Our Staff

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FBC Staff Team (alphabetical order)

Here is our team of full and part-time staff — the people who keep the Fraser Basin Council and our programs running throughout the year. For our office locations, see FBC Offices.

Mahdis Araujo
Program Manger, Sustainable Transportation.

T: 236 333-4467 | E: 

GVSS office | About Mahdis

Mary Barrientos *
Program Lead, Incentive Administration

GVSS office

*Currently on leave

Claire Borgonos
Finance and Administrative Coordinator

T: 604 488-5372 | E: 

GVSS office

Eliana Chia
Program Manager, Climate Change

T: 604 488-5377 | E:

GVSS office | About Eliana

Jocelyn Chua
Finance Manager

E: 

GVSS office | About Jocelyn

Alex de Chantal
Regional Manager, Thompson-Okanagan

T: 250 314-9660 | E: 

Thompson office

Jordan Cranmer
Program Coordinator, Northern Interior Region

T: 250 612-0252 | E:

Northern Interior Office

Sonja Dodig
Youth Program Manager

T: 604 488-5361 | E: 

GVSS office | About Sonja

Karen Evangelista
Program Administrator, Sustainable Transportation

E:

GVSS office

Nicole Gonzalez Filos
Communications Coordinator

E:

GVSS office

Kevin Fowler
Program Coordinator, Plug In BC

E:

GVSS office

Theresa Fresco
Senior Manager, Indigenous Partnerships and Programs 

T: 604 488-5363 | E: 

About Theresa

Darell Gaddie
Network Lead, Energy Peers in Indigenous Communities (EPIC)

T: 236 888-1298 | E:

Tanya Hebron*
Program Manager, Climate & Energy Resilience

GVSS office

*Currently on leave; for program queries, please contact .

Mollie Hunt
Assistant Program Manager, Flood Management

T: 236 558-2194 | E:

GVSS office

Bettina Johnson
Program Lead, Interior Regional Programs

Pulkit Kathuria
Program Lead, Charging Infrastructure

E:

GVSS office | About Pulkit

Jenny Koss
Assistant Program Manager, Flood Management

E:

GVSS office | About Jenny

Farhad B. Lari
Assistant Program Manager, Flood Management

E:

GVSS office

Norie Luzan
Accounting and Administrative Assistant

T: 604 488-5350 | E:

GVSS Office

Rebeka MacDonald
Program Lead, Climate Resilience

E:

GVSS office

Kim Menounos
Regional Manager, Northern Interior Region

T: 250 617-4821 | E: 

Northern Interior office

Elijah Morin
Program Lead, Energy Peers in Indigenous Communities (EPIC) Network

T: 236 333-5079 | E:

GVSS Office

Jessie Ning
Senior Finance Manager

T: 604 488-5356 | E: 

GVSS office | About Jessie

Parisa Pajouhesh
Coordinator, Human Resources and Operations

T: 236 886-6322 | E:

GVSS office

Erin Pedersen
Program Lead, Climate Change

T: 604 314-4380 | E: 

GVSS office

Tasha Peterson
Regional Program Lead, Northern Interior Region

T: 250 960-0109 | E:

Northern Interior office

Patience Rakochy
Regional Program Lead (Air Quality), Northern Interior Region

T: 250 612-0252 | C: 250 649-8748 | E: 

Northern Interior office | About Patience

Terry Robert
Director, Interior Regional Programs

T: 250 612-0252 | E:

Northern Interior office | About Terry

Lindsay Sackett
Program Coordinator, CCSBC

E:

About Lindsay

Michael Stanyer
Program Lead, Communications, Plug in BC

T: 604 488-5364 | E:

GVSS office | About Michael

Cherry Tam
Youth Program Lead

T: 604 488-5354 | E: 

GVSS office | About Cherry

Mercy Tamonte
Team Lead, Finance

T: 604 488-5372 | E: 

GVSS office | About Mercy

J-M Toriel 
Program Coordinator, Plug In BC

T: 604 771-4954 | E: 

Christina Toth
Assistant Regional Manager, Fraser Valley

T: 604 864-9295 | E: 

Fraser Valley Office | About Christina 

Balakrishnan (Bala) Venkata
Program Lead, Zero Emission Fleets

T: 236 877-2886 | E: 

GVSS office | About Bala

Erin Vieira
Associate Regional Manager, Thompson

T: 250 314-9660  | E: 

Thompson office | About Erin

Guilherme (Gil) Wachholz
IT Help Desk Technician

GVSS Office
T: 236 308-8097 | E:

GVSS office