Dr. Boucher is a Faculty Lecturer at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, where he leads the online Master of Public Administration (MPA). His research focuses on Public Sector Entrepreneurship and Energy Transition Acceleration. Within this research area, he is interested in energy justice, comparative public policy, low-income energy efficacy, renewable energy cooperatives, public sector entrepreneurship, decentralized energy, and small modular reactors. He holds a Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Saskatchewan. 

Rod is President of SES Solar Co-operative in Saskatoon. Rod has an M.Sc. in geography and B.Sc. in biochemistry, both from the University of Saskatchewan where he taught for 37 years in the fields of physical geography and environmental studies. He is also a principal in an environmental consulting partnership. Rod has been a long-time member of Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES), and currently serves on the board of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC). Rod is a personal participant in generating solar electricity.

Dennis is a member of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative (OREC). Dennis has a B.Sc in environmental studies from McGill University and a M.A. in geography from Queen’s. As a student Dennis spent a summer doing research at the Ark Project in Prince Edward Island. Dennis worked briefly in cooperative housing and community development and then worked for Environment and Climate Change Canada from 1989 to 2020 with a focus on state of environment reporting and indicators. Dennis has extensive experience doing research and analysis, managing teams and projects, consulting with stakeholders and preparing reports.

Rocky (Raquel Feroe) comes to CCEC as a founding member of Solar Power Investment Cooperative of Edmonton. She has served on the board of the Solar Energy Society of Alberta (SESA), Alberta Capital Airshed, Edmonton Area Land Trust, Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition, North Saskatchewan River Valley Conservation Society, and the Alberta Environmental Network (AEN). She is an advocate for environmental law reform via HealthyYEG.org and a member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment(CAPE). Rocky started as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics before earning a Medical Degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, NH. Rocky is now retired and focusing on projects that advance the inextricable links between human and planetary health

Jeff Roberts is founding member and Chair Person of the Bow Valley Green Energy Co-operative and an advisor on a number of energy developments. Jeff is a semi-retired energy executive with leadership experience in operations, technology, and project development. He is passionate about assisting society in the impending energy transition both through energy efficiency as well as sustainable energy production. Jeff is a registered professional engineer in Alberta and has graduate and post-graduate engineering degrees from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. 

Dany brings his years of experience and passion about the green economy to his work at Eco-West Canada. An industry leader in promoting EV adoption and charging infrastructure in the prairies, Dany and his team at Eco-West Canada have led municipalities in Manitoba and beyond into the EV sector with vision and expertise. He specializes in explaining opportunities for environmental economic development to municipalities, and in leading teams to design projects and write funding applications. With a background in economics, Dany has a particular interest in applying a circular economy lens to understanding and addressing sustainability issues. As executive director of Eco-West Canada, he works with businesses, community-based organizations, and all three levels of government to build widespread commitment towards sustainable development in rural municipalities across Canada.
Dany holds both a B.A. and B. Comm. (Hons.) from the University of Manitoba, and a Certificate in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies from University of Cambridge Judge Business School.

Karl Janelle is a PhD candidate in management at the Alphonse-et-Dorimène-Desjardins International Institute for Cooperatives at HEC Montréal, specializing in the transformative role of community initiatives in the energy sector. He chairs the Montréal Climate Coalition and serves on the Governance Committee of the Conseil Québécois de la Coopération et de la Mutualité and the Housing Committee of Transition en Commun. Additionally, Karl lectures in Management and Sustainable Transition at HEC Montréal. He has led various strategic innovation projects for non-profit and public organizations, including the City of Montréal. During his master's studies at HEC Montréal, he explored alternative organizational structures in healthcare and contributed to Hydro-Québec's strategic plan for energy efficiency.

Colin Smith is project management consultant for the Peace River Energy Project, a community owned utility scale 5 MW solar project in the Peace region of Alberta. The Project is led by Peace Energy Cooperative and plans to begin construction in spring 2024.