The Pembina Institute's Board of Directors provides governance, support and operational strategic direction for the organization. The board meets regularly throughout the year.
Our board comprises experienced and insightful professionals who bring to the table diverse perspectives on environmental priorities, business administration, and societal responsibility. Board members serve as volunteers.
Janice McDougallPresident

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.
David ArmourSecretary
David is the President of the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), a not-for-profit federation of nine member clubs that serve five million CAA members across Canada. Its 148 local offices provide a suite of services including automotive; travel; insurance; and a variety of member services including roadside assistance, traffic safety, and advocacy on issues including cars and the environment. David is the former President and CEO of United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada, former CEO of the Canadian Medical Foundation and former Senior Advisor for Health Sciences Development to the University Laval Foundation in Québec City. David also serves on the Trusts and Funds Committee of the Canadian Red Cross. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec. David is a member of the Pembina Institute's Board of Directors.
Robert HornungTreasurer

Robert is a member of the Pembina Institute's Board of Directors. He is the President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). Robert represents the interests of CanWEA's more than 280 corporate members in a variety of fora. He manages the team working to implement CanWEA's policy research, advocacy and communications activities, as well as conferences and special events. Robert is also a board member of the Global Wind Energy Council. Prior to joining CanWEA, Robert worked for nine years with the Pembina Institute,serving as Policy and Communications Director and Climate Change Program Director. Robert has also worked on the climate change issue with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Environment Canada, and Friends of the Earth Canada
Frances BowenDirector

Frances is an Associate Professor in Strategy and Global Management, and Director of the International Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability Studies (IRIS) at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. IRIS researches state-of-the-art innovative management practices and their impacts on societal issues — both environmental and social — and the role that those practices may play in moving industry towards a more sustainable posture. Frances' current and recent research projects have focused on the roles of subsidiary managers in encouraging environmental initiatives within multinational companies, and how firms might induce suppliers to participate in environmentally sound supply chain management. Frances has presented academic papers at more than 30 international conferences and has won several Best Paper awards, including the prestigious "Organizations and the Natural Environment Best Paper Award" at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in 2005. Frances has served on a variety of non-profit Boards in Canada and the UK, and is currently a member of the Environment Committee of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Frances joined the Pembina Institute's Board of Directors in 2007.
Eric LloydDirector

Eric Lloyd received a degree in Engineering Chemistry from Queen's University in 1975. He worked in a variety of engineering, operations, management and executive roles during his 31 year career in the Western Canadian Oil and Gas Industry. Eric was the founding President of PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada from 1996 to 2007. Prior to becoming President of PTAC, he was Vice-President, Operations for Poco Petroleums Ltd.
Eric's environmental volunteer work has primarily focused on watershed protection. He was founding Chair of the Elbow River Watershed Partnership (ERWP) and currently serves as past chair on the ERWP Board. He is also a member of the Bow River Basin Council. Eric was President of the Bragg Creek Environmental Coalition (BCEC) and currently is Vice President of BCEC. He has been involved in a number of initiatives with BCEC including the Alberta Environment Riparian Land Conservation and Management Project and the Moose Mountain Dialogue with Shell and Husky. He was a member of the Resource Inventory and Sensitivity Analysis (RISA) Team for the Municipal District of Rocky View Greater Bragg Creek Area Structure Plan (ASP). Eric is also a member of the University of Calgary Industry Advisory Council Engineering for Environment Program.
Eric lives in Bragg Creek Alberta with his wife Cathy. He has two daughters, Karin, who is an Environmental Engineer and Janis, who is an Environmental Geologist.
Rob MacintoshDirector

Rob is a member of the Pembina Institute'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.
John RobinsonDirector

John Robinson is a professor with the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, and the Department of Geography, at the University of British Columbia. He is currently directing research programs looking at the intersection of climate change mitigation, adaptation and sustainability; the use of visualization, modeling and citizen engagement to explore sustainable futures; sustainable buildings and urban design; creating private/public/NGO and research sector partnerships for sustainability; and generally the intersection of sustainability, social and technological change, behaviour change, and community engagement processes. His major current project is trying to get the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) built and operating. Dr. Robinson is a member of the B.C. Climate Action Team, the B.C. Hydro External Advisory Committee on Electricity Conservation and Efficiency, and the Vancouver Climate Leadership Council, on the Board of the Sustainable Cities Foundation and the Pembina Institute, a member of the Steering Group of HELIO International, and on the Editorial Boards of the journals Integrated Assessment, Ecology and Society, Building Research and Information, and the Journal of Industrial Ecology. He has been a Lead Author in the last three reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.