Board Members and Secretariat

The Mackenzie River Basin Board has one Indigenous and one Government representative from each of the jurisdictions or departments that have signed the Mackenzie River Basin Transboundary Waters Master Agreement: Government of Canada (Canada Water Agency, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Parks Canada Agency), Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. If the Regular Member cannot attend, then an Alternate Member may attend in their place.

Canada Water Agency

Government Member

U. Holweger
Acting Executive Director
Canada Water Agency
Winnipeg, MB

Alternate Government Member

M. Chambers
Manager of Transboundary Waters Unit
Edmonton, AB

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Government Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

N. Mitchell
Director, Operations and Community Services, NWT Regional Office
Yellowknife, NT 

Parks Canada

Government Member

J. Tsetso
Acting Field Unit Superintendent, Wood Buffalo Field Unit
Fort Smith, NT 

Alternate Government Member

J. Jaque 
Wood Buffalo World Heritage Site Action Plan Manager
Fort Smith, NT

British Columbia

Government Member

T. Zimmerman
Executive Director, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship
Victoria, BC 

Indigenous Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

S. Moore
Director, Watershed Science and Assessment, Water Protection and Sustainability
BC Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship
Victoria, BC 

Alberta

Government Member

Vacant

Indigenous Member

A. Armstrong
Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, AB

Alternate Government Member

C. Lane
Executive Director, Watershed Resilience and Predictions, Water and Circular Economy
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas
Edmonton, AB 

Saskatchewan

Government Member

T. Phommavong
Vice President, Science and Licensing
Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Regina, SK 

Indigenous Member

Vice Chief J. Tsannie
Athabasca Vice Chief
Prince Albert Grand Council
Prince Albert, SK

Alternate Government Member

Vacant

Northwest Territories

Government Member

J. Kanigan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Management, Monitoring, and Climate Change
Environment and Climate Change
Yellowknife, NT

Indigenous Member

L. Andrew
Norman Wells, NT

Alternate Government Member

M. Beveridge
Manager, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Environment and Climate Change
Yellowknife, NT 

Alternate Indigenous Member

P. Rabesca
Lands Administrative Officer
Tłı̨chǫ Government
Behchokǫ̀, NT

Yukon

Government Member

H. Jirousek
Director, Water Science and Stewardship
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, Yukon

Indigenous Member

Vacant

Alternate Government Member

M. Lalli
Water Science and Stewardship
Department of Environment
Whitehorse, YK

Secretariat

P. Siwik
Executive Director, MRBB
Canada Water Agency
Edmonton, AB