Jason Thistlethwaite is the community lead of the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum. He is also a professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) and a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Areas of research and expertise: flood risk governance, risk reduction and management, economic impacts of extreme weather and climate change
Daniel Henstra is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the associate chair for Undergraduate Studies. Daniel is also a steering committee member of the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum.
Areas of research and expertise: public administration, public policy, local government, federalism and multilevel governance, emergency management and climate change adaptation
Colleen Mercer Clarke has over 30 years of experience in the private sector as a marine ecologist and landscape architect. She completed a doctorate degree at Dalhousie University focused on the opportunities and constraints for improving coastal planning and management in Canadian coastal regions. Colleen is the Chair of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Task Force on Adaptation to Climate Change, and the International Federation of Landscape Architects Working Group on Climate Change.
Areas of research and expertise: coastal governance, landscape architecture, land use planning, coastal climate change impacts, climate change adaptation
Hope Parnham is a landscape architect and planner. She has been working in the field of climate change adaptation to promote coastal risk awareness and sustainable adaptation solutions for coastal development for more than a decade. Hope is a member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects' Climate Change Adaptation Committee and is co-chair of the International Federation of Landscape Architects' Climate Change Working Group. She is currently working on her PhD with the University of Prince Edward Island's Climate Lab.
Areas of research and expertise: landscape architecture, environmental and land use planning, coastal development, climate change adaptation
Dan Sandink is currently the director of research at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). Dan has led a significant portion of the Institute’s urban flood risk reduction work, and has authored or co-authored dozens of reports and articles on topics related to urban flooding and natural hazards. Dan’s work has focused on risk perception, adoption of lot-level disaster risk reduction practices, flood insurance, climate change adaptation, lot-level basement flood protection technologies, inflow/infiltration, construction code development, interpretation and enforcement, and disaster risk reduction for residential/non-engineered buildings, among other topics. Dan is a graduate of the geography and planning programs at the universities of Guelph, Western Ontario and Toronto.
Areas of research and expertise: human dimensions of hazards and the social aspects of flooding, urban flood risk, public hazard risk perceptions, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation
Daniel Scott is the executive director of the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3), a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, and a research chair at the University of Waterloo. Daniel works in the areas of climate change, global tourism, and protected area management. He has collaborated with the World Tourism Organisation, United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Meteorological Organization. Daniel was a contributing author and expert reviewer for several Assessment Reports on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Areas of research and expertise: human dimensions of climate change, climate and society, and sustainable tourism
Truzaar Dordi is a Doctoral Candidate in Sustainability Management at the School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development (SEED). His research investigates the intersection between climate risk and financial resiliency.
Shaieree Cottar is the coordinator for the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum (CCRF). She is responsible for organizing and facilitating CCRF activities and engagement. Shaieree also engages in internal and external communications, including social media and online digital content.