Our People

Aita is a born and raised Parson-ite, she moved away for school and life but recently moved back. She is a biologist and map-maker, and joined Wildsight to advocate for our amazing landscapes. She enjoys gardening, the outdoors and connecting with people.

After completing a B.A in Geography and GIS at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Gemma came to British Columbia 'for a visit' and never left. She has been residing in Golden, BC for the past four years where she likes to spend time outdoors enjoying the sun, rain and snow. When she's not working you can find her enjoying a good book,...

Rachel is a registered professional biologist who developed and currently coordinates Wildsight Golden's Columbia Valley Swallow Project and Community Invasive Plant Program. She also developed and managed on the hugely successful Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey for Wildsight.  At the top of her class, she graduated with a Master of Science degree in Environment and Management in 2014, and has a Bachelors of Science...

Golden Branch Director & Biologist on the Golden Rocky Mountain Sheep Project and Project Coordinator for the Plant Awareness Project

As a consulting boreal river ecologist, Annette Luttermann works with Aboriginal communities across Canada primarily investigating the cumulative environmental effects of large hydroelectric developments. Annette holds an interdisciplinary PhD from Dalhousie University where her research focused on the historical effects of dams and impoundments on riparian habitats of the Churchill River in Labrador.

Verena Shaw is a very passionate naturalist who loves to get outside into the wild and has been birdwatching for many years. Verena has been involved with various environmental projects with some bird related ones being swallow, bluebird, wood duck nest box monitoring, nightjar and marsh bird surveys, a western screech owl study, and various other bird counts. When coming to the Wings...

Monica stumbled across Golden whilst backpacking through the rockies in 2021 and has been gravitating back ever since. With several years of travel under her belt, she is delighted to be planting some roots in our wonderful community, and combining her passion for environmental sustainability with the outdoor livelihood this beautiful part of the world offers. Monica brings experiences from government to care...

Aita is a born and raised Parson-ite, she moved away for school and life but recently moved back. She is a biologist and map-maker, and joined Wildsight to advocate for our amazing landscapes. She enjoys gardening, the outdoors and connecting with people.

Joan has been volunteering with WIldsight Golden since it’s inception in 1989. She has been the branch president for many years, spearheading and supporting many initiatives and projects Joan finds it a privilege to work with the great people that are part of Wildsight and to live and play in such a wild and wonderful place.

Greg is an environmental professional with 7 years of experience in mountain hydrology.  He’s looking forward to working with the community to help navigate climate adaptation and resiliency, sustainability, and responsible watershed management. Look for him on the local trails and rivers with his dog, Copper.

Laura recently moved to Canada from the UK after completing a degree in Environmental Science. She is passionate about motivating community cohesion, environmental justice, waste minimisation and preserving the beautiful landscapes we are surrounded by for future generations. Laura is excited to work with Wildsight and to get involved with their projects. 

Golden Branch Director & Biologist on the Golden Rocky Mountain Sheep Project and Project Coordinator for the Plant Awareness Project

Christian is an ACMG Ski Guide / Apprentice Alpine Guide, mostly guiding ski touring in the winter and rock climbing / mountaineering in the summer. Before becoming a guide, he worked for 3 years as an engineer in a solar panel research lab, and has a degree in Engineering Physics. He has always been passionate about wild places and strongly believes that we...

Jordan is a 15 year firefighter and disaster manager holding an MA in Disaster Emergency Management. He has advocated for environmental and social issues both politically and as an activist for more than two decades. 

Mathew Zaleski has degrees in electrical and human factors engineering and a PhD in computer science from the University of Toronto. He has worked as an engineer, manager, and business owner and recently finished a 5 year stint as a computer science professor. In 1986 he started as a software engineer for IBM. Subsequently he worked for Autodesk, Adobe and Intel. In 1994,...