Speaker Biographies

1. Mr. Dalton McGuinty
2. Ms. Laurel Broten
3. Dr. Ted Boadway
4. Mr. John Kerry
5. Mr. Claude Béchard
6. Dr. Roberta Bondar
7. Dr. James Young
8. Dr. Kenneth Chapman
9. Ms. Sara Renner

10. Mr. Thomas R. Casten
11. Mr. Gord Lambert
12. Mr. Bill Napier
13. Ms. Vicky J. Sharpe
14. Mr. Christopher Recchia
15. Ms. Karen May
16. Mr. Paul Miller
17. Mr. John Paul

1. Dalton McGuinty, Co-Host Shared Air Summit, 2006

Dalton McGuinty is Ontario’s 24th Premier and President of the Council. He is also Ontario's Minister of Research and Innovation.

He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1990 in Ottawa South, and re-elected in 1995, 1999 and 2003. During his years as a backbench MPP, he served as a critic for energy, colleges and universities, native affairs and the environment.

In 1996, Dalton McGuinty was elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. His first election campaign as leader was in 1999, when the Liberal party received 40 per cent of the popular vote, winning 35 seats and adding nine new caucus members. In the general election of 2003, Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals formed the government, taking 72 seats with 47 per cent of the vote. Premier McGuinty’s campaign to build a stronger Ontario for a stronger Canada led the country’s leading newsmagazine, Maclean’s, to call him “Mr. Ontario.”

Dalton McGuinty was born on July 19, 1955, and raised in Ottawa’s Alta Vista neighbourhood. He credits his parents with teaching him the values and ethics that guide him as Premier. They passed on their commitment to education, family and community service to each of their 10 children.

Dalton’s mother, Elizabeth, is a retired nurse living in Ottawa. His father, Dalton Sr., was a teacher and professor who served as the Ottawa South MPP until he passed away in 1990. Dalton shares his father’s deep belief in democracy, integrity and accountability in government.

Before entering politics, Dalton McGuinty practised law in Ottawa. He has a law degree from the University of Ottawa and a science degree from McMaster University in Hamilton.

He met his wife Terri, an elementary school teacher, when they were both still high school students in Ottawa. They have been married 25 years and have four children. Carleen has completed university and is working abroad on an international aid program while the three boys — Dalton Jr., Liam and Connor — are studying at Ontario universities.

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2. Laurel Broten, Co-Host Shared Air Summit, 2006

Laurel Broten was appointed Minister of the Environment by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty in June 2005. In October 2003, Laurel was first elected to represent the community of Etobicoke-Lakeshore as the Member of Provincial Parliament. She is also honoured to have served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier prior to her appointment to Cabinet.

Laurel chaired Ontario’s inaugural Shared Air Summit on transboundary air pollution in 2005, which drew scientists and policymakers from across North America. As Minister of the Environment, Laurel has spearheaded a number of significant initiatives to protect the province’s air, water and land resources.

In August 2005 she announced strict new caps on air emissions from seven large industrial sectors, and tough new standards for 40 harmful air pollutants.

As Environment Minister, Laurel partnered with other ministers to ensure that all gasoline sold in Ontario would contain five per cent ethanol on average.

In December 2005, Laurel introduced the Clean Water Act, a significant piece of legislation that would help prevent drinking water from getting contaminated at the source.

Laurel also oversaw the implementation of tough standards for the disposal of hazardous waste, which halted the import of untreated toxic waste into Ontario.
Her ministry also set new rules to facilitate the remediation of contaminated industrial sites known as brownfields.

Prior to her election to the Ontario Legislature, Laurel maintained a successful practice as a trial lawyer in the areas of equity, commercial and human rights law. Laurel has a track record of strong advocacy in the fight for a vibrant and healthy community.

Laurel is past chair of the board of the Gatehouse, a community-funded centre for survivors of child abuse. In addition to her professional career, and her involvement at the Gatehouse, Laurel was an active member of the LAMP Community Health Centre community relations committee, and a spokesperson and member of GASP (Good Air Safe Power). She also took a leadership role in the Lakeshore Community Audit Project, an initiative that evaluated Lakeshore community strengths and needs.

Laurel has a B.A. and B.Sc. from McMaster University and a law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to entering private practice for a large national firm, Laurel, who is fluently bilingual, articled at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Laurel and her husband, Paul, live in south Etobicoke with their twin sons Zachary and Ryan, born in October 2005.

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3. Dr. Ted Boadway, Chair – Executive Committee on Transboundary Air Pollution

Dr. Ted Boadway is the chair of the Executive Committee on Transboudary Air Pollution. This panel consists of prominent Canadian and American business, legal, scientific and environmental leaders and has a mandate to provide advice to the Minister of the Environment on regional transboundary air issues.

A medical doctor who spent the first 13 years of his professional career as a family physician, Dr Boadway was most recently the Senior Advisor to the Ontario Medical Association, where he was a staff member for the past 21 years. Throughout his career, Dr. Boadway has been actively involved in medical politics at the local, regional, provincial, and national levels.

As the former Executive Director of Health Policy at the OMA, Dr. Boadway played an active role in every piece of health or health services legislation tabled in Ontario over the last 25 years. Recent issues include privacy legislation, the Health Care Accessibility Act, auto insurance amendments, and public health amendments.

In 1998, Dr. Boadway was responsible for the influential OMA policy statement on "Health Effects of Ground-Level Ozone, Acid Aerosols & Particulate Matter," and more recently, for the development of the interactive computer software program, "Illness Costs of Air Pollution."

In 2003, Dr. Boadway received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of his published and legislative work in tobacco control.

Also in 2003, Dr. Boadway led the OMA response to the outbreak of SARS in Ontario and was responsible for communicating with the profession and government.

Dr. Boadway is a knowledgeable source to both local and national print and electronic media, and speaks internationally on health-care issues ranging from clinical medicine to medical politics.

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4. John Kerry, Senator Massachusetts

Throughout his career, Senator John Kerry has been an environmental leader, fighting on our behalf to clean up toxic waste sites, to keep our air and water clean, and to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other pristine wilderness areas. Kerry has been called the Senate's most outspoken environmentalist, and the League of Conservation Voters has called him an "environmental champion." In 1970 he helped organize the Massachusetts' first Earth Day, then led the fight against acid rain in the northeast as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He helped defeat efforts to roll back the environmental accomplishments of a generation whether in the form of regulatory reform or efforts to drill in national monuments and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Teaming up with John McCain, he stood up to the Bush Administration and led an uphill fight to improve fuel efficiency in automobiles. Having attended global climate change summits from Rio and Kyoto through the Hague, Kerry led the Senate effort to make environmental preservation a global priority through comprehensive treaties and pushing for the inclusion of important environmental protections in free trade agreements. In addition to supporting important environmental initiatives, John Kerry has turned a spotlight on the Bush Administration's rollbacks of our hard-won environmental gains and their outdated, old-economy notions that clean air, clean water and our national treasures must be sacrificed in the name of short-term profit.

John Kerry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1982. Two years later, he was elected to the United States Senate and he has won reelection three times since. He is now serving his fourth term, after winning again in 2002 by the largest margin in Massachusetts history. In 2003, John Kerry announced that he would be a candidate for president of the United States -- and he went on to mount a come from behind campaign.

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5. Claude Béchard

Claude Béchard attended Laval University, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in land use planning and regional development in addition to completing his doctoral studies in political science.

During his university years, Mr. Béchard was also vice-president of the Québec Liberal Party and became a member of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group, the Canadian association of political science graduates and the Québec Liberal Party Policy Commission.

In the early 1990s, Mr. Béchard worked as political aide for both the Québec Premier’s Office and the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.

First elected in 1997 and then re-elected in 1998 as MNA for Kamouraska-Témiscouata, Claude Béchard served as the Official Opposition critic for employment and labour, education and natural resources. Mr. Béchard is also a member of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the United States.

Following his re-election as member for Kamouraska-Témiscouata in the 2003 general election, Claude Béchard was appointed Minister of Employment, Social Solidarity and Family Welfare and Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and the Côte-Nord region on April 29, 2003. On February 18, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Chair of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable and Member of Comité des priorités. Since Februrary 27, 2006, M. Béchard assumes the role of Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.

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6. Dr. Roberta Bondar

As the world’s first Neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar is globally recognized for her pioneering contribution in space medicine. Aboard the Discovery mission in 1992, she conducted experiments in the shuttle’s first international microgravity laboratory. For more than a decade at NASA, Roberta Bondar continued her research finding new connections between the brain recovering from a zero gravity environment and neurological disease which she continues to publish. Her findings developed technology that has been used in clinical studies at Harvard Medical School.

A true renaissance woman, Dr. Bondar is an acclaimed photographer of the natural wonders of our planet. She is the author of three critically acclaimed books featuring her stunning photography of the Earth both from space and on the ground. Roberta’s photographs of the deserts in the American Southwest and the Canadian Arctic became a well received exhibition entitled The Deserts of North America which is currently on tour. In April, 2005, Hoopers Gallery in London, England, premiered Roberta’s exhibition, Ancient Ruins and Desert Dunes a new look at the Roman ruins found in the Libyan portion of the Sahara Desert.

As a space scientist and neurologist Dr. Roberta Bondar is a much sought-after speaker who makes exciting connections between how our brains adapt in space and how we can adapt to constantly-changing business environments here on Earth. With innovative ideas about how to navigate in uncharted territory, she offers her abilities as a leader and visionary to corporations and organizations throughout North America. Dr. Bondar demonstrates the adaptive thinking necessary for changing perspectives in our contemporary world.

Respected for her expertise and animated commentary, Roberta Bondar has been a guest of television networks such as CNN, BBC, PBS and the CBC as well as many radio stations throughout the U.S. Dr. Bondar has co-anchored the Discovery Channel's coverage of space shuttle launches at the Kennedy Space Centre.
Dr. Bondar has been recognized with the NASA Space Medal, inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for her pioneering research in space medicine and into the International Women’s’ Forum’s Hall of Fame. In addition, she has received 24 honorary doctorates from Canadian and American universities. Last year TIME magazine named her among North America's best explorers.

Roberta Bondar is the author of three photographic essay books: Touching the Earth about her astronaut experiences, Passionate Vision ~ Discovering Canada’s National Parks and Canada ~ Landscapes of Dreams. Recently published is a catalogue of her desert photography entitled, The Arid Edge of Earth. Currently, Dr. Bondar is Chancellor of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario and she continues photographing the deserts of the world.

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7. Dr. JAMES YOUNG

Dr. James W. S. Young is President of Jim Young Atmospheric Services Inc. in Kincardine, Ontario from where he provides specialized air quality and meteorology services to international clients. Dr. Young created his own company in March 2005 after 33 years in the private sector (most recently as VP and Senior Air Quality Expert with SENES Consultants Limited of Richmond Hill, Ontario), the federal government (Acting Director General Research, Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada) and the provincial government (Chief, Air Quality Section, Environment New Brunswick).

Jim was the Canadian Technical Secretary for the Acid Rain Program from 1979 – 1982 and was a co-author of the targeted acid rain strategy that Canada adopted in 1983. He is the author or co-author of over 100 technical papers and presentations.

From January 1985 through December 1996, Dr. Young was Canadian Co-Chairman of the International Air Quality Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission providing advice and guidance to the Commission on transboundary air quality issues.

Dr. Young is a Past Director of the Air and Waste Management Association (Ontario Section), Past President of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS), co- founder of The Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry (CIRAC) and is a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

He is a recipient of a Government of Canada Merit Award, an Environment Canada Citation of Excellence and a Citation of Appreciation – Acid Rain.

Dr. Young received his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics from the University of Waterloo in 1973.

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8. Dr. Kenneth R. Chapman, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC, FACP

Dr. Chapman is Director of the Asthma and Airway Centre of the University Health Network, President of the Canadian Network for Asthma Care and Director of the Canadian Registry for Alpha1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency. A graduate of the University of Toronto and a former member of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University, he is now a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Chapman is an internationally respected researcher in the field of asthma and airway diseases and has presented his research to medical audiences widely in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and Africa. He chaired Canada’s first Consensus Conference to establish Canadian guidelines for the management of COPD and remains an active participant in guideline development processes for asthma and COPD. He has authored more than 400 publications in the field of respiratory diseases in journals ranging from the Canadian Medical Association Journal to the New England Journal of Medicine.

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9. Sara Renner

Sara is a Silver Medalist from the Torino Olympics. She and her teammate, Beckie Scott, triumphed after a hard fight for medal after a dramatic pole break on the Sara’s second lap. Crisis was narrowly diverted when Norwegian coach, Bjornar Hakensmoen handed her a replacement pole. Sara’s first break through in the international scene, made Nordic history when she captured Canada’s first ever World Championship medal in 2005 in Obertsdorf, Germany.

Sara is passionate about sport and the world she lives in. She grew up in a remote and pristine backcountry lodge in the Canadian Rockies. It was accessed by a 30 km hike or ski and the electricity is generated by solar and water power. All the garbage was sorted and recycled and the food waste was given to the two resident pigs. It is in this setting, that Sara grew to appreciate her surroundings and became educated in the everyday actions that are required to limit our environmental footprint.

Ski racing exposed Sara to some of the most beautiful landscapes and some of the most environmentally challenged. From SUV infested ski resort towns to ski racing in the heart of the auto industry manufacturing heartland of China, Sara has witnessed consumerism at it’s most and the side effects. She has breathed the cleanest air in the world and the most polluted.

In the past decade, climate change has altered the face of ski racing. Lower elevation venues now require snowmaking and there is a general shift in racing locations at higher altitudes where snow conditions are more stable. In a sport that depends on nature, climate change has huge implications.

As a teenager, Sara spent her lunchtime sorting paper in the school’s recycling truck and spearheaded a letter writing campaign to stop road construction through the neighboring forest. As an Olympic Medalist she hopes she can reach more people with her message and encourage Canadians to make an everyday commitment to the environment.

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10. Thomas R. Casten

Thomas R. Casten has spent over 30 years developing and operating combined heat and power plants as a way to lower carbon dioxide emissions and save money He began his pioneering work towards more efficient energy generation in 1977 when he formed Cummins Cogeneration Company, a division of Cummins Engine Co. In 1986, Tom founded Trigen Energy Corporation, which he led as President and CEO until January of 2000. Under his leadership, Trigen pioneered technical, legal and financial approaches to generate electricity locally and recycle normally wasted heat. Trigen became the largest operator of district energy plants in the western hemisphere, providing heat and/or cooling to over 1500 commercial buildings, hospitals, universities and industrial facilities, from 56 power plants, mostly combining heat and power generation that burn coal, oil, gas, biomass and flare gas. He is currently the Chair and CEO of Primary Energy Ventures LLC, (formerly Private Power LLC), an independent power developer in Oak Brook, IL focused on projects utilizing waste heat and waste fuel.

Mr. Casten is a nationally recognized expert on energy and environment issues. In 1998, he published "Turning Off the Heat", a book explaining how the world can save money and pollution by removing regulatory barriers to efficiency. Tom has served as President of the International District Energy Association, received the Norman R. Taylor Award for distinguished achievement and contributions to the industry, and has recently been named a “CHP Champion” by the US Combined Heat and Power Association. He is the co-founder and former Chairman of the World Alliance for Distributed Energy (WADE), an umbrella organization of national CHP and distributed energy associations, equipment vendors, government agencies and foundations that promote distributed generation to optimize the world's power system. Mr. Casten also serves on the Board of Directors/Advisory Boards of the Carnegie Melon Electric Industry Center, the Oregon Climate Trust, and the Center for Inquiry.

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11. Gord Lambert

Gord Lambert is Vice President, Sustainable Development for Suncor Energy. In this role, Gord directs Suncor’s environment, health and safety policies and works with senior management and external stakeholders to align and improve the company’s long-term financial, social and environmental performance.

Prior to assuming this role in July 1997, Gord spent two years as Director, Sustainable Development for TransAlta Corporation and 15 years with a major Canadian integrated oil and gas company.

He is involved with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in support of its work on climate change and sustainable development within the business community. He is currently on the Boards of the Suncor Energy Foundation, Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF), and NatureServe, which supports conservation efforts of governments and non-government organizations internationally. He is also a Canadian representative on the Joint Public Advisory Committee to the US, Canadian and Mexican Environment Ministers under NAFTA (The Commission for Environmental Cooperation).

Gord is a current member and past director/treasurer of the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists. Gord graduated in 1980 from the University of Guelph with an Honors Bachelor of Sciences degree majoring in Biological Science with a minor in economics.

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12. Bill Napier

Education
W. A. Napier received a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from University of Waterloo in 1979 and a Master of Science Degree in Biology from Laurentian University in 1993. He also completed the Executive Business Management Program at Simon Fraser University in 1995.

Professional Development
Immediately after completing university, Mr. Napier joined Rio Algom Ltd and worked underground in the Quirke Mill and for the Ventilation Department.

In 1980, Bill Napier joined the Canadian Atomic Control Board as Scientific Advisor in the Uranium Mine Division and five years later transferred to the Waste Management Division.

In 1990, he joined Corona Corporation as a Director, Environment and remained with the Company after it was acquired by Homestake Mining Company.

In 1996, William joined Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company and was responsible for the Environment, Health and Safety matters including the environmental assessment aspects of the project. By 1999, he transferred to the parent company, Inco Limited.

Mr. Napier was named Vice President of Environment and Health in 2002. His current responsibilities include corporate global EHS governance; reclamation and decommissioning liability; compliance and responsibilities for the Company’s environmental health and safety (EHS) management.

Memberships
Mr. Napier is a member of several Boards, including the International Network of Acid Prevention and the Metals in the Environment Consortium.

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13. Vicky J. Sharpe

Vicky Sharpe is President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada. Previously, she was President of GRI Canada and Astral Group where she demonstrated leadership and vision in the use of innovative technologies in the energy sector. Dr. Sharpe has more than 15 years’ experience in the energy industry and, over the course of her multifaceted career, has successfully integrated sustainable development into business practices. She built an international business in the areas of energy efficiency and the environment while serving as Vice President of Ontario Hydro International. Prior to this, she was responsible for leading-edge marketing, business development and technology innovation in the industrial sector, serving in various management positions at Ontario Hydro.

A recipient of the inaugural National Energy Conservation Association's Energy Efficiency Award for outstanding contributions to the energy industry, Dr. Sharpe has served as an international advisor on sustainability issues and represented the Canadian energy sector at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Forum. Dr. Sharpe has chaired several boards including the National Advisory Board on Energy, Science and Technology, and the Board of Directors of Clean Air Canada Inc. She co-chaired the City of Toronto's Sustainability Roundtable.

Dr. Sharpe holds a B.Sc. Honours in Applied Biology (Co-op Program) from Bath University, U.K. She earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Chemistry from Trent University, U.K. where she spent five years as a doctoral researcher and lecturer.

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14. ChrisTOPHER Recchia

Chris Recchia is Executive Director of the Ozone Transport Commission and started with OTC in April of 2003. Prior to this, he served as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation from 2001 to 2003, and as Deputy Commissioner from 1997 to 2001. He was Director of Environmental Programs for the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority for eight (8) years (1989-1997), and worked for five (5) years with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection in its Coastal Resources Management Division.

Mr. Recchia holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Zoology from the University of Vermont (1980), a Masters in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School (1982), and a Masters in Natural Resource Policy and Management from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (1984).

He has served as the Vermont Governor’s representative to the OTC since 1997, Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU) from its inception in 2002, and is active in air management issues throughout the northeast.

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15. Karen May

Karen May has been the Representative for Illinois'58th District since 2001 and is a member of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators.

Her committee work includes the Committee of the Whole; Environmental Health (Chairperson); Mass Transit; Environment & Energy; Telecommunications; Health Care Availability Access (Vice-Chairperson).

Ms. May is a former member of the Highland Park City Council and Historic Preservation Commission. She has a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the founder and president of a public relations advertising agency and worked as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer. She has also served in many civic, educational, and charitable organizations in Highland Park and Lake County. She is married (husband, Morton) and has two children.

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16. Paul J. Miller

Dr. Paul J. Miller is Deputy Director of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) in Boston, Massachusetts where he provides technical and policy coordination among the air quality agencies of eight northeastern states. Dr. Miller returned to NESCAUM in January 2006 after previously being with NESCAUM from 1995-1999 as Senior Science and Policy Advisor. He has contributed to state efforts on ozone transport, acid rain, regional haze, and other air issues.

From 1999-2005, Dr. Miller was the Air Quality Program Coordinator with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in Montreal, Quebec. The CEC is a trinational intergovernmental agency created by Canada, Mexico and the United States to promote environmental cooperation among the three NAFTA trading partners.

Dr. Miller has been a Senior Fellow at Princeton University's Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Previous to Princeton, he was Senior Energy Fellow at the W. Alton Jones Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also was a National Research Council Associate at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Miller has a Ph.D. in chemical physics from Yale and a law degree from Stanford.

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17. John A. Paul

John A. Paul is the supervisor of the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (RAPCA) of Dayton, Ohio. RAPCA is a local air pollution agency, serving the Ohio counties of Clark, Darke, Greene, Preble, Miami, and Montgomery. RAPCA is responsible for permit reviews, inspections, enforcement, air quality monitoring, and various other duties. Mr. Paul has worked for the agency since 1973 and has served as its director since 1985.

Mr. Paul is active in air pollution control issues in the State of Ohio and nationwide. He serves as President of ALAPCO, co-chair of STAPPA/ALAPCO’s New Source Review Committee, co-chair of the STAPPA/ALAPCO energy committee (STAPPA and ALAPCO are the two national associations of air quality officials in 54 states and territories and more than 165 major metropolitan areas across the country), and the legislative liaison of the Ohio Local Air Pollution Control Officers Association. He also serves on several USEPA national committees recently completing a six-year term on the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, on which he co-chaired the CAAAC working group on the utility MACT.

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