Staff

Forest watch – Maryjka Mychajlowycz
Before Maryjka found her calling as an environmental activist, she worked in archaeology and zooarchaeology. Maryjka joined FOCS in 1991, first as a volunteer, then as office manager, and since 1994 as Forest Watcher. She monitors logging in Clayoquot Sound and does her best to decrease it. When Maryjka isn't challenging the forces of industrial logging, she likes to garden, explore the outdoors, dance, and eat chocolate.

Forest watch – Dan Lewis
Dan is a sea kayak instructor, writer, and rainforest activist. A kayak circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in 1990 led Dan to realize just how little wilderness was left. He began campaigning with FOCS, helping to lay the groundwork for what became the mass protests of 1993. Since then he has continued to work for rainforest protection, even visiting Japan four times on behalf of FOCS. On board at FOCS since April 2010, Dan's mission is to get people out onto the ground to see what's really going on in Clayoquot Sound.

Office coordinator – greg blanchette
Greg stepped in as all-round office guy in April 2010. An émigré to Tofino from Ucluelet, where he lived for 10 years, greg brings an engineering and newspaper background to FOCS. He has long experience with nonprofits and community involvement, and calls working at the Friends a “dream job.” He feels deeply that Clayoquot Sound has been, and must continue to be, an example to the world of stewardship and the irreplaceable value of ever-dwindling wilderness.

Salmon aquaculture campaign, local coordinator – Mark Spoljaric
Mark joined FOCS in 2007 and comes to us with a Masters degree in evolutionary ecology. His background in fish biology and love for the ocean make Mark a perfect fit for his work in protecting the marine environment and reforming the salmon farming industry in Clayoquot Sound.

Board of Directors — 2010

• Bonny Glambeck, Tofino
• Eileen Floody, Tofino
• greg blanchette, Tofino
• Jenny Berggren, Tofino
• Liam McNeil, Tofino
• Stephen Ashton, Tofino
• Val Langer, Vancouver