Our Team
The AWRS is a close-knit team of staff, a volunteer Board of Directors, and our collaborative partners.
Staff
Our full-time team consists of our Station Manager, who lives on-site year-round and our Experiential Intern. During the field season we welcome additional seasonal staff: our Assistant Manager, Head Cook, and Assistant Cook.
Our operations are overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, a group of professionals with a deep passion for the work that we do.
Please contact Kevin for:
- General enquiries
- Discussion of facilities and user rates
- Accommodation booking
- Day-to-day operations
- Job application
Kevin Kemmish
AWRS Manager
Hayden Wilson
Assistant Manager (2019)
Visual Content & Social Media
Samantha Stephens
Experiential Intern: communications
Employment opportunities
Annually, the AWRS hires full-time seasonal staff for management and cook positions (typically May through October, or the duration of the main field season). Jobs are posted in February for start dates in May of the same year. Please revisit this page for job postings. We look forward to your application!
Board of Directors
The AWRS Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers who are leaders in education, natural sciences and finance, and who care deeply about the environment. We view science as integral to understanding and conserving the world around us, especially our home in Algonquin Provincial Park.
Hover to learn about respective credentials and points of contact for each of our board members.
Professor (PhD), Laurentian University
Contact Jackie for:
- Partnership opportunities
- AWRS operations feedback
Jackie Litzgus
AWRS Chair
Professor (PhD), Laurentian University
Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde
Vice-chair
FCPA, FCGA, C.Dir, LPA
President, Mercer & Mercer Chartered Professional Accountants Professional Corporation
Blake Mercer
Treasurer
Professor (PhD), Trent University
Marcel Dorken
Secretary
Professor (PhD), Wildfred Laurier University
Scott Ramsay
Governance
Program Area Manager, Ontario Parks
Brad Steinberg
Director at Large
Professor emeritus (PhD), University of Guelph
Ron Brooks
Alumni engagement and special projects
PhD candidate, University of Toronto
Contact Patrick for:
- Partnership opportunities
- Fundraising
- Media enquiries
Patrick Moldowan
Communications Director
Collaborations
At the AWRS, we are fortunate to work with many talented collaborators to accomplish our mission. With the help of our partners we are able to undertake special projects that showcase our science, expand our educational programming, foster additional collaborations, fundraise, et cetera.
Ryan Ovas, Trek196
Web design and special projects