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Directors

Peter Scholefield, President

Peter joined the board in 2002 and has served as President since 2004. He leads the Conservancy's role as manager of the three nature reserves. In 1996. Peter and his family purchased a waterfront lot in Gambier Estates, where they built a log cabin in 1998 while he was still in Geneva. Peter is an avid hiker, cyclist, gardener and tennis player and enjoys frequent visits to their Gambier Island paradise throughout the year

Peter retired in 2000 from his job managing the World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme at the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland .

Boris Gorgitza, Treasurer

Boris has been on the board since 2011 and is the Trail Coordinator. His love of nature was nurtured by summers spent at the family cottage in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region. After pursuing his dream of living at the cottage, he and his spouse moved to Gambier Island in 1993, where they raised their two children.

Boris is currently employed with the Canada Revenue Agency in the Aggressive Tax Planning section.

Peter Snell, Director

Peter joined the board in 2017 as is a trail coordinator. His love of the outdoors was born in the lakes and forests of Ontario where he led canoe trips up to 36 days in length. His family own a cabin on Gambier Island near Ekins Point which they use throughout the year to explore Howe Sound.

Peter has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies, and he practices Franchise Law at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP .

Carol Petroski, Membership Director

Carol joined the board in 2018 and has served as membership director. She and her husband have built their home at Brigade Bay and is an avid but very new gardener on the island. She is very involved in the Brigade Bay community. Gambier is their home away from home.

Carol retired after 27 years In the Buying and Design department with Mountain Equipment Coop in 2017, finishing her career as Director of Inventory and Logistics

Jeanne Mikita, Director 

 Jeanne joined the board in 2021.  She and her husband live much of the year in Gambier Harbour, which she enjoys as a home base for exploring the forests and ocean and working in her garden. 

Jeanne is now semi-retired after a long career as a geography instructor at Capilano University, where she has taught courses focused on environmental issues, sustainability, and regional studies.  She looks forward to helping other educators bring students to the island for experiential learning and projects that mesh with Conservancy goals.    

Mike Stamford, Director

Mike joined the board in 2017. He has always had a deep passion for the natural world.  Mike and his family have been residents on the island since 2003. As one of a small number of full-time “Gambierites”, Mike is a familiar member of the community and knows the island well.

Mike is a professional biologist and an environmental consultant specializing in freshwater fishes.

Tim Turner, Director

Tim joined the Board in 2018 to further support ongoing efforts to conserve, protect and restore the ecological integrity of Atl’katsem – Howe Sound’s largest and most diverse island and wild neighbour of Vancouver. For almost 30 years he has hiked the Gambier backcountry, swum its lakes and paddled its shorelines introducing innumerable elementary and high school students to this remarkable classroom.

Tim has lived in Gibsons since 1989 where he and his wife raised their two sons and directed Sea to Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education.