Committee members

Acting Chair - Alan Dale

Alan Dale is the Acting Chair of the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee.

Alan is from Norwich Township, was a member of Township Council and sat on the Grand River Conservation Authority board for 10 years, serving a Vice-chair and Chair. He farms and works in the agri-food industry and is currently the Chair of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority board. 

He has been a member of our committee since 2012 and chaired the Implementation Working Group.

Municipal representatives

• Peter Rider (City of Guelph) is the Risk Management Official for the City of Guelph. He is a professional geoscientist with more than 30 years of experience in groundwater supply, protection and monitoring.
• Eric Hodgins (Region of Waterloo) is the Manager of Hydrogeology and Source Water for the Region of Waterloo. He directed implementation of the Region's Water Resources Protection Strategy and was a member of the province's Technical Experts Committee on Source Water Protection. 
• Paul Emerson (Brant, Brantford and Hamilton) is the Board Chair of the Brant Community Healthcare System and the former CAO of the Grand River Conservation Authority and the County of Brant.
• Ryan Taylor (Norfolk and Haldimand) is currently a Councillor for Norfolk County and a practicing optician.
• Lloyd Perrin (Elgin, St. Thomas, London and Middlesex) is the Director of Physical Services for the Municipality of Central Elgin. He has worked in the municipal field in Norfolk and Elgin counties for more than 20 years.
• John Sepulis (Grey, Dufferin, Halton and Wellington) is currently a Councillor for the Township of Puslinch and a retired professional engineer from the public sector. For the past few years he has served as Chair of the Township's Planning Development Advisory Committee as well as Chair of the Committee of Adjustment. 
• Matthew Jauernig (Oxford and Perth) is the Coordinator of Source Protection Program for Oxford County. He gained his degree in Environmental Engineering and previously worked in consulting as an environmental consultant, specializing in soil and groundwater investigations and remediation.   

Economic sector representatives 

• Bill Ungar (business and industry) is a certified crop advisor, agronomist and nutrient management consultant from Aylmer.
• Ian Macdonald (business and industry) is a geoscientist and has 22 years of experience in groundwater supply, contaminant hydrogeology, environmental auditing, environmental management systems and waste management. He is a Senior Hydrogeologist / Auditor at BluMetric Environmental.
• Brian Whitwell (agriculture) is a farmer from Haldimand County, breeding and selling Purebred Black Angus cattle nationally and internationally. He was born and raised on a mixed farm in the late 1950's and later attended Mohawk College before purchasing his farm in Haldimand County in the mid 1980's.
• Ken Hunsberger (agriculture) is a farmer from Baden, Region of Waterloo. He has served on committees dealing with water quality and source water protection in the Region of Waterloo.
• George Schneider (aggregate) is a principal at Golder Associates, an environmental and engineering consulting company. He has worked on projects in aggregates, water supply, source water protection, contaminated sites and mining. 
• Larry Davis (agriculture) is an Ontario Federation of Agriculture Provincial Director and a multigenerational farmer. He has worked on many environmental committees, including the Rural Water Quality Program, has been recognized by the Ontario government for innovative water conservation practices, and is a member of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association.  

Public interest representatives

• Jim Kirchin is a resident of Brant County with a wide background in municipal planning and public engagement spanning 36 years. He is the retired Director of Development Planning for Cambridge.
• Linda Dickson has lived in Woolwich Township for 20 years and the Region of Waterloo for 30 years. She has worked for the County of Wellington for the past 33 years as a Land Use Planner and as an Emergency Manager, and has served on various Woolwich Township Committees. 
• Bill Strauss of Woolwich Township was a Councillor in Wellesley and Woolwich townships, served as Woolwich mayor for 12 years and sat on the Grand River Conservation Authority board for more than 10 years. He ran a construction business, automotive enterprise and fuel distribution business.
• Andrew Henry is the Division Manager, regional water supply for the Lake Huron and Elgin Area Primary Water Supply Systems. He has been involved in many provincial plans related to municipal water operations, water protection and emergency management.
• Phil Wilson is the Manager of Water and Wastewater Engineering for Haldimand County.  
• Amy Domaratzki is a resident of Waterloo and a hydrogeologist with 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She was formerly the Risk Management Official for the Region of Waterloo.

First Nations representatives 

• Fawn Sault represents the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and is a member of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Band Council.

• Lauren Jones represents Six Nations of the Grand River and is a member of the Six Nations Band Council. 

• Nathan Wright represents Six Nations of the Grand River and is a member ofthe Six Nations Banc Council.