Renee Lapointe, Phd

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Manager, Species at Risk and Regulatory Affairs @ Vancouver, BC, CA
Vancouver, BC, CA
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About Renee Lapointe, Phd

• Result-driven professional with over 20 years of experience in diverse positions with the Government of Canada, private sector and academia. Wide-ranging experience, domestic and international, in the field of environment, restoration and nature-based solutions through management and R&D leadership capacity. • Successful advocate and advisor for the development of the first Canadian pledge to the Bonn Challenge for 19 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2030 at COP-15. • Strategic leadership in the development and implementation of innovative cross-sector national research program in land reclamation and restoration for the Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service. International representation of the organization at numerous forums such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) led Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR). • Demonstrated Leadership in developing and implementing multi-million dollars restoration funding programs in partnership with Indigenous, provincial, non-profit and industrial organizations to meet multi-benefits Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) goals. • Laser focused on sustainability, nature-based solutions and the bridging of social, economic and environmental values through collaborative processes between organisations, sectors and communities. • Entrepreneurial and collaborative leadership style founded on extensive experience in governmental, industrial and academic organizations, which developed abilities to understand and navigate different organizational objectives and corporate cultures as demonstrated by strong collaborative outcomes with governmental, Indigenous and industrial organizations. • Lived and worked in five Canadian provinces (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Alberta and British Columbia) and internationally (United Kingdom, Zimbabwe and Switzerland). Speaks English and French fluently. • Committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service

Environment And Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service

Manager, Species at Risk and Regulatory Affairs
Vancouver, BC, CA
Renee Lapointe, Phd Work Experience Details
  • Environment And Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
    Manager, Species At Risk And Regulatory Affairs
    Environment And Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
    Vancouver, Bc, Ca
  • Environment And Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
    Manager, Species At Risk & Regulatory Affairs
    Environment And Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service Apr 2022 - Present
    Delta, British Columbia, Canada
    • Responsible for the management and implementation of the CWS Pacific region, Species at Risk and Regulatory Affairs (SARRA) section through the leadership of four Units and a team of 40 policy analysts, biologists and project coordinators. Responsible for consultation, engagement and negotiations with stakeholders and Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. Manages financial resources and contribution agreements with Indigenous partners and BC (O&M and G&C) for the SARRA section. Define, set, spend, monitor, and account for internal budgets and external funding. • Regional implementation of collaborative and regulatory initiatives for migratory birds and species at risk by enacting the Species at Risk Act (SARA), Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA), and Impact Assessment Act (IAA), in coordination with NCR relevant Directorates and in collaboration with the Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta and stakeholders. • Manager lead for consultation, engagement and cooperation with over 200 First Nations in British Columbia under legal obligations and reconciliation considerations. Manager lead for regional CWS representation at Treaty, and Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination (IRISD) Discussion Tables. • Advocated, advised and briefed ECCC-CWS senior executives on Canada’s opportunity and benefits to pledge toward the Bonn Challenge which is a International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)-led initiative global goal to bring 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration by 2030. This led to the Government of Canada making a pledge at COP-15 in Montreal for approximatively 19 million hectares through federal programs managed by ECCC, Parks Canada, and Natural Resources Canada that support on-the-ground landscape and ecosystem restoration activities.• Participation at the Expert Review Panel for the Alberta Innovates’ Land & Biodiversity program, June 2022
  • Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment And Climate Change Canada
    Manager Strategic Priorities
    Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment And Climate Change Canada Apr 2019 - Mar 2022
    Delta, Bc, Canada
    • Delivery of the regional program on Strategic Priorities on Priority Species such as the caribou (southern mountain caribou, boreal caribou and northern caribou)• Coordinate, track and deliver briefings (written and oral) to ECCC Senior Executives as well as correspondence for the Strategic Priorities file including scenario notes, memoranda, briefing notes, discussion papers, Ministerial responses or guidance documents related to southern mountain caribou and other priority species at risk.• Supported and advised Senior Executives on the negotiation of the historical tripartite “Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement For The Conservation of The Central Group of The Southern Mountain Caribou” (Partnership Agreement) as well as the “Canada - British Columbia Conservation Agreement for Southern Mountain Caribou in British Columbia” (Bilateral Agreement). (April 2019-February 2020).• Implement the Partnership Agreement and Bilateral Agreement in collaboration with the province of BC, Indigenous groups and stakeholders through leadership of relevant committees.• Represent and advise on ECCC program development and implementation through the provision of recommendations to program leads on the development and implementation of the Nature Agenda, and 2 Billion Trees as well as representing the Pacific Region at ECCC’s Species at Risk Manager Committee and s.11 sub-committee.• Responsible for the management of the CWS Pacific region, Strategic Priorities program through the leadership of a team of seven policy analysts and biologists and in coordination with the NCR program team. Manages financial resources and contribution agreements with Indigenous partners and BC (O&M and G&C) for the Strategic Priorities program. • Lead on the development of restoration programs in the region by providing analysis of the restoration economy in BC and on policies in support of the scaling up of restoration in Canada (Mansuy et al; Forest Policy and Economics, 116, 2020).
  • Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
    Director, Ecosystem Health Science Program
    Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada May 2014 - Mar 2019
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Coordinate the horizontal and multidisciplinary scientific programs on Land Reclamation (2014-2017) and Cumulative Effects (2017 – 2019) for the CFS nationally, plan and deliver research program on reclamation and restoration as well as caribou habitat recovery through environmental, social and economic disciplines. Engage with scientists and peer directors across all six CFS centers, allocate internal funding, coordinate external funding opportunities and ensure project and resources accountability. • Responsible for the management of the Northern Forestry Centre, Ecosystem Health Science (EHS) research program, leading a team of over 30 researchers and technicians working on forest health research projects. The team evaluates the effect and mitigation options of anthropogenic and natural disturbances from resource industries as well as diseases and insect pests on forest ecological integrity and biodiversity. • Manages financial resources and collaborative agreements for the EHS program. Successfully led the development of competitive grant proposals to the Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD), Energy Innovation Program (EIP) and Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD).• Actively involved in stakeholder engagement from and establishing collaborations with the Provinces and Territories, other NRCan sectors and federal department (ECCC, Parks Canada), First Nations, the Oil & Gas industry, the forest industry, ENGOs, academics.• NRCan-CFS Representation at the 1) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) led Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR) from 2017-2019, 2) IUCN –led workshop on the role of restoration in the Post-Aichi Target 2020, 3) Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) – Land Environmental Priority Area from 2015-2019, 4) USFS, IUCN & WRI - International Seminar on Forest Landscape Restoration Program – Portland, ON, 2017 and others.
  • Sylvar Technologies Inc.
    Research Director
    Sylvar Technologies Inc. Jul 2006 - Apr 2014
    Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Building from my skills as an insect virologist, I am proud to have fostered the establishment of Sylvar Technologies. Owned by the world leader in baculovirus-based insect pest control products Andermatt Biocontrol, Sylvar is the only company that markets these environmentally friendly solutions in Canada. • Managed the Research and Production Departments at Sylvar Technologies Inc., now Andermatt Canada, applying natural insect virus (baculovirus) technologies to bring sustainable insect pest management practices to forestry and agriculture stakeholders. Developed high quality, cost effective baculovirus products by optimizing conventional in vivo production methodologies. Utilize knowledge of genomics to facilitate and ensure registration of baculovirus products to the American and Canadian markets.• Responsible for the maintenance of registration of four baculovirus products, for acquiring manufacturing rights of Environmental Protection Agency (USA) and Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Canada) registered products and for the submission of novel baculovirus products.• Actively involved in successful collaborations with scientists from governmental and academic institutions. Responsible for the implementation and reporting of an Atlantic Innovation Fund – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. • Represented Sylvar Technologies in scientific and board meetings.
  • Natural Resources Canada
    Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
    Natural Resources Canada 2003 - 2006
    Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
    My research project was on the genomics of insect viruses from parasitoid wasps of the spruce budworm larvae. This intricate system is part of the complex food web that manages population dynamics of one of Canada's most significant insect pest.
  • Imperial College London
    Post-Doctoral Fellow
    Imperial College London 1999 - 2002
    London, United Kingdom
    As a researcher, I have studied the host range of insect viruses of two species of Lepidoptera through the use of genomic skills such as Bacmid cloning, PCR and REN pattern, tissue culture, baculoviral amplification in vitro and in vivo, and protein detection by western blot analysis, immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy.

Renee Lapointe, Phd Skills

Microbiology Insect Genomics Pest Control Product Development Biological Control R&d Ecology Research Biotechnology Scientific Writing Experimental Design Biology Entomology Virology Management Of Research Restoration

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