Meet Our Team
We are united by passion for science, curiosity about the natural world, and the desire to bring together a broad partnership to meet the issues on the landscape and leave behind a better world.
Dr. Darío Fernández-Bellon
Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project Lead
Environmental Research Program
Gord Stenhouse
Environmental Research Program Lead
Grizzly Bear Program, Environmental Research Program
Courtney Burk
Biologist
Caribou Program
Sam Chevalier
Biological Technician
Water and Fish Program
Heather Daw
GIS Analyst
GIS Services
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for fRI Research is an active group made up of shareholders and partners.
Jesse Kirillo
Board President
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada
Ken Greenway
Board Chair
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism
Erica Sivell
Board Treasurer (non-voting)
West Fraser
Allan Bell
Board Member
Tolko Industries
Steve Blanton
Board Member
Manning Forest Products
Mark Boulton
Board Member
Suncor Energy
Richard Briand
Board Member
West Fraser
Amy Cairns
Board Member
Parks Canada
Wendy Crosina
Board Member
Weyerhaeuser Company
Stuart Cruikshank
Board Member
Alberta Indigenous Relations
Lyle Dechief
Board Member
Weyerhaeuser Company
Nadir Erbilgin
Board Member
University of Alberta
Alan Fehr
Board Member
Parks Canada
Mike Haire
Board Member
Vanderwell Contractors (1971)
Daniel Lux
Board Member
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism
Bob Mason
Board Member
Canadian Forest Products
Fred Radersma
Board Member
West Fraser
Travis Ripley
Board Member
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Karen Rosvold
Board Member
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Jon Taszlikowicz
Board Member
Canadian Forest Products
Laura Trout
Board Member
West Fraser
Matthew Wheatley
Board Member
Canadian Forest Service
Melonie Zaichkowsky
Alternate Board Member
Canadian Forest Products