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Kristi Chorney
Branch President
Regional Board DirectorKristi brings her passion for the outdoors, Revelstoke and area to positively impact environmental issues through collaboration with others. She brings her experiences and skills acquired from a healthcare career in MB and BC’s interior regions. She has a Bachelor of Human Ecology and Master of Science Human Factors/System Safety. Kristi feels fortunate to contribute to strategic plan development & implementation for the...Kent Christensen
Branch treasurerKent moved to Revelstoke in the fall of 2015 after finishing his undergraduate degree.The ease of access to the outdoors and the opportunities that a small town provides brought him to call Revelstoke home. He feels fortunate to have a good job working as a treeplanter in Revelstoke which allows him to see far into the many valleys of the Columbia River Basin....Nikki Lussier
DirectorNikki Lussier holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and after working a few years in the field, realized her true passion was helping others, and returned to school to complete her Bachelor of Social Work. Her zeal for caring for the environment was first inspired by a high school teacher, and then bolstered by backpacking through Central America and Africa. As a mother...Arnoul Mateo
DirectorOriginally from France, I arrived in British-Columbia 5 years ago. Roaming in the bush around the province to find culinary mushroom made me realized the impact of industrial human activities on the landscape, and the urgency to protect it. With my degree in wildlife conservation, I tried to quickly put my skills to work as an activist and volunteer for various organizations. I have...Sarah Newton
Revelstoke Branch DirectorSarah came to Revelstoke in 2005 after a decade in Fort St. James, and before that, she grew up in Nova Scotia. She is an avid conservationist and a lover of the wilderness. Currently she is a teacher at Begbie Elementary School. She has an undergraduate degree in history and geography, a diploma in climate change education from Cornell, and a Bachelor in...Virginia Thompson
DirectorI have lived in Revelstoke since 2006. I have been the mountain caribou rep for North Columbia Environmental Society (NCES) since 2006 and then for Wildsight Revelstoke, which NCES became in 2020, to the present. On the Board of NCES from 2006 to 2011, then on the Conservation Committee for several years. Prepared a Section 80 Application under the federal Species at Risk...
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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.