Note: fRI Research staff are working remotely during the COVID-19 situation. Please use email to contact staff during this time.
Staff List
Management and Administration
Ryan Tew | General Manager | 780-865-8332 |
Jesse Kirillo | President | 780-723-9832 |
Risa Croken | Finance/Administration Lead | 780-817-3781 |
Cemil Gamas | Accountant | 780-865-8387 |
Programs
Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network
Terri McHugh | Program Lead | 780-865-8290 |
Communication Services
Terri McHugh | Program Lead | 780-865-8290 |
Ben Williamson | Science Communication Specialist | 780-865-8393 |
Fran Hanington | Communication Assistant | 780-817-0946 |
Caribou Program
Dr. Laura Finnegan | Program Lead | 780-865-8311 |
Tracy McKay | Biologist | 780-931-5042 |
GIS Program
Julie Duval | Program Lead | 780-865-8260 |
Dan Wismer | GIS Analyst | 403-470-9444 |
Grizzly Bear Program
Gord Stenhouse | Program Lead | 780-865-8388 |
Karen Graham | Wildlife Biologist | 780-865-8389 |
Isobel Phoebus | Wildlife Biologist | 780-865-8218 |
Cam McClelland | Wildlife Biologist |
Healthy Landscapes Program
Dr. David Andison | Program Lead | 778-388-0985 |
Dr. John Wilmshurst | Program Coordinator | 780-931-6361 |
Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program
Dr. Keith McClain | Program Lead | 780-245-4416 |
Water Program
Dr. Axel Anderson | Program Lead | 780-492-4371 |
Associations
Foothills Landscape Management Forum (FLMF)
Wayne Thorp | Program Lead | 780-624-3489 |
Chantelle Bambrick | Information Researcher | 780-817-3794 |
Foothills Stream Crossing Partnership (FSCP)
Ngaio Baril | Program Lead | 780-315-9819 |
Forest Growth Organization of Western Canada (FGrOW)
Dr. Brian Roth | Director | 780-709-1393 |

Staff photo from June 2016.
Location
The fRI Research main office is located in Hinton, Alberta.
Address:
1176 Switzer Drive
Hinton, AB
T7V 1V3
Hinton, AB
T7V 1V3
Phone:
780-865-8330