The Young Conservation Professionals Leadership Program is proud to have an alumni network of over 150 graduates representing organizations from across Ontario since the program’s inception in 2004 and first cohort of graduates (YCP1) at the Latornell Symposium in 2005. A list of all graduates and their supporting organizations and agencies is below.
The YCP Leadership Team and all the program friends and supporters would like to thank the many managers and organizations who have made this remarkable network possible.
2012 Graduates
Karen Alexander, The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation
Allison Hands, Ontario Forestry Association
Cassandra Stabler, Rural Lambton Stewardship Network
Alexis Wood, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Matthew Millar, Conservation Ontario
Erin Bullis, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Elizabeth Berestecki, Hamilton Conservation Authority
Jennifer McCarter, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Kristin Nyborg, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Laura Gibson, Georgian Bay Land Trust
Mike Halferty, Ontario Forestry Association
Sara Chartrand, Southern Region IM and Spatial Analysis Unit, MNR
Skeet Sutherland, Sticks and Stones Wilderness School
2011 Graduates
Sarah Olinski, Ministry of Environment
Stas Shulist, Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Peter Hebert, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Violetta Tkaczuk, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Marnie Guindon, Crowe Valley Conservation Authority
Victoria Edwards, Credit Valley Conservation
Kyle Vander Linden, Credit Valley Conservation
Andrea Chreston, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Allison Roberts, EcoSpark
Julia Buck, Ministry of Natural Resources
Chelsey Ellis, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Dana Eldon, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Sarah Hodgkiss, Couchinching Conservancy / Carolinian Canada Coalition
Karla Young, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Cristal Hart, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ashley Wilcox, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority
Jennifer Arthur, Ministry of the Environment
Esther E. Lambert, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation / FutureWatch
Peter Davis, Ontario Streams / University of Guelph
Lisa Jennings, Hamilton Conservation Authority
Kate Northcott, Nottawassaga Valley Conservation Authority
2010 Graduates
Jessica Kaknevicius, Ontario Forestry Association
Geoff Clark, Ministry of Natural Resources
Sheryl Santos, Rouge Park
Janelle Andrews, Durham Sustain Ability
Lisa Beth Bulford, Grand River Conservation Authority
Darren Campbell, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Patricia Davidson, currently working on creating her own ecotour business
Ali Giroux, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Amy Griffiths, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
Lisa Fisk, formerly Evergreen and now doing a teaching degree
Leslie Roach, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Christine Schmalz, formerly Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Matt Setzkorn, Ontario Farmland Trust
Diana Shermet, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
Kathryn Ross, Ontario Land Trust Alliance
Sabrina Chiefari, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (@ Kortright Centre)
2009 Graduates
Christine Deschamps, Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority
Rebecca Dolson, Toronto and Region Conservation
Alexandra English, FarmStart
Kristen Field, The Couchiching Conservancy
Michael Gibbs, Peterborough Green-Up
Natalie Kiers, Niagara Land Trust Foundation
Sasha Lambrinos, Caring for the Moraine Project
Caitlin Langlois, Evergreen
Kate Lillicrap, Ministry of Natural Resources
Vicki MacDonald, Rouge Park
William Martin, Ontario Forestry Association
Lori McLean, Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority
Christine Pritchard, Ontario Streams
Louise E. Ritchie, Ministry of Natural Resources
Brianna Rustige, Hearthmakers
Rebecca Spring, Pollution Probe
Emily Van Halem, Local Food Plus
Angela Van Niekerk, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Katarina Vuckovic, University of Guelph MSc Rural Planning
Lyle Wood, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
2008 Graduates
Ian Aley, FoodShare Toronto
Carolyn Bailey, EcoSource / MIAG
Jessica Isaac, Conservation Ontario
Lindsay Burtenshaw, Royal Botanical Gardens
Lindsay Sisko, Kinark Outdoor Centre
Kendra Couling, Ontario Parks
Stephanie Crocker, EcoSource
Jeremy Downe, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Nayna Khalatkhar, Ministry of Education
Natasha Leahy, Ministry of Natural Resources
Leslie Matich, Conservation Halton
Kim McNeilly, Evergreen
Julie Schulenburg, Quinte Conservation
Kelly Schafer, Tim Horton Onondaga Farms / Canadian Chesnut Council
Mike Shantz, Environment Canada
Shannon Stephens, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Tracy Welch, Ducks Unlimited Canada / Otanabee Conservation
Melanie Williams, Toronto and Region Conservation
Ashley Wilson, Lower Trent Conservation
2007 Graduates
Heather Andrachuk, Environment Canada
Catherine Bickram, Ministry of Natural Resources
Amanda Dam, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
Jessica daSilva, Biodiversity Section, Ministry of Natural Resources
Karen Dykxhoorn, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Kyra Howes, The Couchiching Conservancy
Jessie James, Kawartha Conservation
Kari Killins, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Vanessa Kinsley, Friends of the Coves
Andrea Klymko, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Pam Lancaster, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
Anna Lawson, Ontario Parks, Ministry of Natural Resources
Ivan Lee, Ontario Farmland Trust
Jaime Overy, Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton
Sharlene Polman, Lower Trent Conservation Authority
Cameron Proctor, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Lindsay Stroud, Evergreen
Phung Tran, Muskoka Heritage Foundation
Diana Tyner, Crowe Valley Conservation Authority
Catherine Warren, Ontario Parks / Ontario Public Service
Heather Yates, Credit Valley Conservation
Selina Young, Natural Resources Canada
Adriana Hoogenboom, South Nation Conservation
2006 YCP graduates
Karyn Cornfield, Mississippi-Rideau (Conservation Authorities) Source Water Protection
Jessica Paterson, ARDEA Research & Consulting
Barbara King, EcoScapes
Nancy Aspden, Kawartha Conservation Authority
Grey Bray, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Brenda Van Sleewen, Haliburton Highlands Trust, Ministry of Natural Resources
Pauline Quesnelle, Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Dave Craig, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Twyla Douaire, Ministry of Natural Resources
Joyce Chau, Citizen’s Environment Watch
Alex Phillips, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Andrew Kett, Citizen’s Environment Watch
Jennifer Duggan, Consultant, Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence and Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project
Kelly Krauter, Everygreen
Jessika Corkum, Eco-Source Evergreen Partnership
Josh Van Wieren, St. Lawrence Islands National Parks, Parks Canada Agency
Jamieson Dyer, Warsaw Daves
Katherine Grechuta, Centre for Land & Water Stewardship, University of Guelph
Christine Villegas, Ministry of Natural Resources
2005 YCP graduates
Amy Doole, Credit Valley Conservation
Andrea McLeod, City of Mississauga
Clare Mitchell, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Julie Hordowick, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Julie Lambert, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Kasey Livingston, Caledon Countryside Alliance
Kate Potter, Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation / Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition
Kim Statham-Bray, City of Toronto
Kristie Virgoe, Kawartha Conservation
Marlene Doyle, EMAN – Environment Canada
Mary Van Sleeuwen, Ontario Parks Planning and Research
Melissa Watkins, Ontario Farmland Trust
Rebecca Hay, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Sean Watt, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Sonia Dong, Citizens Environmental Watch
Tarrah Young, Everdale Environmental Learning Centre
Tim Beckenham, Lower Trent Conservation
Wendy Cooper, Georgian Bay Land Trust
Wendy Strickland, Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF)
