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If you're a journalist facing a tight deadline, not sure who would make the best source, looking for background information or hunting around for story ideas, you can start by contacting the Pembina Institute's communications manager:
Julia Kilpatrick, MJ (English / français)
Communications manager
Find a spokesperson by topic area
While the sustainable energy issues we work on at the Pembina Institute often overlap, most of our spokespeople are specialists in certain subject areas. If you're not sure who would make the best source for your story, please contact Julia Kilpatrick for help.
Climate change
Matt Horne, MRM
Acting Climate Policy Director, B.C. Energy Solutions Director
Specializing in: cap-and-trade, carbon pricing, Western Climate Initiative, federal climate action, provincial climate action, Canada's climate targets, greenhouse gas regulations, natural gas and shale gas development.
P.J. Partington, B.Sc. (English / français)
Climate Policy Analyst
Specializing in: climate science, carbon pricing, greenhouse gas emissions, international climate negotiations, greenhouse gas regulations, Canada's climate targets.
Matthew McCulloch, P.Eng.
Director of Consulting Services
Specializing in: voluntary offset programs for carbon emissions, greenhouse gas reduction initiatives by industry.
Josha MacNab, MRM
Associate Director of the Sustainable Communities Group
Specializing in: community energy planning and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
Want to know more? Check out our work on climate change.
General energy issues
Ed Whittingham, MBA
Executive Director
Specializing in: Pembina Institute management and external relations, industry engagement, government relations, federal energy policy, Alberta energy policy, climate change, oilsands impacts and mitigation, renewable energy.
Chris Severson-Baker, MA
Managing Director
Specializing in: Pembina Institute operations and management, federal energy policy, Alberta energy policy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), climate policy.
Simon Dyer, M.Sc., P.Biol.
Policy Director
Specializing in: Pembina Institute perspectives on energy policy, Alberta energy policy, oilsands issues and impacts, land-use planning and protection of species at risk.
Dan Woynillowicz, MA
Director of Strategy and Communications
Specializing in: Pembina Institute perspectives on energy policy, climate change policy, oilsands issues and impacts.
Green economics
Amy Taylor, MRM
Director, Public Sector Services
Specializing in: green economics and fiscal policy.
Want to know more? Check out our work on green economics.
Oilsands
Jennifer Grant, M.Sc.
Oilsands Program Director
Specializing in: oilsands policy and regulation, projected growth in oilsands development and emissions, land-use planning, tailings management, environmental impacts of oilsands development.
Nathan Lemphers, B.Sc., MCP
Senior Oilsands Policy Analyst
Specializing in: oilsands policy and regulation, cross-border and U.S. oilsands issues, financial liabilities for reclamation of tailings.
Marc Huot, B.Sc., M.Sc., E.I.T
Oilsands policy analyst
Specializing in: oilsands policy and regulation, air quality issues, greenhouse gas emissions.
Want to know more? Check out our work on oilsands.
Pembina consulting
Matthew McCulloch, P.Eng.
Director of Consulting Services
Specializing in: standards and best practices for sustainability in the energy industry, corporate social responsibility, life-cycle analysis, voluntary offset programs for carbon emissions, greenhouse gas reduction initiatives by industry, Pembina's environmental consulting work and on-the-ground expertise.
Want to know more? Check out our work in environmental consulting.
Regional issues
Alberta
Chris Severson-Baker, MA
Managing Director
Go to the Alberta energy solutions website
British Columbia
Matt Horne, MRM
Acting Climate Policy Director, B.C. Energy Solutions Director
Kevin Sauvé, B.Sc., MJ
B.C. Communications Lead, Communications
Go to the B.C. energy solutions website
Nova Scotia
Tim Weis, M.Sc., PhD, P.Eng. (English / français)
Director of renewable energy and efficiency policy
Ontario
Cherise Burda, B.Ed., B.Sc., MA
Ontario Policy Director
Go to the Ontario energy solutions website
International
Paul Cobb, B.Eng.
Senior Technical and Policy Advisor, Public Sector Services
Renewable energy & efficiency
Tim Weis, M.Sc., PhD, P.Eng. (English / français)
Director of renewable energy and efficiency policy
Specializing in: renewable energy policy (federal and provincial), feed-in tariffs, energy efficiency and conservation, wind and solar power and other renewable energy technology, nuclear power, coal-fired energy generation, regional renewable energy issues (Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia).
Jesse Row, P.Eng.
Director of the Sustainable Communities Group
Specializing in: energy efficiency, community-driven greenhouse gas reduction programs, Alberta energy policy, urban planning and smart growth.
Want to know more? Check out our work on renewable energy and efficiency.
Sustainable transportation
Cherise Burda, B.Ed., B.Sc., MA
Ontario Policy Director
Specializing in: transportation and urban planning, public transit, commuter choice policies, greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, sustainable transportation, reducing oil demand.
Graham Haines, B.A.Sc.
Technical and Policy Analyst, Transportation
Specializing in: transportation and urban planning, public transit, commuter choice policies, greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, sustainable transportation, reducing oil demand.
Want to know more? Check out our work on transportation.
More resources for journalists
If you're trolling for story ideas, looking for the latest data, or checking out the Pembina Institute's perspective on today's top energy issues, you may be interested in these resources:
- Media release archive
- Pembina Institute publications
- Latest Pembina blog posts
- Recent op-ed articles
Reach other staff at the Pembina Institute
This page lists primary media contacts within the Pembina Institute. For a full staff listing click here.
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