Meet Our Team
Roger has been married for 31 years and has 2 daughters 2 sons and 15 grandchildren. Lived on Mistawasis for all but 3 years of his life. Roger started his career humbly as a Receptionist, then moved on to Maintenance Worker, Land Manager, Band Councilor, Governance Officer with ISC, Casino Security, Truck Driver and finally as Trust Coordinator. He spent the majority of his career in the lands area. 10 years as Land Manager, 15 years as Trust Coordinator. He has tried many different jobs but always comes back to lands, because that is where his passion is.
Dr. Colin Whitfield is an Assistant Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability and the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan. Colin’s research spans terrestrial to aquatic systems, including investigations of atmospheric pollution, catchment hydrochemistry, biogeochemistry, and aquatic greenhouse gas dynamics. The focus of his work is understanding how pressures from human activities influence water resources and ecosystems, primarily at the watershed scale, where he works actively with partner organizations to develop solutions to ongoing challenges. Colin holds a BSc in Environmental Science from Simon Fraser University, and MSc and PhD degrees in Watershed Ecosystems from Trent University.
Steve is a Research Assistant at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As the senior field technician on this project, his role involves synthesizing this information and presenting it back to the research scientists. This data will be used develop strategies that can effectively reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions without compromising yield targets.