Our Staff

Chief Executive Officer

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
• Mary Barrientos
• Claire Borgonos
• Eliana Chia*
• Sonja Dodig
• Theresa Fresco
  
• Tanya Hebron
• Denise Palmer Hoskins
• Ridhiima Kalia
• Pulkit Kathuria
• Jenny Koss
• Shikhar Kumar
• Steve Litke
• Andrea McDonald
• Kim Menounos
• Serena Michell-Grenier
• Inger Miller
  
• Jessie Ning
• Erin Pedersen
• Tasha Peterson
• Bob Purdy
• Terry Robert
• Adriana Ruso
• Lindsay Sackett
• Michael Stanyer
• Cherry Tam
• Mercy Tamonte
• Afarin Tavasoli
• J-M Toriel
• Christina Toth
• Jim Vanderwal
• Balakrishnan (Bala) Venkata
• Erin Vieira
• Hannah Wasstrom
  
• Tom Welfare
• Jane Wellburn
  
• Frances Woo

Mahdis Araujo
EV Advisor, Sustainable Transportation (Plug in BC)
T: 236 333-4467 | E: 

GVSS office

Mary Barrientos
Program Administrator, Sustainable Transportation (Plug in BC)
T: 604 488-5350 | E: 

GVSS office

Claire Borgonos
Finance and Administrative Coordinator
T: 604 488-5372 | E: 

GVSS office

Eliana Chia*
Program Manager, Climate & Energy Resilience
T: 604 488-5377 | E:

GVSS office | About Eliana

*Eliana Chia is currently on leave. Please contact Tanya Hebron for program queries.

Sonja Dodig
Youth Program Manager
T: 604 488-5361 | E: 

GVSS office | About Sonja

Theresa Fresco
Regional Manager, Greater Vancouver-Sea to Sky
T: 604 488-5363 | E: 

GVSS office | About Theresa

Tanya Hebron
Acting Program Manager, Climate & Energy Resilience
T: 604 488-5350 | E: 

GVSS office

Ridhiima Kalia
Program Administrator, Interior Regional Programs

T: 250 612-0282 | E:

Northern Interior office

Pulkit Kathuria
EV Advisor, Sustainable Transportation (Plug in BC)
E:

GVSS office | About Pulkit

Jenny Koss
Program Coordinator, Flood Management
E:

GVSS office | About Jenny

Shikhar Kumar
Commercial ZEV Advisor, Zero-Emission Fleets Program
T: 604 600-4727 | E: 

GVSS office

Andrea McDonald
Program Coordinator, Greater Vancouver- Sea to Sky Region
E:

GVSS office

Kim Menounos
Regional Manager, Northern Interior
T: 250 612-0282 | E: 

Northern Interior office

Serena Michell-Grenier
Youth Engagement Specialist
E:

About Serena

Inger Miller
Program Manager, Sustainable Transportation (Plug in BC)
T: 604 488-5350 | E: 

GVSS office

Jessie Ning
Finance Manager
T: 604 488-5356 | E: 

GVSS office | About Jessie

Erin Pedersen
Program Coordinator, Climate Change
Fraser Basin Council

T: 604-314-4380 | E:

Tasha Peterson
Program Lead, Northern Interior
T: 250 612-0282 | E:

Northern Interior office

Terry Robert
Director, Special Projects
T: 250 612-0252 | E:

Northern Interior office | About Terry

Lindsay Sackett
Program Coordinator, Northern Interior Region
T: 250 612-0252 | E:

Northern Interior office

Michael Stanyer
Program Lead, Communications, Plug in BC
T: 604 488-5364 | E:

GVSS office

Cherry Tam
Youth Program Lead
T: 604 488-5354 | E: 

GVSS office | About Cherry

Mercy Tamonte
Finance Coordinator
T: 604 488-5372 | E: 

GVSS office | About Mercy

Afarin Tavasoli
Program Administrator, Sustainable Transportation
E: 

GVSS office | About Afarin

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
Research Analyst, Fleets Program

T: 236 877-2886 | E: 

GVSS office | About Bala

Erin Vieira
Associate Regional Manager, Thompson
T: 250 314-9660  | E: 

Thompson office | About Erin

Tom Welfare
Program Lead, Energy Efficiency
C: 236 333-4467 |