Edith Tobe, Executive Director & Project Manager
srws@shaw.ca

Edith Tobe is a Professional Biologist who has her own environmental consulting company. She has been working with the SRWS since 1998 and was involved with the original Squamish River Watershed Committee back in 1993. Tobe has a degree in Biology from the University of Waterloo, a diploma in Resource Engineering Technology from Seneca College of Applied Arts, and a certificate in Watershed Management from UBC. She has extensive knowledge in watershed management, habitat restoration, hydrology, municipal design, storm water and silt control planning as well as skills in office management, events planning, and computer programming. One of her many passions is mapping wetlands and watercourses and raising awareness on the importance of them.

Rhonda O'Grady, Education Outreach Coordinator
education@squamishwatershed.com | rogwolf1@gmail.com

“What we have loved, others will love, and we will teach them how.” - Woodsworth
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Originally a wanderer of the Manitoba prairie and a Gatineau Hill's wolf whisperer, Ms. Rhonda O'Grady comes to the SRWS with over 20 years of experience in the field of environmental education and interpretation. O'Grady has developed and delivered a multitude of environmental education programs, ranging from owl and wolf ecology to wetland and prairie restoration, for all ages and in every possible venue (classrooms to tepees). She has babysat wolves, housed hummingbirds, banded bats and protected giant pandas. O'Grady is extremely excited to be working with the SRWS creating inspiring educational programs and events and looks forward to sharing her love and commitment to our natural world with all who will wander with her. ​

Lora Tryon, Blue Carbon & Central Estuary Monitoring Coordinator
lora@laketrailenvironmental.ca

Lora Tryon is a Professional Biologist, owner of Lake Trail Environmental Consulting, and instructor of environmental field skills for VIU. Her skill set includes fish and fish habitat assessments, environmental impact assessments, environmental monitoring, environmental management planning, outreach and education, scientific communication for management planning and project development for restoration and conservation. Her education includes a Certificate in Watershed Management, a Diploma and B.Sc. in Fisheries and Aquaculture, and a M.Sc. in Environment and Management.  Her field work occurs in the ocean, estuaries, streams, lakes and wetlands and connected riparian areas. Tryon's work is guided by a belief that understanding and communicating the complex connections between earth’s biological, physical and chemical systems can move us towards a healthy balance between people and the earth. Outside of work, her great passions are mountain biking and scuba diving.

Alyssa Togado, Watershed Restoration Technician
restoration@squamishwatershed.com | alyssatogado@gmail.com

Alyssa Togado grew up running among the fields of Manitoba and hiking the mountains of British Columbia. She is a graduate of the KPU Dip. Environmental Protection Technology and BCIT BSc. Ecological Restoration programs. She had the opportunity to work with municipalities, consulting companies, and non-profit organizations in various environmental and engineering departments through co-op and internship positions. She joined the team in 2017 as a summer intern through the BCIT River's Institute and has since been a part of the SRWS. What interests her most is working in aquatic and marine environments, restoring areas for salmonid species, and building her diving abilities. Togado hopes to continue her passions exploring, learning, researching, and restoring the Pacific Northwest in any way she can.

Stephanie Lingard, MSc Student
​steph_lingard@hotmail.com

Tiffany Brunke, Education Outreach/Naturalist
​tiffany.brunke@gmail.com

Tiffany hails from Ottawa, ON where she grew up in the suburbs. Her favourite time of the year was Summer, when she got to spend her days at her cottage on Mississippi Lake catching minnows, crayfish, & frogs and being serenaded to sleep by the waves & calls of the loons. Tiffany attended Queen's University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences. She's at home being out in nature and is an avid birder & conservationist. Her mission is to share her curiosity & love of the natural world with people in hopes that it will instill a greater sense of connection & appreciation for nature.