{"id":4134,"date":"2022-04-18T18:40:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nebn.perceptibleinc.com\/?page_id=4134"},"modified":"2026-06-20T02:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:45:02","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"GOUVERNANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Biosph\u00e8re de l'Escarpement du Niagara est g\u00e9r\u00e9e par le R\u00e9seau de la Biosph\u00e8re de l\u2019Escarpement du Niagara. Une infrastructure de gestion strat\u00e9gique renouvel\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9labor\u00e9e en partenariat avec Plenty Canada. Le r\u00e9seau a mis sur pied un conseil d'administration bas\u00e9 sur un mod\u00e8le de co-gouvernance avec les Peuples Autochtones et qui comprend aussi un groupe diversifi\u00e9 de membres provenant du sud au nord, et du nord au sud de l'Escarpement du Niagara.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4208 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/nebn.perceptibleinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/capecroker-bruce-@markzelinski-1-web.jpg 2020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Conseil d'Administration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Charlene Winger-Jones<\/strong>, est co-pr\u00e9sidente du R\u00e9seau de la Biosph\u00e8re de l\u2019Escarpement du Niagara. Originaire de Neyaashiinigmiing, elle est une A\u00een\u00e9e, membre du Conseil H\u00e9r\u00e9ditaire, Marcheuse d'Eau (Water Walker) et Leader de la R\u00e9alit\u00e9 Climatique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Serda<\/strong>,\u00a0Mino gezheb, I\u2019m\u00a0one of the\u00a0Co-Chairs of our nonprofit board along with Charlene,\u00a0and am a fourth generation friend and settler ally of the Anishnaabeg\u00a0around\u00a0Waussau-Gummauh, now known as\u00a0Georgian Bay. I live in Saukiing Anishnaabekiing (Saugeen Ojibway Nation territory) in\u00a0 Wiarton with my husband Jaime and daughter Corrina, both of Nahua descent, and grandson Creegan, who is a Band member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. I have actively been a Climate Leader and Mentor in the Climate Reality Project since 2007, and sit on the board of the Canadian charity. I was honoured to receive the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement for Voluntarism in Ontario Award in 2013 and a Paul Harris Fellow award by the Southampton Rotary Club in 2017. I have a degree in democratic education and a post-graduate certificate in Indigenous Governance and Administration. Having helped found many organizations, such as the Bagida\u2019waad Alliance, SauGreen for the Environment, the Grey Bruce Sustainability Network, and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network, I am happy to share my knowledge with others. I was also an elected Municipal Councillor in Saugeen Shores and a Strategic Advisor to the Band Council of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation. My heart is in nature \u2013 both with hiking around G\u2019chi\u00a0Bimadinaa\u00a0(the Niagara Escarpment) with my family,\u00a0and\u00a0hiking in wild places while reconnecting with All Our Relations around us.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Caley Patrick Nadjiwon Doran<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">est<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> originaire du territoire de Saukiing Anishinaabekiing et vit \u00e0 Sauble Beach. Il est Guide d'Interpr\u00e9tation Anishinaabe dans le cadre du programme d'Exp\u00e9riences Culturelles Anishinaabe du parc Cape Croker. Apr\u00e8s plus de 20 ans de carri\u00e8re dans l'industrie h\u00f4teli\u00e8re, \u00e0 la t\u00eate de nombreux restaurants et g\u00e9rant de grandes \u00e9quipes<\/span><span class=\"s2\">,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> Caley a choisi une nouvelle voie li\u00e9e \u00e0 sa passion pour la Terre M\u00e8re ; il suit d\u00e9sormais les traces de ses anc\u00eatres. Vous trouverez Caley en train de guider des randonn\u00e9es, transmettant les connaissances bas\u00e9es sur le terrain dans toute la Nation Ojibway de Saugeen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kerry Kennedy<\/strong>, a passionate educator, enjoys working and volunteering with grassroots organizations in Niagara and along the shores of Lake Huron to protect and restore healthy ecosystems, while educating the next generation of conservationists. Working with the Lake Huron Coastal Centre, she coordinates the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps in the summer, and during the school year works as an outdoor guide at the District School Board of Niagara\u2019s outdoor education centres. Connecting people and nature are themes that also extend through her roles as Past President of the Niagara Falls Nature Club and in her outreach efforts around Twelve Mile Creek, volunteering with the Niagara Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annette Sandberg<\/strong> is a historical researcher and writer from Simcoe\u2014Grey County, Ontario. Her storytelling comes to life through her Live and Zoom presentations, creative writing, Guided hikes, and Nature photography of the ancient Niagara Escarpment and surrounding area. Annette grew up on the Niagara Escarpment on a 200-acre farm near the Blue Mountains and now resides in nearby Collingwood. Her love for the area developed as a child with curiosity and wonder of the earth, sky, and all living inhabitants of both the land and water. This has led her to research and document the ancient history of the Niagara Escarpment \u2013 Ontario\u2019s most prominent Land feature, starting with her 900km trek on the Bruce Trail from Queenston to Tobermory in 2016. In 1990, this ancient land formation was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO\u00a0(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Blythe, PhD<\/strong>, is an Associate Professor at Brock University&#8217;s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre in St. Catharines. She has spent over 20 years studying ocean sustainability and the human side of environmental change. Her work focuses on ocean equity, small-scale fisheries, coastal livelihoods, climate adaptation, and marine conservation, both in Canada and around the world. Jessica is an Associate Editor at <i>npj Ocean Sustainability <\/i>and has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. Jessica is deeply committed to community-based stewardship, and brings that same dedication to building healthy, resilient ecosystems to her work with the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>\u00c0 propos du Conseil d'Administration et de l'Organisation<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network is an incorporated not-for-profit under provincial law. It\u2019s board of directors currently consists of members of the previous Transition Leadership Committee, members who have deep experience with UNESCO, and others selected collectively by the Board of Directors for their credentials and capacities to serve our goals and objectives. Several additional positions remain to be filled. Board terms are for three years. The organization&#8217;s commitment is to be as transparent as possible while ensuring work gets accomplished efficiently, without political interference, and that it reflects diversity, experience, skillsets, professionalism, and functionality.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere is managed by the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network. A renewed strategic management infrastructure has been developed in partnership with Plenty Canada. The network has established a board of directors that is based upon a co-governance model with Indigenous peoples, and features a diverse group of members from along the Niagara Escarpment [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"p-inner-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4134","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4134"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5062,"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4134\/revisions\/5062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nebnetwork.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}