Past Directors
John Baine
Victoria, B.C.
John Baine is a microsoft computer consultant based in Victoria, B.C., and helped to found One Sky in the year 2000. He diligently attended our Annual General Meetings and became involved in the Nigeria Project while also being a board member of the Sierra Club of B.C. Thank you, John, for your willingness to solve computer problems over the phone for so many years and for helping us to found One Sky.
John Baine chats it up with Prime Minister Jean Chretien in Nigeria, West Africa as part of One Sky
Tom Buri
Tom is a lawyer, author, artist, lover of horses and above all a storyteller. He lives in the Bulkley Valley and was on the One Sky board from 2004-2008. Tom still supports from afar, keeping One Sky on track via sage advice and mentorship.
Linda Geggie
Victoria, B.C.
Linda Geggie was a founding member of One Sky in the year 2000 and was with us for three years. At the time she was running the Lifecycles project in Victoria B.C. and brought her unique experience in running non profit organizations to One Sky. She has since been raising two children where she lives in Victoria B.C. Thank you Linda for helping us start One Sky.
Linda Geggie and family enjoying the Canadian winter
Kara Jenne
John Kelson
John Kelson is a climber, conservationist, adventurer and entrepreneur. He owns and operates the world’s premier company that builds canopy walkways. Perched high above in the trees these walkways serve as tourist attractions and a means of sustainable livelihood in many parts of the world. Greenheart Conservation Company has been synergistically involved in partnership with One Sky in Nigeria and Peru.
John Lydon
Victoria, B.C.
John Lydon was a founding member of One Sky and was on the board from 2000-2002, until he had twins and realized how much time it takes to raise a family. John brought his experience working in Central America doing human rights work to One Sky. Thank you, John, for helping us start the organization!
Karen Nyce
Sandra Smith
Sandra was a One Sky board member from 2001-2008. Along with Sandra Thomson, she played a valuable role in One Sky’s formative first years and was both board chair and co-chair. She is the owner operator of SparkDesign Web & Print a leading web and print design company located in Smithers, B.C. She loves to ski, hike and generally indulge in the geographic luxuries of the Bulkley Valley.
Sandra Thomson
Sandra Thomson is one of One Sky’s founding directors and was involved from 2000-2008. Instrumental from the beginning, for her last three years she also occupied the position of both chair and co-chair. Sandra is a healing practitioner with extensive past experience in international development including project coordinator of the Gaia Project of the Sierra Club of B.C. She currently lives on Gabriola Island and is a director with The Drishti Centre for Integral Action.
Ivan Thompson
Ivan Thompson is an independent environmental consultant based in Smithers, B.C., who joined One Sky in 2002 and worked with us until 2004. He became very involved in our Sierra Leone educational project and traveled to Freetown as part of our teacher delegation. At the time he was a senior administrator in the Northwest Community College. Thank you, Ivan, for your interest in One Sky and your willingness to carry out so many Myers Briggs personality tests over the years.
Ivan Thompson pumping up donated soccer balls in the heat of Freetown
