About us

PEIISC members meeting with Gail Wallin, Executive Director of the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia and Co-Chair of the Canadian Council on Invasive Species, September 2015.

PEI Invasive Species Council

The PEI Invasive Species Council (PEIISC) is a non-profit group of individuals and organizations focused on the creation of a framework for the management of invasive species that threaten Prince Edward Island’s environmental, economic and social health.

Our council has representatives from federal, provincial and municipal governments, UPEI, and the community at large who wish to create a framework for the management of invasive species that threaten Prince Edward Island’s environmental, economic and social health.

Roles of the PEIISC:

a) Assemble the views of a broad range of experts from various levels of government, educational institutions and the community at large on the management of invasive species.

b) Provide leadership, expertise and advice on the management of invasive species on PEI.

c) Foster awareness and understanding of invasive species issues on PEI

d) Serve as a respected repository and source of credible information and resources on invasive species in PEI and disseminate this information effectively.

e) Identify gaps in existing knowledge required for effective planning and implementation of invasive species management on PEI.

f) Liaise and partner with other groups and agencies working on invasive species, including, but not limited to government, invasive species councils, and non-government organizations.

g) Identify potential funding opportunities to further the Committee’s work

h) Encourage the public, governments and industry to become active in the prevention, detection and where appropriate, the eradication of invasive species

Members of the Council

Beth Hoar	Chair – PEI Invasive Species Council, Retired Biologist/Urban Forester
Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill	Chair – Research Scientist – Weed Science Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Charlottetown Research and Development Centre
Chase Guindon	Coordinator, PEI Invasive Species Council
Julie-Lynn Zahavich	Forest Conservation Specialist, Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Fish and Wildlife
Jana Cheverie	Head of Conservation Programs (Atlantic), Ducks Unlimited Canada
Hannah Kienzle	Stewardship Coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Jessika Corkum-Gorrill	Acting Manager, Environment and Sustainability Department, City of Charlottetown
Rosemary Curley	Retired Wildlife Biologist, Vice-president of NaturePEI
Barry Murray	Retired Fishermen/Mussel Grower, Retired Coordinator – Kensington North Watersheds Association, Secretary – PEI Invasive Species Council
Mary Finch	Watershed Ecologist, Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Fish and Wildlife and PEI Watershed Alliance
Hailey Paynter	Landscape Ecologist, Team Leader, Parks Canada, Prince Edward Island Field Unit
Sarah MacInnis	Regional Program Officer – Plant Protection Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Government of Canada
Samantha Shaw-McDonald	Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, Aquatic Invasive Species – National Core Program
Kaylee Busniuk	Land Stewardship Program Manager, Island Nature Trust
Rebecca King	Watershed Coordinator, Stratford Area Watershed Improvement Group
Kassidy Matheson	Invasive Species Technician, PEI Invasive Species Council
Clay Cutting	Invasive Species Technician, PEI Invasive Species Council