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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....Anne Keller
Branch Board DirectorAnne has spent her life working and recreating in the outdoor world. She has always had a strong connection to nature and is passionate about helping others to discover this relationship for themselves. Anne holds a BA and AS with a minor in Environmental Studies. She strongly believes in volunteer service and has chosen to support Wildsight Revelstoke as a way of giving...Arnoul Mateo
Branch Board 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...Hali Moreland
Branch Board DirectorHali has lived in Revelstoke since 2022, after moving from Nova Scotia. Having grown up in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Newfoundland, this is Hali’s first time experiencing life in the mountains and she’s been loving every minute of it. Hali has experience working in policy development, climate grief, and protected area establishment, and she hopes to lend that knowledge to the Wildsight...Sarah Newton
Branch Board 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...Zoe Ryan
Branch Board DirectorOriginally from Alberta, Zoe relocated to Revelstoke in Winter 2021 to work as a public avalanche forecaster and pursue ski guiding qualifications. She finds it a natural extension of her work to advocate for and preserve the environment she feels privileged to work and recreate in. Zoe hopes to create meaningful shared experiences in these wild spaces and ensuring their protection for future generations. In the summers,...Virginia Thompson
Branch Board 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.