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.

Dharani Ampolu
Research Assistant and EV Advisor, Plug in BC

E:

GVSS office 

Mahdis Araujo
Program Manager, Charging Infrastructure and Outreach

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 inquiries.

Jocelyn Chua
Finance Manager

E: 

GVSS office | About Jocelyn

Alex de Chantal
Regional Manager, Thompson-Okanagan

T: 250 314-9660 | E: 

Thompson office

Sonja Dodig
Youth Program Manager

T: 604 488-5361 | E: 

GVSS office | About Sonja

Nicole Gonzalez Filos
Communications Coordinator

E:

GVSS office

Kevin Fowler
Program Coordinator, Plug In BC

E:

GVSS office

Theresa Fresco
Regional Manager, Greater Vancouver-Sea to Sky

T: 604 488-5363 | E: 

GVSS office | About Theresa

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

T: 236 888-1298 | E:

Tanya Hebron
Acting Program Manager, Climate & Energy Resilience

T: 604 488-5350 | E: 

GVSS office

Mollie Hunt
Assistant Program Manager, Flood Management

T: 236 558-2194 | E:

GVSS office

Bettina Johnson
Program Lead, Interior Regional Programs

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

E:

GVSS office | About Pulkit

Jenny Koss
Assistant Program Manager, Flood Management

E:

GVSS office | About Jenny

Shikhar Kumar
Program Manager, Zero Emission Fleets

T: 604 600-4727 | E: 

GVSS office | About Shikhar

Andrea McDonald
Program Lead, Greater Vancouver- Sea to Sky Region

E:

GVSS office

Kim Menounos
Regional Manager, Northern Interior Region

T: 250 617-4821 | E: 

Northern Interior 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 Coordinator, 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
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
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

Tom Welfare
Program Lead, Energy Efficiency

T: 604 240-4453 | 

GVSS office | About Tom