Rob is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors. Rob co-founded the Pembina Institute in 1985 and served for 10 years as its first Executive Director. While at the Pembina Institute, Rob developed the corporate consulting service. He twice co-chaired the Canadian Environmental Network and served on numerous boards including the Alberta Clean Air Strategic Alliance, the Environmental Law Centre, Friends of the Earth and the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation. Upon retiring from a staff role in 2001, he shifted to business development and consulting as president of Dejanira Enterprises and senior partner with Green Planet Communications. He remains active as a volunteer with a number of environmental organizations. Rob and his wife Lori live on a farm west of Drayton Valley, Alberta.

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.

Tom Marr-Laing is a self-employed businessperson with responsibilities for the acquisition, development, and operation of various real estate properties and businesses. He currently serves as a Director on the Beverage Container Management Board. Tom also provides consulting services to businesses and non-profit organizations in the area of business development, regulatory and legal interventions, and non-profit fundraising and project management.

From 1990 to 2005, Tom served in several senior management capacities for the Pembina Institute. During his tenure with the Institute, Tom served as Executive Director, Policy Director, Director of Environmental Education and Director of the Energy Watch program. His responsibilities included coordination and strategic development of program activities as well as delivery on a number of specific projects. Tom also served as co-chair or participant on several multi-stakeholder bodies charged with developing policy frameworks to manage environmental issues of public concern. This included Vice President of the Board of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA), co-chair of the original CASA Flaring and Venting Project Teams, and active member of the CASA Electricity Project Team which developed a comprehensive framework to reduce air emissions from the Alberta Electric Power sector.

Tom holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta. He resides in Red Deer, Alberta with his wife and two young children.

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.

Kim Sanderson has worked as an environmental researcher, writer and editor for over 25 years. She has served on a number of volunteer boards and committees including the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, the City of Edmonton's Environmental Advisory Committee, the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists, and the Queen Alexandra Community League in Edmonton. Kim has a B.Sc. in biology and a M.Sc. in soil microbiology. Kim is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.

Margaret Chandler has been active in the environmental community in Calgary for over 20 years and has worked and volunteered for many local, provincial, and national environmental organizations. She is the owner of Green Fuse Communications and also teaches part-time at Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary. Margaret has served on a number of volunteer boards including the Calgary Eco-Centre, the Calgary Field Naturalists Society, the Federation of Alberta Naturalists, the Safe Drinking Water Foundation, the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, and the Clean Calgary Association. She is a member of the Pembina Foundation's Board of Directors.

Margaret has a BA in History and a M.Ed. in Adult and Community Education. She lives in Calgary with her husband Steven.

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