected in 2012.  Matt serves on several boards and committees including the Miramichi Salmon Association, the Rothesay Works and Utilities Committee, and the Kennebecasis Regional Joint Board of Police Commissioners.  He is also a peer-reviewer for the Journal of Hydrology.

Dorothea Hanchar has been Director of the Geological Survey since October 7, 2019.  Prior to that, she served ten years as Groundwater Resources Manager in the Water Resources Management Division in the Department of  Municipal Affairs.  Before that, she actually was a Geologist I with the Geological Survey for two years.

Dorothea was born and raised in Washington, D.C.  She did her undergraduate geology degree in Massachusetts and her Master’s degree in Tennessee.   Her post-graduate career with the U.S Geological Survey took her to Tennessee, New York, Illinois, and Indiana. Eventually, she ended up back in Washington, D.C., where she worked at the National Science Foundation.

Dorothea moved to St John’s in 2005, and holds dual US/Canadian citizenship.

Yuri has worked in various capacities as a geoscientist in the diamond industry for the past 15 years, from his start as an exploration geophysicist to his current role managing a bulk sampling plant. He has been active in professional regulation as a counselor with NAPEG and now as the GC director for the NWT and Nunavut. He resides in Yellowknife with his wife Carla and their two daughters Lucy and Wendy, where they continue to enjoy their incredible northern adventure.

Beverley Smith is an Associate with Dillon Consulting Limited, where she has worked since 2002. Bev is a Hydrogeologist, who manages phased environmental site assessments, environmental compliance monitoring programs, potable water supply investigations, and drinking water vulnerability assessments and source protection studies. In 2020, Bev took on an operational management role where she was responsible for a 30+ member Environmental Services team and assisted with the transition of working from home during the pandemic.

Bev has been actively involved in the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia (APGNS) since becoming a member in 2007. She served on Council (2007-2008, 2013-2014 and 2017) and was Association President in 2009 and 2018. She continues to serve on various committees and is assisting with the revision of the Geoscience Profession Act, regulations and bylaws

Christine holds a B.Sc. (Geological Engineering) and a M.Sc. (Earth Sciences) from Université du Québec at Chicoutimi. She is Chief Geologist for Northern Shield Resources Inc., a junior company specialized in grassroot exploration, particularly for Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits and, more recently, for epithermal gold deposits in Atlantic Canada. Prior to joining Northern Shield, Ms. Vaillancourt worked with Caracle Creek International Consulting Inc., a professional geological consulting company. She also spent many years with the Ontario Geological Survey where she was involved in the bedrock mapping of Precambrian terrains, and the study and assessment of economic potential of mafic-ultramafic intrusions in Ontario. She has also worked on a number of Ni-Cu-(PGE) exploration projects with Inco Technical Services (now Vale). Christine has been involved with Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO) for many years and was President for the 2017-2018 term. She remains an active volunteer on several committees.

Kevin has been a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan since 1993, and has supervised numerous graduate and undergraduate research projects on the geology and petrology of the Trans-Hudson Orogen and hydrothermal mineral deposits. He grew up in England, obtaining a degree in Geology from Oxford University in 1982, before coming to Canada for an M.Sc. degree in Economic Geology from University of Alberta which he obtained in 1984. After working in South Africa, and Australia as a mine and exploration geologist, he returned to Canada, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Saskatchewan on gold deposits in the Flin Flon area. Kevin has served on the Council of the Geological Association of Canada, as the President of the Canadian Geological Foundation, and with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.