JBACE Members

The JBACE is composed of 12 members appointed in equal number by the Cree, federal and provincial parties. In addition, one ex officio member is appointed by the Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Coordinating Committee (HFTCC).

The chairmanship and vice-chairmanship rotate annually according to a pre-established order.

Members Appointed by the Cree Nation Government:

Melissa Saganash

Deputy Executive Director
Cree Nation Government (CNG)

Marc Dunn

President
Conseil SYM Consulting Inc.

Tina Petawabano

Director of Federal and Indigenous Relations
Cree Nation Government (CNG)

Graeme Morin

Coordinator of Environmental and Social Assessment
Cree Nation Government (CNG)

Members Appointed by the Government of Québec:

Jean-Philippe Marcoux

Projet Manager – Northern Projects
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques,
de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)

Brigitte Goulet

Coordinator/Team leader, pôle d’expertise nordique et minier
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques,
de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)

Mélanie Savoie, Vice-Chair

Coordinator and Advisor to the implementation of the Northern Agreements
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF)

Mélanie Chabot

Team leader, Direction principale du développement de la conservation
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)

Members Appointed by the Government of Canada:

Madeleine Green

Senior Policy Analyst – Modern Treaty Management East
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Vacant

Luc Denis, Chair

Biologist, Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program
Ecosystems Management Regional Director
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Assessment
Government of Canada

Benoit Péloquin

Interim Policy Advisor
Programs, Operations and Regional Affairs Branch,
Eastern and Central Region, Strategic Relations, Analysis and Regional Relations – Quebec
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Ex officio member from the HFTCC:

Cédric Paître, CCCPP

Secretariat

To reach the Chair: [email protected] 

Secretariat Employees:

Michèle Leduc-Lapierre, Executive Director
Louis-Joseph Drapeau, Environmental Analyst
Eva Wolf, Secretariat Officer