Meet the Team

  • Chris Madej

    NATIONAL COORDINATOR
    Ontario

  • John Brown

    DIRECTOR: New Brunswick

    I have been a RGS/AW member for approximately 20 years and served on the board since 2008 as a director. I belong to The Fredericton Chapter here in New Brunswick. I enjoy the strategies that support The Habitat and am constantly learning various aspects of Conservation. It is really rewarding.


  • Mark Forabosco

    DIRECTOR: Ontario

    My name is Mark Forabosco, and I am a member of the Tillsonburg chapter of the RGS.  I spend my free time working on habitat enhancement in my area and in the autumn chasing upland with Emma, my Labrador Retriever.

  • Luc Raymond

    DIRECTOR
    Quebec

  • Andrew Lowles

    DIRECTOR: Nova Scotia

    Andrew is based in Pictou County, NS, where he works as a biologist, raises a young family, and manages his family woodlot. He has a passion for involving youth in the outdoors, bird dogs, and practices a deep-rooted Land Ethic.

  • Andrew Goyette

    DIRECTOR
    New Brunswick

  • Dominic Palermo

    DIRECTOR: Ontario

    I've had a passion for the outdoors, especially upland bird hunting, since as far back as I remember.

    If you are a like-minded individual who loves to experience the fall colours with their unique scents, accompanied by a good hunting dog in pursuit of the king of upland birds, then RGS is the place for you.

  • Keith Fowkes

    Keith Fowkes

    DIRECTOR: Ontario

    Keith is an educator and Director with the Ruffed Grouse Society of Canada. A lifelong hunter who began in the woods of northern British Columbia, he is committed to promoting forest management that sustains diverse ecosystems. He also works to inspire the next generation — especially urban youth — to discover the traditions of hunting and conservation.

  • Jeff Heldson

    DIRECTOR

  • Mark Symes

    DIRECTOR: New Brunswick
    Mark is based in New Brunswick, Canada. He’s an entrepreneur and forester by education. Mark is passionate about sound forest management principles that support multiple uses and abundant habitat for wildlife. He spends much of the year thinking about the uplands and training alongside his dogs