Meet our staff – recent grads, mid-career professionals, and senior staff – who make up the multi-disciplinary team that collectively provides practical solutions to complex environmental problems.
Dr. Kela Weber has been the Director of ESG since 2016, and he leads ESG's fundamental research program.
As a long standing member of ESG, Darren works closely with Dr Weber and the ESG management team to organize and deliver annual defence-based research projects.
Jennifer does risk assessments plus site investigation, remediation, and monitoring work. She has enjoyed traveling across Canada and meeting many sponsors and communities.
Tamsin leads ESG's science team for diverse aquatic and biology-related projects. She enjoys applying strong scientific approaches for innovative and practical ecosystem management.
Iris supervises environmental chemistry research in arsenic speciation and PFAS analysis, while also specializing in human health risk assessments. She manages ESG's analytical lab.
Malaya leads ESG's flourishing GIS team. She loves diving into data and using cartographic visualization to support environmental management.
Courtney is passionate and experienced in species-at-risk monitoring and Ecological Land Classification, and she also contributes GIS data management and cartography expertise.
Jess is one of ESG's contaminated sites leaders. She has a background in northern hydrology research and has always had an interest in water and water sciences.
Thomas works on water, sediment and benthic monitoring and is part of the ESG operations team. He also supports Canadian Armed Forces sampling programs all over the world.
As a dedicated Research Technician, Anna brings a passion for environmental sustainability and a commitment to leveraging technology for positive change.
James is one of ESG’s GIS Technicians, supporting ESG’s initiatives with cartography, remote sensing, and geospatial data analysis.
Krysten is a biologist with a strong interest in freshwater and climate research.
Taylor serves as the primary point of contact for the lab, coordinates sample analysis, provides support for research projects, and assists graduate students in the lab.
Anna is a research biologist dealing with species-at-risk and invasive species monitoring. She has a background in wildlife ecology and is passionate about habitat restoration.
Maddie is a member of ESG's contaminated sites team where her appreciation for the environment inspires her work.
Celine is a research biologist at ESG who primarily works on species-at-risk projects. She is passionate about protecting and preserving Canada's biodiversity.
Shari manages site assessement and monitoring projects, with a specialty in Arctic and remote locations, and she enjoys being a mentor to new employees.
As a member of the biology team, Kaitlyn's work focuses on species at risk and invasive species, while also supporting contaminated sites projects.
Prateeksha works in ESG's contaminated sites team. She has a research background in hydrogeology and hydrology, and is passionate about water sciences.
Dean leads contaminated site research, and bridges fundamental and applied research to develop technically rigorous but operationally feasible solutions for environmental protection.
Mike makes sure people, equipment, supplies and samples get to where they need to be, and he feels fortunate to have been introduced to so many aspects of ESG.
Nancy has been the Financial Coordinator at ESG for over 20 years and loves the challenge of constantly adapting our financial tracking tools to meet the needs of the sponsors.
Jennifer is an environmental engineer and editor who reviews and edits ESG’s reports and is always looking for more effective ways to communicate ESG’s work to sponsors.
Eleanor is part of the GIS team, supporting the spatial data needs of ESG's other team members. She specializes in cartography, field surveying and data management.
Chris is equally at home in the lab and in the field. He thrives in teams solving problems using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Kingston Ontario, Canada
