Board Members and Executive Staff of Ducks Unlimited Canada

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is governed by a Board of Directors, whose dedicated members across Canada and the United States work closely with staff to develop the broad policy that guides every aspect of DUC’s pursuit of our conservation mission and vision.

Answering to the board, DUC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer leads a team of executive staff and oversees the daily operations of DUC.

Board of Directors

Officers of the Board

C. Neil Downey—Chairman of the Board
Jack H. Hole—President
Tom S. Worden—Vice-President
David Blom —Treasurer
Mauri M. Rutherford—Secretary

Canadian Directors

British Columbia

Bob Clark
Len Everett
Huntly Gordon
Donald H. E. Hubbard
George C. Reifel
John Simkins
Janice E. Spencer
Kenneth I. Thompson

Alberta

Mel F. Belich, Q.C.
David Blom
Jeff Commins
C. Neil Downey
Jack H. Hole
David McCoy
Travis G. Peckham

Saskatchewan

Peter D. Carton
James E. Couch
Larry Haas
Ronald J. Hicks
Larry Johnson
James McHattie
John R. Messer
William Owens
Fred Wagman

Manitoba

Thomas Carlyle
M. Kent Christie
Michael M. Leech
David D. Pearce
James A. Richardson
Mauri M. Rutherford

Ontario

Gordon Chaplin
Gary Down
Thomas Pick
W. Gerald Walker
Greg Weeks
James Williams
Tom Worden
G. Tod Wright

Québec

Alain Gaul
James Madon

New Brunswick

Stuart E. Blair
Malcolm M. Dunfield
Kevin Harris

Nova Scotia

Donald A.R. Burry
Grenville Jones

Prince Edward Island

Douglas N. MacDonald
Patrick J. Trainor

Newfoundland and Labrador

Jennifer Churchill-Bartlett
Barbara Genge

American Directors

Ron Bartels
Robert Berg
J. David Blakemore
Hazard K. Campbell
George Dunklin, Jr.
Douglas T. Federighi
Elliott S. Gassner
Grady Hartzog
Rogers Hoyt Jr.
James Hulbert
James Konkel
L. Monty Lewis, Jr.
W. Bruce Lewis
A. Kel Long III
L.J. Mayeux
Joseph G. Mazon
John Newman
John R. Pope
Paul A. Ralstin
Ron Rich
Raymond G. Scoggins
Cliff Slinkard
James R. Sowers
Steve Thies
John Tomke

Honorary Directors

G. F. Dunn
John C. Eaton
Arthur L. Irving
Duncan M. Jessiman
John D. McDiarmid
Duncan W. Sinclair
William G. Turnbull
Claude H. Wilson

Directors Emeriti

D. John Archibald
Frank Baldwin
Murray Bercovich
Richard A. N. Bonnycastle
John H. Bowles, FCA
Duncan Campbell
Hugh D. Fairn
Ross E. Gage
Richard W. Henders
Joseph Y. Hickman, Q.C.
E.G. Johnson
R. Timothy Kenny
D. Gavin Koyl
Graham LeBourveau, FCA
James D. MacDonald
Neil G. MacKay, Q.C.
Barry H. Martin
Thomas A. Newman, Q.C.
G. David Richardson
Roland E. Rivalin, Q.C.
Gilles Rivard, Q.C.
Terry Sparks
Richard B. Trethewey
Julius F. Wall
John D. Woodward

Executive Vice-President Emeritus

Stewart Morrison

Executive Staff

Jeff Nelson—Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Henry Murkin—Director of Conservation Programs
Allan Beaudry—Chief Financial Officer
Ken Bailey—Director of Revenue and Membership
Madeleine Arbez—Director of Marketing and Communications
Gary Goodwin—Corporate Counsel and Director of Corporate Services
Rick Wishart—Director of Education Programs
Ian Barnett—Director of Regional Operations – Western Region
Jamie Fortune—Director of Regional Operations – Eastern Region
Linda Monforton— Director of Human Resources