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A diversity of people contribute to POLIS as researchers, support staff, students, and advisors. POLIS Principal and Founder 
POLIS Researchers in Discussionis Michael M'Gonigle, who held the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy until his retirement from the University of Victoria. Ongoing organizational development is headed by our Co-Directors, Kelly Bannister and Oliver Brandes. Key staff includes Laura Brandes, Communications Director for the POLIS Water Sustainability Project.
Laura Brandes began work at the POLIS Project in early 2011, bringing her expertise as a writer, editor, and science...
Dr Kelly Bannister is Co-Director (with Oliver Brandes) of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and a Research Associate ...
Oliver M Brandes joined the POLIS Project in 2003 to lead the Water Sustainability Project. He is a political...
BA Hon (British Columbia) 1969; MSc (Econ) (London School of Economics) 1970; LLB (Toronto) 1976; LLM (Yale) 1979; ...
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Rachel Forbes joined POLIS during the summer of 2006 as a research and project assistant. She worked primarily on marketing the book Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University by...
Anna Johnston is an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria in Geography and Writing, with a previous degree in English. Her main area of academic interest is the marriage of...
Jessica Leavens is a research assistant and co-op student working on an exciting project initiated by Co-operative Education that focuses on student-community engagement and service-learning with...
Tony Maas joined the POLIS Water Sustainability Project in March 2003. Since that time he has contributed to many of publications—as a researcher, editor and author. As author of What the...
Adam Mjolsness joined POLIS' Water Sustainability Project as a part-time research assistant in 2003, while completing his final undergraduate year in Biology and Environmental Studies at UVic. He...
Shiri Pasternak joined POLIS in 2005. She worked as Associate Director of the Forum on Privatization and the Public Domain and organized "The...
Susanne Porter-Bopp joined POLIS in August 2006 after completing a Master of Environmental Studies degree at York University, where her reseach focused on national parks and colonialism. Susanne...
Michelle Reid is a third-year undergraduate in the Honours Anthropology program with a minor in Applied Ethics at the University of Victoria. She did a research apprenticeship with Dr Kelly...
Atulya Sharman is an International Law researcher and joined POLIS in 2004 as a graduate law student. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Victoria and a Law degree with honors from...
Justine Starke began her involvment with the POLIS Campus Sustainability Initiative in May 2002. She graduated with a Master of Planning from the University of British Columbia in November 2006....
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