Board
The Pembina Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of experienced and insightful professionals who offer diverse perspectives on environmental priorities, business administration and societal responsibility.
Board Members
David KingPresident
David King has a longtime interest in public education, citizenship and the democratic process. He is currently the Executive Director of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta and serves on a number of boards. Between 1971 and 1986, Mr. King was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, during which time he served as Legislative Secretary to then Premier Lougheed, Minister of Education and Minister of Technology, Research and Telecommunications. David King is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.
Janet PeaceDirector

Janet resides in Washington, D.C., where she is a Senior Research Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Janet is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.
Donn BakerSecretary
Donn lives on a farm outside Drayton Valley where she raises a variety of llamas. She has had a long-term association with both the Pembina Institute and the Pembina Foundation. Donn is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.
Rick BreenDirector

Rick is a practicing lawyer with McLeod and Company LLP and lives with his family in Calgary. Rick is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.
Carol-Ann BrownDirector
Carol-Ann resides in Calgary. She is a Director with Climate Change Central, as well as a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.
Peter DickeyDirector

Peter is the past President of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors. As an engineer in the energy business, Peter worked for Shell Canada for 28 years. Since retiring, he continues to provide consulting services to industry and governments in the areas of safety, environment, climate change and sustainable development. Peter is also involved in voluntary activities including: the Natural Capital project with the CWF, removing the death threat from the Calgary Weir, and the Creating Tomorrow Foundation, and the Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education, a charitable foundation involved with sustainable energy solutions education.
Peter and his wife, Heather, have been married for 46 years and live in downtown Calgary. Peter and Heather travel, spend time in the mountains, enjoy their two children, and play with and are entertained by their two wonderful grandchildren.
Janice McDougallDirector

Janice is a partner in Goodman, McDougall & Associates Ltd., a human resources consulting firm that provides facilitation and compensation services to public, private and not-for-profit organizations. She and her work/life partner, Gervais Goodman, live and work at the Learning Sanctuary in southern Alberta. Janice is a past Director of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System of Canada, a founding member and past President of the Foothills Land Trust and has served on a variety of professional and sustainability related boards. Janice is the member of the Foundation's Board of Directors.
Barry WorbetsDirector
Barry and his family live in Calgary. He is a senior fellow at the Canada West Foundation where he leads the 21st Century Project on Natural Capital. Barry is a member of the Foundation's Board of Directors.
Staff
• Phone: 780-542-6272
• Send an email to Grace Gruber
Grace is the Executive Director of the Pembina Foundation. She has a long history with the Pembina Institute and the Pembina Foundation, having worked for the institute many years ago and having served on the boards of both organizations in the past. In addition to her work with Pembina, Grace is completing her second term as a public school board trustee for the Parkland School Division, where she has served as the Board Chair for the past four years. Grace is also currently taking courses in the Human Resources Management. Born and raised in the Drayton Valley area, she continues to live in Tomahawk, where she enjoys the opportunity to explore the fields and spend time with her two grown daughters when their schedules allow.