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Kristin Anderson
Branch Board DirectorKristin is a local Youth Worker, mom of 2 teens and volunteer with the DTSS Climate Club. She is passionate about building capacity through mental/physical/spiritual wellness and outdoor education. Having completed her guiding certification through Outward Bound, she is actively pursuing her goals of creating accessible outdoor programming for youth in the Columbia Valley. Kristin joined Wildsight to learn all she can about... -
Karen Barkley
Branch Board Vice PresidentKaren Barkley settled in Invermere from Banff several years ago, bringing her vast experience in climate change and community issues. She was the Operations Manager with the Global Call for Climate Action for over 8 years and was Project Manager for The Resilience Institute in Canmore, AB. She has worked in international development in Nigeria and Nepal, where she helped the national office... -
Kate Bennett
Branch Board TreasurerKate traded the Great Lakes of norther Michigan for the majestic Rocky Mountains in 2009. She set to work reclaiming and reinventing the abandoned gardens on her Brisco property and hiking her way through her new home. She believes the miracle of a life lived under a lucky star imposes a responsibility to give one’s time and talents, and she has volunteered with... -
Carla Bitz
Branch Board DirectorCarla recently moved across the Great Divide from Banff to Brisco, with the goal of creating a values-aligned life where she can grow and forage her own food, connect closely to wild spaces, and share those experiences with others. Carla has a background working in waste reduction, food systems, climate action, and human-wildlife coexistence. Outside of work you can find her writing, playing... -
Jessie Caza
Educator
Invermere Branch Board SecretaryJessie moved to Invermere in August 2016 from Crawford Bay in the West Kootenays. She now works as a Wildsight Environmental Educator, and at Eagle-Eye Tours. Her favourite spot in the Columbia Valley is her garden, followed closely by Wilmer Wetlands and any number of local hiking trails. -
Tracy Flynn
Regional Board Director
Invermere Branch PresidentTracy Flynn came to the Columbia Valley from northern Alberta 12 years ago. She appreciates intact, healthy ecosystems but it was Columbia Lake that drew her here. Having spent most of her life in the unspoiled lake environments that northern life offered, she was pleased to find Columbia Lake. Tracy has always preferred to be outside, doing everything and anything outdoors related, including... -
Shannon McGinty
Technical Advisor (non-Board member)Shannon grew up canoeing on the lakes of Southern Ontario, where she nurtured a passion for aquatic insects and terrestrial plants. She moved to Prince George in 2010 to pursue a Bachelors of Science, and continued to grow her connections to natural spaces. She has worked and volunteered with several non-profits, most recently finding her spot as Water Coordinator at MakeWay. Shannon began volunteering... -
Baiba Morrow
Past Branch President (non-Board member)Baiba Morrow has navigated much of her working life as a freelance writer, photographer, and dabbler in documentary film making. In partnership with her husband, Pat Morrow, she has travelled and explored the mountain world, especially the Himalayan region, and found inspiration from ancient cultures. Since moving back to the East Kootenay in 2007, Baiba continues to find joy in her community, the mountains,...
Join The Team
Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.