We are a non-profit think-and-do tank based in Vancouver, Canada, mainstreaming sustainable ways of living here and around the world.
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Our capacity to engage in action-oriented partnerships and produce quality work builds on our individual careers in the sustainability field. From our Board members to our Associates, we make change happen. We work with partners around the world, from the local to international level. Getting to one-planet living is a team effort – and we’re excited to share our hopes, knowledge, talent and passion as we move forward together. We would like to thank supporters of our work for their partnership, funding and in-kind donations.
Get to Know UsThe One Earth team has long-standing and varied experience in sustainability issues, from local to global levels and across research, policy and practice. Our capacity to produce quality work and engage in action-oriented partnership builds on our individual careers and that of the organizations we work with. Each of us is described below.
Connect with UsOne Earth Initiative Society ("OneEarth")
1949 Comox Street - Suite 1002 Vancouver, BC | V6G 1R7 | Canada info@oneearthweb.org |
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Our Board of Directors
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Our Team
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Dr. Vanessa TimmerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | CO-FOUNDER
Social entrepreneur weaving together sustainability, storytelling and systems thinking, who believes that envisioning positive futures is a powerful draw for social change; Senior Research Fellow - Utrecht University; YWCA Woman of Distinction (Environment); Top 40 under 40 | LINKEDIN | vanessa (at) oneearthweb.org |
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Dagmar TimmerMANAGING DIRECTOR - STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | CO-FOUNDER
20+ years in sustainability including as a network builder, facilitator, researcher, policy analyst, and activist; international experience includes coordinating a global network on rainforest conservation; political scientist | LINKEDIN | dagmar (at) oneearthweb.org |
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Cora HallsworthSENIOR ASSOCIATE
Co-lead, One Planet Saanich with OneEarth; planning, strategy and research consulting including managing award winning plans and advising on municipal, regional and corporate sustainability initiatives | LINKEDIN |
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Lisa MastnySENIOR ASSOCIATE
Senior researcher, writer, editor; communications support to nonprofit and international organizations, e.g., UN Environment, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), REN21, Generation 180, Food & Water Watch; previously, Sr. Editor & Director of Publications, New Dream; almost 20 years at Worldwatch Institute including Sr. Editor on monthly magazines & State of the World reports | LINKEDIN |
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Lindsey BoyleSENIOR ASSOCIATE
Strategist, insights expert and film maker for some of the world’s most people-centric and trusted brands including Google, Netflix, The North Face, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Whole Foods; started Circular Citizen in 2019 with a commitment to advance the transition to a circular, equitable and regenerative economy | LINKEDIN |
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Nicole Anne BoyerSENIOR ASSOCIATE
Futurist and facilitator, specialising in catalysing positive disruptive innovations; 15 + years experience with future-visioning projects and named one of the top 10 female futurists; future of healthcare and biosciences to manufacturing and consumption patterns; managing director, Adaptive Edge (futures thinking, strategy, and innovation) | LINKEDIN |
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Dr. Jennie MooreSENIOR ASSOCIATE
Director, Institute Sustainability, British Columbia Institute of Technology; BCIT's Centre for Ecocities works with cities around the world; LEED professional; PhD on Vancouver's ecological footprint; YWCA Woman of Distinction (Environment); host of the Ecocity World Summit (2019) | LINKEDIN | BIO |
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Fergus Kinnaird ASSOCIATE
Environmental economist and climate campaigner; policy and technical analyst; company engagement, stakeholder activism and social / digital tactics with Australia Conservation Foundation; co-founder of Shift Australia, which supports people to meaningfully engage in democratic processes and take action on social justice, environment; Program Manager of the CoolIt Climate Leadership Training Program (BC Sustainable Energy Association) | LINKEDIN |
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Edna CatumbelaASSOCIATE
Biophilic Designer and Sustainability Researcher; Exploring the human-nature relationships within the built environment; Passionate about leveraging visual and graphic design to make information more digestible and accessible; Experience curating educational content for global environmental sustainability awareness; M.S. (Building Science), B.Sc. (Architecture), Certificate (Global Business) | LINKEDIN |
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Max SerpaASSOCIATE
CityHive EnviroLab Graduate; Data analyst; project coordinator/designer in community and institutional consultations; project manager for community programs; education administrator; somatic psychology enthusiast; BA (Sociology, Counselling), Diploma (Business Management), Certified Associate (Project Management) |
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Lauren ThuASSOCIATE
Interdisciplinary designer; researcher; writer; storyteller. Committed to promoting futures thinking and deep sustainability pathways through design. Founding member of the Roving Designers, a group dedicated to place-based and community-minded design work. 2021 recipient of the ECUAD DESIS Radical Sustainability Award. BDes: Industrial Design, Minor: Curatorial Practice. (2021) Cert.: Motion Picture Production (2009) | LINKEDIN |
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Claude GaletteSUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND EDUCATION CONTRIBUTOR COHORT (paired with OneEarth)
MA Global Affairs from U of T (focus: Environmental Studies); BA Psychology (focus: Brain and Cognitive Science); completed program evaluations for economic empowerment programs, green materials transitions for buildings, researched plastic bag bans; interested in transitions to sustainable lifestyles, circular economics, waste prevention (esp. Asia Pacific Region, East Africa); speaks French, Haitian Creole, conversational Japanese. | LINKEDIN |
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Flocia AkeyoSUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND EDUCATION CONTRIBUTOR COHORT (paired with OneEarth)
Finishing her Bachelor of Environment (SFU); participated in the Yale Young Global Scholars program; aspires to be a professional urban and regional planner to be part of a team that strives to transform society’s spaces in order to make them healthier and more livable; gets inspiration from the late Prof. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace prize; born and raised in Kenya. | LINKEDIN |
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Gilles GiustaBOOKKEEPING
30+ years of bookkeeping and accounting experience; owner and manager, Scorpio Consulting whose clients include businesses, charities and nonprofits such as Le Centre Culturel Francophone and Potluck Cafe Society | BIO |
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Lynda GertySTRATEGIC APPROACH
Professional Certified Coach, group facilitator, and organizational consultant for many organizations across British Columbia; managed public engagement, David Suzuki Foundation; directed public engagement, Vantage Point; managed national campaigns in the Nathan Cullen Leadership Campaign | LINKEDIN |
Key Partner Team Members
Each of our projects or initiatives brings together a vibrant and experienced team of professionals alongside those who support the initiative through their partnerships, in-kind or volunteer support. Here are a few of the people we work together with closely.
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Raagini AppaduraiBEACON FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Leads the Question Consumption initiative; social justice and equity educator, with deep commitment to this work informed and fueled by my unique position as a woman of color, an artist, and an activist; passion for creative and equitable educational platforms to social justice for young people in various different spaces; inspiring young people to be active social change makers in the world; singer-songwriter and lover of art. | LINKEDIN |
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Majid KhouryMOTIVATION PROFILES
Advertising and branding strategist; 30+ years of market research expertise focusing on advertising and brand research; optimises the collection of and insights from marketing data and research; previously Senior Vice President of the Western Region for Ipsos ASI until going independent in 2012. | LINKEDIN |
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Rosemary CooperPREVIOUS SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Project Director, Share Reuse Repair Initiative ("making the most of stuff" - MakeWay Foundation shared platform); planning professional with 20+ years sustainability experience; teaches in BCIT’s Sustainable Business Leadership program | LINKEDIN |
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Alice HenryPREVIOUS ASSOCIATE
Program Manager, Share Reuse Repair Initiative; Chief Community Officer (ElevateHub BC); Cause + Impact team for Brands for Better Foundation; experience includes interdisciplinary research and program coordination with OneEarth (Associate), starting a food co-op, coordinating campus recycling, textiles waste reduction (Leverage Lab), delivering educational workshops (Elements Society); vegan for 10 years and strives to live zero-waste. LINKEDIN |
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Michelle BonnerLIGHTER LIVING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Community Investment Portfolio Manager, Vancity Credit Union, Canada's largest community credit union; works in partnership with OneEarth to mainstream sustainable living in British Columbia.; their EnviroFund’s 5 year focus on lighter living is one way they support community-led and strategic initiatives. | LINKEDIN |
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Dr. Atsushi WatabeENVISIONING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES | CO-CHAIR, UN SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND EDUCATION TASKFORCE
Programme Director, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan); sociology of rural development, population movement, migration in SE Asian countries | BIO |
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Markus TerhoMAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Project Director, Resource-Wise Citizen, at the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA; Headed Sustainability at Nokia; decades of experience in sustainable development, and is actively involved industry wide to expand sustainability co-operation, accountability, and action. | BIO |
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Nicole van den BergIMAGE CLIMATE PROJECT
PhD candidate exploring how to effectively incorporate lifestyle changes into Integrated Assessment Models | BIO |
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Jason MogusSTRATEGIC APPROACH
Digital Pioneer; principal strategist at NetChange; trusted advisor to campaigns and senior leaders; led mobilization and digital strategy campaigns for Tar Sands Campaign, Center for American Progress, #StopAdani in Australia, Human Rights Watch, the UN Foundation, and the David Suzuki Foundation. | LINKEDIN |
Associates
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Emmanuel PrinetSENIOR ASSOCIATE | CO-FOUNDER
Planning professional; worked on sustainable consumption and production for 15+ years in both France and Canada. Engaged in international processes including within the UN Environment and the European Commission, the OECD, and was an NGO representative on the Canadian delegation to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; currently working at MEC (Mountain Equipment) | LINKEDIN |
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Dwayne ApplebyASSOCIATE
Program manager (sustainable living) with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies; researcher with development, poverty reduction, and sustainability expertise; helped develop OneEarth's lighter living work in BC | LINKEDIN |
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Nanaki VijASSOCIATE
Brings a technical background with a passion for society and people; environmental science / agricultural economics; previously worked on sustainable lifestyles and education with UN Environment | LINKEDIN |
OneEarth engages with Associates on specific projects. These have included the following team members: Ami Muranetz, Alicia Tallack, Aleksandra Nasteska, Justin Ritchie, Georgia Campbell, Michael Raab, Emily Gorham, Jorge Amigo, Joyce Shen, Victoria Wee, Helen Beynon (2009-2013), and Marie-Pierre Daigle (2011-2013).
Our Volunteers
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We are deeply grateful for our volunteers, who share their knowledge, time and passion with One Earth and help achieve our vision! Contact us to see how you can get involved.
Current volunteers: Susie Poulsen These have included: Lisa Hemingway, Yaheli Klein, Kyle Rosetta, Sharlene Shaikh, Betsy Agar, Thomas Moore, Danette Moulé, Henny Coates, Jessica Brodeur, Chanel Ly, Michael Cody, Sara Elder, Winnie Yip, Nichole Borgal, Jesse Grubb, Vanessa Brown, Siavash Khasha, Heather Keate, Andrew Chen, Dana Logalbo-Baij, Matt Ruen, Noel Allison, Carlo Valle, Doris Tang, Rebeka Ryvola, Susan Dean, Karly Pinch, Sheila Smith, Laura Slater, Alex Paterson, Meghan Woods, Carolyn Webb, Ruth Legg, Kim Slater, Dennis (Dong) Pang, Weilin (Lina) Li. Our volunteers included all those involved in the WECANada initiative, when more than 90 volunteers from across Canada worked - some full-time - to bring the voices of Canadians to Rio for the UN Earth Summit. |