The Okanagan Water Stewardship Council is a broad-based advisory body to the OBWB, with representatives from diverse water stakeholder groups and a local source of technical expertise.
Council members are nominated for 18 month terms by their respective organizations, and ratified by the OBWB.
The Council meets monthly to provide independent advice and policy recommendations for sustainable water management.
Current Council Members:
2021 – 2022
Kristen Hannam / Thomas Forge / Denise Nielsen, emeritus
BC Agriculture Council
Hans Buchler
BC Cattlemen’s Association
Keith Manders
BC Fruit Growers Association
Glen Lucas
BC Groundwater Association
Doug Geller / Marta Green
BC Water Supply Association
Bob Hrasko / Patti Meger
BC Wildlife Federation – Region 8
Lorne Davies / Nick Kozub
Canadian Water Resources Association
Brian Guy / Dwayne Meredith
City of Kelowna
Rod Maclean / Ed Hoppe
City of Penticton
Michael Firlotte
City of Vernon
TBA
Engineers & Geoscientists of BC
Mike Nolan / Don Dobson
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jeremy Fyke / Dave Hutchinson / Doug Lundquist
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Lynda Ritchie / Teri Ridley
FLNRORD, Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Ian McLellan
Interior Health
Rob Birtles / Judi Ekkert
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
Derek Gratz
Bruce Naka / Ted van der Gulik
Ministry of Agriculture
Andrew Petersen / Stephanie Tam
Ministry of Environment & CC Strategy: Environmental Protection
Kym Keogh
Ministry of FLNRO: Ecosystem Section
Ryan Whitehouse / Lora Neild
Ministry of FLNRO: Forestry Research
Sheena Spenser / Hillary Ward
Ministry of FLNRO: Resource Management
Tony Zanotta / Robert Warner / Ray Crampton / Kim Magill-Hofmann
Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program
Scott Boswell / Claudie Pageau
Okanagan College
Alison O’Neill / Rob St. Onge
Okanagan Indian Band
Tim Isaac / Dan Wilson
RD of Central Okanagan
Brittany Lange / Todd Cashin
RD of North Okanagan
Tricia Brett / Jennifer Miles
RD of Okanagan–Similkameen
Shelley Fiorito
Shuswap Okanagan Forestry Association
Randy Hardy / Matt Scott
Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association
Mike Overend / Katie Worobec
UBC Okanagan
Bernard Bauer / Craig Nichol
Westbank First Nation
Adrianna Tournat
Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Blais / Richard Rolke
Okanagan Water Stewardship Council – Photo Gallery
