Public Advisory Committee

NPCA ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) is governed by a Board of Directors appointed from participating municipalities (Region of Niagara, City of Hamilton and Haldimand County).

As stated in the NPCA 2014-2017 Strategic Plan, within the parameter of “Transparent Governance & Enhanced Accountability,” the NPCA will “Expand public participation to support NPCA governance via the establishment of a Public Advisory Committee (environmental, agriculture, planning, development, tourism, public-at-large, volunteer sectors).

The mandate of the Public Advisory Committee (PAC) is “To provide collaborative local perspective, guidance and expert advice in the implementation of NPCA’s policies, plans and/or other issues as the Board may request.” Members will serve in a non-governance capacity with a focus on providing advice and recommendations for consideration by the NPCA Board.

Current VACANT Positions (one per sector):

• Development
• Public-at-large

Current list of representative seats and members:

• Environmental: Jackie Oblak (Committee Chair)
• Agricultural North: Michael Kauzlaric
• Agricultural South: Joseph Schonberger
• Chamber of Commerce/Tourism: Harry Korosis
• Development: VACANT
• First Nations: Lynne Marie Sherry
• Métis: Derrick Pont
• Property owners/Public-at-large: Erika Furney
• Public-at-large: VACANT
• Public-at-large : Donna Speranzini
• Urban/rural planning: John Ariens
• User/volunteer: Samantha Brousseau
• NPCA Board: Councillor, Brenda Johnson (Ex officio)
• NPCA Board: Mr. Bruce Mackenzie (Ex officio)

Interested in joining the Committee? Be sure to read the terms of reference.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 9th 2020, 4PM

Please note the deadline has been extended due to a technical glitch that prohibited applications from being received from September 30 to October 13. Those who applied during this time will be required to re-submit their application. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.