From Left to Right: Frank Hardy, Perry McLeod_Shabogesic, Alex Commanda (Fisheries Management Trainee), Sarah A. Couchie (in back) (Intern), Angelina Commanda (Fisheries Management Trainee), Nikki Commanda (in back) (Fisheries Tech.), Sarah Couchie (Fisheries Biologist Intern), Cynthia Roy, Maureen Peltier, Kim Tremblay, Caroline Deary, Charles Hardy (Aboriginal Inland Habitat Tech.), Josh Hardy (Intern), Ed Desson Ed Desson, General Manager Ed oversees day to day operations at the A/OFRC head office in North Bay, as well as the field fisheries unit in McDiarmid. He is the primary contact for client and funding relationships both at the provincial and federal levels, reporting directly to the A/OFRC Board of Directors. Prior to becoming General Manager, Ed provided technical and data management support to A/OFRC staff and clients over a span of 8 years. Ed began his fisheries career working in the Contaminants Surveillance Program with Fisheries and Oceans Canada out of Burlington. He then moved to the Ministry of Natural Resources Fisheries Assessment Unit network, with stops in the Kawartha Lakes, Lake Huron, and Lake Nipissing, over a span of 10 years. Two years working as a private environmental consultant then led to his eventual employment with the A/OFRC. Ed’s strengths lie in project planning, the technical aspects of fish population and habitat assessment, training, and data management. Ed’s passion is in technical innovation, adapting new and old ideas for use in modern fisheries science. He was instrumental in the development and perfecting of the Bathymetric Automated Survey System (BASS) which allows for the generation of accurate geo-referenced, bathymetric charts in the field. Cynthia Roy, Office Administrator Having joined the A/OFRC in 1999, Cynthia provides financial, administrative, and support services to the staff and Directors of the Centre. Cynthia offers extensive experience working in professional office environments for the past eight years. A graduate of Canadore College of the Applied Arts Small Business Management Program, Cynthia continues her involvement with the College as an alumni advisor for that program. Perry McLeod-Shabogesic, Community Liaison Specialist Born and raised on (N’biising) Nipissing First Nation he is a member of the Anishinabek Nation. Perry has served on Council for his First Nation and has sat on many boards and committees. He has also been a contributor over the last 10 years to the "Anishinabek News" covering a wide variety of topics that affect both the Native and non-Native communities. Over the years, Perry has facilitated countless cross-cultural workshops in First Nations, schools and for many Native and non-Native organizations and educational institutes across Ontario. Perry previously worked as the "Traditional Healing Coordinator" for Nipissing First Nation where he gained much knowledge in the area of traditional harvesting techniques for edible plants, medicines, game and fish. Perry also has a strong knowledge base of traditional protocols and teachings. He brings a communications background to the CLS position and experience previously working for the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) in the Inter-Governmental Affairs (IGA) department where he served the 43 member First nations of the Anishinabek Nation. Maureen Peltier, FIsheries Biologist Maureen Peltier holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Zoology from Laurentian University. Her home community is Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve. Maureen joined the A/OFRC team as a fisheries technician in the summer of 2001 for the Joint Whitefish Index Netting Study. She participated in sampling, netting, and data collection activities. As an A/OFRC biologist she will analyze and interpret data for staff field representatives and community technicians and play a role in designing and reviewing fisheries assessment projects. Kim Tremblay, Fisheries Biologist Kimberley, who is originally from the North Bay area, has much work experience and personal commitment to fisheries. “It is a commendable cause to work towards sustainable fisheries, by strengthening the relationships with those groups who are responsible for the management of the fisheries, mainly the First Nations and the government” Kimberly states. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (Honours) majoring in Environmental Protection with a minor in Water Resources. In the past, Kim has worked for Environment Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR), Zoology Department University of Guelph and finally the Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit out of Sudbury Ontario where she had been employed until being offered the biologist at the A/OFRC.
A/Ofrc is North Bay-based company (Ontario, Canada) with a phone number 7054727888. Our data show that the company is located at the address: 755 Wallace Rd Unit 5. The company has a web site: www.aofrc.org.
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