Gary is the President, Senior Ecologist, and Engagement Specialist with over 26 years of experience. In the past, Gary (who is a member of Curve Lake First Nation) has had the privilege to work on behalf of First Nations peoples throughout Ontario. He has travelled and worked in 352 First Nations communities throughout Canada and the United States.  He has brought a wealth of knowledge to both his Indigenous and non-Indigenous cliental performing a wide variety of services including Indigenous Community Planning, land-use/traditional knowledge studies, capacity building, mediator between western science and traditional science and peer reviewer on behalf of Indigenous communities.

One of Gary’s greatest strengths is that he is often able to be the one who acts as the bridge between the Indigenous Community and the western style of government. Gary has successfully collaborated with many stakeholder groups, researchers, institutes, government agencies and Indigenous communities and political organizations to address environmental concerns and identify practical solutions to fisheries or environmental related issues. Gary was a part of the consulting team who wrote the “Guidelines for Indigenous Engagement in Municipal Watershed Planning.” Gary also serves as a technical advisor and professor at two post-secondary institutes within Ontario.

Gary is part of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 that “focuses on the practice of impact assessment in Ontario” (OAIA, 2026). Gary is also a member of the Ontario Biodiversity Council, Assembly of First Nations- First Nation Circle of Experts for Chemical Management, and the Water First Charity