Board of Directors

Honorary Patron

Sir David Frederick Attenborough, is an English broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for 60 years.

Honorary Directors

Margaret Atwood http://margaretatwood.ca/

Robert Bateman OC, OBC https://batemancentre.org/

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson PC, CC, CMM, CD http://adrienneclarkson.com/

Dr. Adrian Forsyth http://www.bluemoonfund.org/staff/forsyth/

Glen Loates http://www.glenloates.com

Freeman Patterson http://www.freemanpatterson.com/

Dr. Douglas Tallamy http://www.bringingnaturehome.net/

Adam

Adam

Adam Centurione acenturione@nanps.org

Adam completed an Honors Bachelor of Science in Ecological Restoration as well as a College Diploma in the Joint Ecological Restoration program between Trent University and Fleming College. He is pursuing a professional certification in Ecological Restoration with the Society for Ecological Restoration, where he is a member. Currently, he enjoys his job at the TRCA’s native plant nursery, and is a member of the National Native Seed Strategy. He studied Bioinformatics online with the University of Maryland, R programming online with Johns Hopkins University, and currently is studying Quantitative Finance online with MIT Sloan School of Management. He hopes a unique contribution to NANPS will emerge from his work.

Alice

Alice

Alice Kong akong@nanps.org

Plant Sale Coordinator

Blair

Blair

Blair Marik bmarik@nanps.org

Treasurer

Blair has interests in native plants, pollinators, wildlife and being outdoors in general. To the role of Treasurer, he brings 25+ years of experience with major Canadian financial institutions.

John

John

John Foster jfoster@nanps.org

John is a retired teacher and botanist, who enjoys volunteering with environmental groups
that advocate for native plants and their habitats.

Lynn

Lynn

Lynn Wu lwu@nanps.org

Secretary

Lynn is very interested in learning more about native plants and has a background in accounting.

Natasha

Natasha

Natasha Gonsalves ngonsalves@nanps.org

Natasha is a flora biologist with 15 years experience in the environmental field. She is an avid nature enthusiast who enjoys exploring the outdoors and sharing her knowledge about native plants and local ecology with others.