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SAEN Board of Directors

 
The SAEN board meets monthly and as necessary for special needs. We have a general e-mail address where you can reach all the Board members: connect(at)saen.org​.

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SAEN Executive :

Robert (Bob) Bishop, President

​Kevin Power, Vice-president

Heather Penney, Treasurer
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Josh March, Secretary


SAEN Directors :
Marvin Barnes
Leslie-Ann Corrigan​
Dave Downton
​​Taro Foley
​Ian Gall
​Robin Gamble
​Don Hutchens
Chris Kelly
​Brad Lambert
​​Jim McCarthy
​Todd Newhook
​​Rob Thomas
​Frank Walsh
  
  

​Office Staff:

Mary Byrne
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Robert Bishop


Bob is happily retired and has been salmon fishing for 35 years
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Heather Penney

My name is Heather Penney. I am the secretary of SAEN. I am a PhD candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I am passionate about conservation, and salmonids. 

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Marvin Barnes


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Leslie-Ann Corrigan​


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Taro Foley​


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Dave Downton

Dave grew up in Lewisporte, Newfoundland where he started fishing for brook trout and Atlantic salmon in the late 1960s. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree at MUN in the 1970s he worked as a research technician with the groundfish section of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for 33 years until 2010. He has fished for salmon and trout all over our fair island and a little in Labrador for over 50 years but has taken to chasing sea-run brown trout on the Avalon a lot in recent years. My favourite river is the Gander, where I still fish more than anywhere else. Dave joined the SAEN board to help work toward protecting and advocating for all our wild salmonids, which are under serious threat, and to encourage responsible angling for them.



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Ian Gall

Ian was born in Dundee, Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1968.He lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia before coming to St. John’s in 1974. Prior to retiring he served 10 years in the British Merchant Navy and 27 years In the Canadian Coast Guard. A keen Angler , fly tier and outdoor enthusiast  he  is a founding member of SAEN and a continuing board member since its inception  in 1979.


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Robin Gamble


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Don Hutchens

Don Hutchens, B. Eng(Industrial), P. Eng.  Retired from the position of Chief Technology Officer - Bell Aliant-Newfoundland, after 32 years service.  Former President and CEO NewTech Industries Ltd. After retirement served on a number of boards of volunteer, charitable and non-profit organizations: Chairman of Board of Directors - Emergency Alert Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador; board member and Treasurer of Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland; President Pioneer Life Members  Fort Pepperrell Club; Member of Board of Directors Community Sector Council; President Pioneers Chapter 105; past Treasurer and President Salmonid Association of Newfoundland.​


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Chris Kelly

Chris is 34 years old with three children. He has loved the outdoors from a young age and was taught by his grandfather to appreciate and respect wildlife. He has been serving on the SAEN board for 5 years.


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Brad Lambert


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Josh March


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Jim McCarthy

Jim is currently an associate biologist with a local consulting company based out of St. John’s. He is a licensed guide in the province and a Certified Fisheries Professional with the American Fisheries Society with over twenty years of experience. He has two wonderful kids who love to learn and help with conservation, fishing, and hunting.  He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Biology from Memorial University and is currently a PhD candidate at the Canadian Rivers Institute at the University of New Brunswick where he is researching various aspects of environmental change, fish adaptation, and adaptive management. He has been involved in a wide range of projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alaska, British Columbia and Nova Scotia related to human activities such as hydroelectric developments, oil and gas, mining/construction, and forest harvesting.




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Todd Newhook


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Kevin Power


Kevin recently retired from 31 plus years in the Federal government serving in the environmental protection field.  He is an avid angler with a healthy appreciation for natural environment and the joy it brings us.  He has long been a supporter of the Salmon conservation groups’ efforts.  In his retirement years wants to dedicate more of his now available time to furthering these efforts by serving as a SAEN Board member and giving back to an organization that has done so much for him and other anglers over many years.​


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Rob Thomas​

Rob was born and raised in St. John’s and has lived here with his wife Raelene (also an avid fly fisher, fly tier and conservationist) for the last 30 years. He has recently retired as the Director of Marketing for a local software company and now stays busy as a Geospatial Data Consultant and member of the SAEN Board. An outdoor enthusiast and fly fisher, he can be found on provincial salmon rivers throughout the province during the summer. For other months of the year he and his wife have also traveled from the Caribbean to Alaska in pursuit of fly-fishing adventures. He hopes to contribute to SAEN in whatever way he can to continue SAENS’s salmonid conservation efforts in Newfoundland and Labrador.



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Frank Walsh


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