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As Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Jack is responsible for advancing policy initiatives. Jack previously worked for Sedgwick Strategies as the Director of Policy, leading mineral exploration, mining, and clean energy files. This included significant work for the AME on the Mineral Tenure Act (MTA) and other key policy and land-based files. Prior to this, Jack led stakeholder and municipal government relations in B.C. for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
Read MoreHe worked on and helped deliver positive industry outcomes on B.C. policy files like the 2021 royalty review, emissions cap, output-based pricing system (OBPS), First Nations equity financing framework, and the implementation of Treaty 8 land-use agreements. Jack has also led grass roots campaigns that engaged hundreds of thousands of Canadians to share their voice in support of industry through the Canada’s Energy Citizens (CEC) program.
Jack is currently the volunteer President of the board of the BC Schizophrenia Society, where he helped secure a three-year, $5-million grant from the provincial government for the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He grew up in the foothills of Southern Alberta and has a degree in Political Science from the University of Calgary and an ESG Micro-Credential from BCIT. In the winter, you can find Jack at a ski hill or curling rink, and in the summer, on other people’s sailboats, racing in English Bay.