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Organizational Structure

The Atlantic CDC is a membership-based organization with a Board of Directors drawn from its members. To inquire about joining, please contact Dr. R.A. Lautenschlager, Executive Director, by phone (506-364-2661) or email (rlautenschlager@mta.ca).

Board of Directors

The Atlantic CDC’s Board of Directors is drawn primarily from its founding partner organizations. They presently consist of:

Kate MacQuarrie (Chair), Director, Forests, Fish, and Wildlife, Prince Edward Island Deptartment of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Charlottetown, PE
Dr. Deborah Austin, Species at Risk Coordinator, Parks Canada, Atlantic Service Centre, Halifax, NS
Mike Sullivan (Treasurer), Director, Fish & Wildlife Branch, New Brunswick, Dept. of Natural Resources & Energy, Fredericton, NB
Barry Sabean (Secretary) Director, Wildlife Division, Nova Scotia Deptartment of Natural Resources, Kentville, NS
Doug Bliss (Ex offico), Acting Atlantic Regional Director, Canadian Wildlife Service, Sackville, NB
Jim Hancock, Director, Inland Fish & Wildlife Division, Newfoundland/Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation, Corner Brook, NL
Dave MacKinnon, Protected Areas Branch, Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour, Halifax, NS
Judy Loo, Ecological Geneticist, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Fredericton, NB
Margie White, Environmental Affairs, Transport Canada, Moncton, NB
Dr. Wade Bowers, Associate Vice-Principal, Research, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL

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Membership

A member shall be any Canadian federal agency; any Atlantic Canadian provincial agency; any university, college, museum or other academic/research institution; any for-profit corporate organization; any non-profit environmental organization; or any individual who provides an annual and/or substantial, unrestricted one-time contribution to the Atlantic CDC that, in the judgement of the Board, significantly sustains the Atlantic CDC; and has been accepted by the Board as a member. (A member provides funds that are used, in whole or in part, to sustain core Atlantic CDC needs/activities, as opposed to funds for project related deliverables; a contributor is not necessarily a member.)

Minimum annual membership contributions:

$10,000 - federal government organizations

$5,000 - provincial government organizations, businesses (>100 employees), and national NGOs

$2,000 - businesses (<100 employeees), academic institutions, and provincial/local NGOs

Benefits:

Members have the tight to speak and make representations at the Annual General meeting of the AC CDC

Members have the right to be elected to the Board of Directors and to vote at the Annual General Meeting and any special meetings of the membership

Members are entitled to a credit on any AC CDC charges for services up to 40% of the value of their annual contribution, as outlined in the CDC Pricing Policy

Members are given preferential service over other clients for data and field service requests

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