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Meet our Staff

Interim Executive Director

P: (867) 669-8377
E: tvandam@nwtrpa.org

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Tim Van Dam

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David Brinston

Director - On the Land Programs 

C: (780) 996-7264
E: dbrinston@nwtrpa.org

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Vacant 

Interim Director,
Active Communities

P: (867) 669-8381
E:AC_Director@nwtrpa.org

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Vincent Ret

Membership & Communications Manager

P: (867) 669-8375
E: admin@nwtrpa.org

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Northern Regional Program Manager, CPRA Funding 

P: (902) 476-6062
E: ryoung@nwtrpa.org

Robin Young

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Interim Director, Professional Development

P: (867)-669-6791
E: awoogh@nwtrpa.org

Adam Woogh

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Special Projects Coordinator - Environmental Resilience

P: (867) 669-8392
E:environmentalcoord@nwtrpa.org

Finnlay Rutherford-Simon

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NWT Recreation and Parks Board

The NWT Recreation and Parks Association has an eight-person volunteer Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors sets goals for the organization and monitors the progress towards reaching those goals.

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Meet our Board Members

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President

Derek Squirrel

Director (Beaufort / Delta)

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Luisa Ospina

Shandy Onishenko

Director-at-Large

Johanna Elliot

Director (Yellowknife)

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Mike Scott

Director (South Slave)

Heather Atkins-Desjarlais

Director (Dehcho)

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Jacqueline Gon

Director (North Slave)

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Twyla Etchinelle

Director (Sahtú)

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