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Beyond Profits
Alumni and faculty members from the Department of Biological Sciences have founded a number of successful non-profits. To learn more about these non-profits, the founder's ties to SFU, and links to websites of the non-profits, see below.
Airmid Institute - Dr. Kelly Ablard (PhD supervisor: Dr.Gerhard Gries)
www.airmidinstitute.org
Mission: Protecting medicinal and aromatic plants for future generations
Arctic Elder Society - Dr. Joel Heath (PhD supervisor: Dr. Ron Ydenberg)
www.arcticelder.com
Mission: Indigenous-driven solutions for thriving communities
Alaska Whale Foundation - Dr.Fred Sharpe (PhD supervisor: Dr. Larry Dill, Professor Emeritus)
www.alaskawhalefoundation.org
Mission: Ensuring the long-term health of marine mammals and coastal ecosystems)
Canadian Black Scientists Network - Dr.Maydianne Andrade (UG supervisor: Dr.Bernie Roitberg & Dr.Larry Dill, Professor Emeritus)
www.blackscientists.ca
Mission: To elevate, make visible, celebrate, and connect Black Canadians in Science,Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) across sectors.
Native Bee Society of British Columbia - Dr. Sarah Johnson (PhD supervisor: Dr.Leithen M'Gonigle) and Erin Udal (Undergraduate supervsior: Dr.Elizabeth Elle)
www.bcnativebees.org
Mission: To protect and promote British Columbia's native bees and other wild pollinators for their critical role in maintaning a healthy environment
Pacific Megascops Research Alliance - Toby St. Clair (MSc supervisor: Dr.Leah Bendell) and Jeremiah Kennedy (BSc supervisor: Dr.John Reynolds)
www.pacificmegascops.org
Mission: To collaborate for the future of BC's coastal owl
Pacific WildLife Foundation - Dr.Rob Butler (MSc supervisor: Dr Nicolaas Verbeek, Professor Emeritus)
www.pwlf.ca
Mission: To inspire conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems through scientific inquiry and education
Take a stand: Youth for Conservation - Dr. Alison Kermode (Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences SFU)
www.takeastandforconservation.com
Mission: To inspire, motivate, and empower youth to protect and conserve the environment
Watershed Watch Salmon Society - Dr Craig Orr (Dr.Nicolaas Verbeek, Professor Emeritus)
www.watershedwatch.ca
Mission: A science-based charity working to defend and rebuild BC's wild salmom
WildResearch - Christine Rock (MSc supervisor: Dr.David Green) and Dr.Samantha Franks (PhD supervisors: Dr.Dov Lank;Dr.Ron Ydenberg)
www.wildresearch.ca
Mission: To build, train, and educate a community that contributes to conservation science