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.
(Click on the names below for additional information)
(Click on the names below for additional information)
SAEN Executive :
Kevin Power, President
Marvin Barnes, Vice President
Chris Warford, Treasurer
Dave Downton, Secretary
Robert (Bob) Bishop, Past President
SAEN Directors :
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Office Staff:
Mary Byrne
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Kevin Power |
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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. |
Chris Warford
Chris Warford
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My name is Chris Warford and I am the treasurer with SAEN. I am also on the board of directors with FABEC. I have been retired from the provincial govt since 2013. I love to fish, hunt and to set out vegetables. Just living the dream.
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Marvin Barnes
Marvin Barnes
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My name is Marvin Barnes and I am the Vice President of SAEN. I have been angling for trout and salmon now for 50+ years. I have studied and worked with fish for too many years to count. |
Dave Hennessey
Dave Hennessey
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Retired in 2013 from the telecommunications industry, Dave is an avid outdoor enthusiast, spending much of his time hiking the woods, rivers and ponds, while angling for trout and salmon. Dave has many fond memories of his early trouting days, boarding the Newfie Bullet in Whitbourne and getting off at his dad’s old fishing shack, near Placentia Junction. After a few great days in the country, we would wait for the trolley to pass by, signaling that the track was clear for the train to return. |
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Dave Downton |
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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 Gall
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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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Robin grew up on the outskirts of Manchester where a weeks pocket money bought a day ticket to fish the local pond to catch and release perch etc. He emigrated with his wife to Canada and split his time for the last 50 years between practicing dentistry, raising a family and fishing. A SAEN member almost since its inception he was active on the SAEN board for several years and after a period of inactivity he rejoined the board 2019.
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Jamie Pike
Jamie Pike
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My name is Jamie Pike. I’ve been an avid fly angler since 1990 and a fly tyer since 2007. My love for salmon and trout has pushed me to be part of the voice for our precious resource and I look forward to working with fellow members in the pursuit of the fishes.
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Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly
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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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Andrew Scammell
Andrew Scammell
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Andrew was born and raised in St. John’s, NL and is currently working as a Chartered Professional Accountant in public accounting with a local accounting firm in St. John’s.
Andrew has had a passion for angling for nearly two decades, with countless days in his youth spent fishing for brook trout & ouananiche across the Eastern portion of the Island. Although the majority of his time on the water nowadays is spent in pursuit of Atlantic salmon in the Island’s many rivers and the in the rivers of Southern Labrador, Andrew will always ensure that a few outings per year are made in order to fish for brook trout, sea trout & ouananiche. As an advocate for salmonid conservation and proper technique in catch & release angling, Andrew is proud to be serving on the Board of S.A.E.N. |
Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy
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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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Todd has a B.Sc. in biology and has been a lawyer for 28 years. A committed “realistic environmentalist”, he just recently took on a new role with SWEB Energy, which has grown from installing wind and solar across Europe, and now to Eastern North America. Todd spends much of his leisure time fishing and hunting with his wife Chantelle, his two boys and a circle of friends. He is committed to conservation and sensible, science based management of our Salmonid species. |
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Valerie Power |
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I was a very young child when my dad started taking me and my siblings trout and salmon fishing on the west coast of NL, where Dad instilled in us a love and respect of nature. Because of this, I obtained a B.Sc. in Biology and a M.Env.Sc., and have worked as a Biologist with Memorial University for 38 years. Being able to contribute to the conservation and integrity of our salmonid populations in NL is something I look forward to helping with as a member of SAEN. |
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
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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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