Shannon Podgorenko has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 2015
Shannon looks after the budget and finances, as well as office management, records management and human resources support. She makes sure contracts are properly managed and bills are paid.
Skye Dumond has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 1996
Skye has worked for the FPB for over 20 years, of which the first 9 years was as a contractor. She provides executive support to the Board members and the Executive Director.
Doug Wahl, RPBio, CPESC, has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 2008
Doug has a Master of Applied Science from the University of Canberra, Australia. He is a Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio).
Before joining the Board, Doug was a consulting habitat biologist based in Summerland, BC. The majority of his consulting work focused on the forest and mining sectors undertaking assessments, and providing advice on mitigation, policy and regulatory matters. At the Board, Doug’s work in audits and investigations has involved examining fish habitat, wildlife, range, old growth, FREP and watersheds used for drinking water.
Doug’s primary interest in natural resource management is achieving the optimum balance between the sustained use of natural resources and the appropriate protection of environmental values.
Daryl Spencer, RPF, has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 2008
Daryl’s education consists of a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of British Columbia, and he has been a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) since 1990.
Prior to working for the Board, Daryl was involved with various board audits as a contractor, with responsibilities including harvest, planning, silviculture and roads auditor. As a generalist, Daryl continues to focus on resource planning, protection, harvesting, silviculture and road construction.
Before joining the Board, Daryl spent 10 years in various forest industry roles including area forester, management forester, harvest manager and district planner in forest companies such as Westar Timber, Evans Forest Products and Tasman Forestry. Subsequently, he worked as a consultant for 10 years, concentrating on resource planning, forest inventory and timber development.
Daryl has worked on these significant projects: Pilot Audit of Forest Soil Conservation; Pilot Range Audit: Compliance and Enforcement Audit on Range Activity in the Horsefly Forest District; Audit of Small Scale Salvage in the Kamloops Forest District; Soil Conservation Planning and Practices in the Quesnel and Vanderhoof Districts; Audit of Visual Resource Management – Headwaters Forest District.
Chris Oman, RPF, has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 1998.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF).
Before becoming the director of investigations in 2020, Chris worked in both the audit and investigation programs.He also led several special investigations and reports related to fuel and fire management, bridge planning, design and construction, and compliance and enforcement.
Christine Armour, RPF, has worked for the Forest Practices Board since 2015
Christine has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of British Columbia, and is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF).
Christine has worked in forestry in BC since 1994. Most of her career, prior to joining the Board, is split between working as a consultant and as a BC government employee. With the BC government, Christine has worked as a Compliance and Enforcement Officer in Squamish with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, a Senior Resource Coordination Officer on the south coast with the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, and as a Planning Forester in the Cariboo region with BC Timber Sales. As a consulting Forester, Christine was involved with all aspects of timber development and silviculture.
