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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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Fred Gale was a Research Associate with the Eco-Research Chair from 1995 to 1997. He participated in several research projects including eco-certification and labeling, community forest tenures,...
Karen Gorecki joined POLIS as coordinator of the Sustainable Campuses Initiative from June 2003 and remained a active member of POLIS until April 2004. Her work included writing a book to...
Gail Hochachka was Research Associate at POLIS from May to October 2002 and while here she wrote a booklet on the theory and practice of integral community development, drawing upon her work in...
Sara Irvine joined POLIS in May 2003 after graduating from the University of British Columbia with a BA in Political Science. She later completed a Master of Environmental Studies degree at the...
Heather Johnstone was part of the POLIS project from October 2002 to September 2003 in the capacity of researcher and administrative assistant. Her work at POLIS involved a wide range of...
Natasha Kisilevsky joined POLIS Water Sustainability Project as a first-year law student at the University of Victoria on a co-op work term from May to August 2004. With two years of undergraduate...
Shannon MacDonald joined POLIS as a Research Associate in February 2001. While at POLIS, she organized a public forum on “The Smart Growth University” and researched and wrote the...
Misty MacDuffee joined the Eco-Research Chair as a Research Associate from March 1997 until December 1999. Her work at POLIS focused on the development of both an urban watershed restoration and...
Emily MacNair joined the Eco-Research Chair as the Chair’s Smart Growth Coordinator in 2001. She worked on community gardens policy, creating liveable cities, and promoting community-...
Anne Nguyen joined POLIS as Office Manager in September 2002 when she was a graduate student in Political Science at the University of Victoria. Her writing, research and work with POLIS focused...
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