Staff Members

Alan (he/him/his) is the Digital Strategy Coordinator at West Coast Environmental Law… Read more

Alexis (she/her/hers) is a settler of mixed ancestry, with roots in Jamaica, Macedonia and… Read more

Alida (she/her/hers) is a settler of mixed Caribbean-Chinese, Dutch and Anglo-Canadian ancestry… Read more

Andrew (he/him/his) was an environmental activist before he was an environmental lawyer: he was… Read more

Anna Johnston, BA, LLM (she/her/hers) is a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law, where… Read more

As the Senior Climate Communications Specialist at West Coast, Ben (he/him/his) leads… Read more

Ceciline (she/her/hers) is the Finance Manager at West Coast Environmental Law. She is in charge… Read more

Deborah Carlson (she/her) is a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law for the Green… Read more

Erin (she/her/hers) is a staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law’s… Read more

Estella (she/her/hers) is a staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law. Her work at… Read more

Eugene Kung (he/him/his) is a staff lawyer with West Coast, working on… Read more

In 2021 Fiona Koza (she/her/hers) joined the climate team at West Coast Environmental Law… Read more

Georgia Beaty (she/her/hers) was born and raised on this coast, on the unceded territories of… Read more

Georgia Lloyd-Smith (she/her/hers) is part of West Coast Environmental Law’s Aboriginal and… Read more

Hanna (she/her/hers) is the Communications and Engagement Specialist at West Coast… Read more

Jessica Clogg (she/her/hers) West Coast’s Executive Director and Senior Counsel. In her… Read more

Jessica Magonet (she/her) is a staff… Read more

Joanna (she/her) is a Staff Lawyer at WCEL supporting the Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land,… Read more

Katłıà’s (she/her/hers) interest in environmental justice first began when she was an elected… Read more

Maria Lucas (she/her/hers) is a staff lawyer at West Coast whose work focuses on environmental… Read more

Matthew Nefstead (he/him/his) is a staff lawyer at West Coast whose work focuses primarily on… Read more

Maxine Hayman Matilpi (she/her/hers), J.D., LL.M, is a member of the Ma'amtigila and Kwakiutl… Read more

Michael (he/him/his) is honoured to be a member of the… Read more

Navjot Jassar (she/her/hers) is a Staff Lawyer at West Coast and works primarily with the RELAW… Read more

Peyvand’s (she/they) family moved from Iran to Canada when she was two years old, and settled in… Read more

Rayanna Seymour-Hourie (she/her/hers) is Anishinaabe (Ojibway) from Lake of the Woods in Treaty… Read more

Sambriddhi (she/her) is Nepali settler living on Coast Salish Territories in Vancouver BC. Prior… Read more

Shawn (they/them) is a Staff Lawyer at WCEL supporting both the Access to Justice and… Read more

Shelby Lindley (she/her/hers) is Syilx (Okanagan) and a member of the Upper Nicola community in… Read more

Stephanie (she/her/hers) is a staff lawyer with West Coast’s Marine Program. Her work focuses on… Read more

Sulagna (she/her/hers) is a settler of Indian origin in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of… Read more

Winnie (she/her/hers) is a first generation immigrant-settler of Chinese… Read more