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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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Noah's research work concerns law and sustainable economies. His Master of Laws degree concerned the links between unsustainable consumption and concepts of marketplace exchange by comparing...
Dr Samantha Song joined the Eco-Research Chair in September 1998 as a Research Associate. She completed her doctoral studies in forest ecology and conservation biology at the University of Alberta...
Rae Nicole St Arnault joined POLIS in January of 2003 and was coordinator of the UVic Sustainable Campus Initiative while working towards an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies,...
Laure Waridel joined POLIS to work as a graduate student in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. She is co-founder of Equiterre, a Quebec-based organization dedicated to the...
Elizabeth (Liz) Wheaton provided secretarial and administrative support for all POLIS (and its predecessor, the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law & Policy) activities from October 1996...
Carol Maas joined the POLIS Water Sustainability Project in late 2006, bringing her technical expertise in water and wastewater to the team. Carol completed her undergraduate degree at McMaster...
Sarah Dickie joined the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance in June 2007 to work on the Water Sustainability Project and POLIS. She comes from a History and Linguistics...
Heather English joined the Polis project in May 2007 as a research and project assistant. She is completing her undergraduate degree in biology and environmental studies at UVic...
Bernette Laliberté joined POLIS in the Fall of 2007 to undertake a research apprenticeship with Dr. Kelly Bannister through the LE,NONET (pronounced le-non-git) program. She is working on...
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