OUR TEAM - Working Together for a Resilient Future
Our Board of Directors
TISHA BOULTER - Board Chair
Email: tisha@transitionsaltspring.com
KELDA LOGAN - Co-Chair & Acting Treasurer
Email: kelda@transitionsaltspring.com
BRYAN KIRK YOUNG - Advocacy Circle Lead
Email: bryan@transitionsaltspring.com
Bryan has 25 years’ experience in energy conservation program design and renewable energy development. He founded and managed an incubator fund providing $12 million annually to support the development of innovative electricity conservation programs at Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator. Currently, he is the Chair of Transition Salt Spring -- a catalyst for the implementation of the Salt Spring Island Climate Action Plan for which he was a lead author. He’s passionate to see how much food he can grow on 1.89 acres on the south end where he lives with his partner, poet Brian Day. Bryan is passionate about bridging divides, finding synergies, and building a more equitable and diverse Salt Spring economy. He believes that one of the paths to economic prosperity for Salt Spring will be found in the restoration, stewardship, and cultivation of diversified forest and marine ecosystems for the benefit of our communities and the natural world around us.
ANNE MCKAGUE - Working Group Liaison
Email: anne@transitionsaltspring.com
Anne McKague moved to Salt Spring Island in late 2023 after visiting for twenty years. As a climate refugee from BC’s interior, she witnessed extreme events—including the Elephant Hill fire, the 50°C heat dome, Lytton’s destruction in 2021, and the atmospheric river that cut off Vancouver. These experiences fueled her eco-anxiety and led her to join Transition Salt Spring, where she quickly became involved.
A retired school teacher, Anne deeply believes in education and the power of youth. Having lived alongside the Nlaka’pamux and Secwépemc peoples, she respects Indigenous teachings about honouring and protecting the land for future generations.
She is active in the community as a David Suzuki Butterflyway Ranger, planting pollinator patches, working with native plant stewardship and invasive plant removal, and supporting the BC Green Party. She also enjoys yoga, aqua fit, and learning to sail. Salt Spring Island is now home, and Anne is committed to nurturing and celebrating this special place.
Our Staff & Contractors
DARLENE GAGE - Executive Director
Email: darlene@transitionsaltspring.com
Darlene has over 30 years of experience as a social change activist, community organizer, adult educator and facilitator who loves to work collaboratively with groups and communities to learn, plan, get organized and take action together. She specializes in facilitating community change projects and organizational decision-making processes. She is a skilled trainer, counsellor and leader who has spent her career in the non-profit sector, working in small communities, big cities and around the world. She has led organizations and programs in the public health care sector, international development, economic development, and social change and is committed to seeing her home of Salt Spring Island become the beacon of hope it could be during these turbulent times.
ANDRIA SCANLAN - Lighter Living & Climate Coach Lead
Email: andria@transitionsaltspring.com
Andria has worked in community health research and programming for over 35 years. Committed to knowledge and education Andria has put the skills she learned doing her PhD to work in half a dozen other countries and settings including: academic, for profit, NGO's, government and start ups, with one goal in mind - creating healthy communities! Born and raised on the west coast and a full time resident of Salt Spring for over 15 years Andria is a passionate drought tolerant gardener, composter and succulent enthusiast!!
PAM TARR - Programs Manager: Advocacy Lead
Email: pam@transitionsaltspring.com
Pam brings deep experience in advocacy, with a frequent focus on climate change, to Transition Salt Spring. Her work on regenerative agriculture with American Farmland Trust and The Carbon Underground supported the importance of carbon drawdown and food security as fundamental to our resiliency. She has championed work with non-profit organizations to empower social and political change, including Rock the Vote and Council for a Livable World. As an entertainment and advertising executive producer, Pam produced myriad media and messaging projects and in the process, founded industry-changing companies, organizations and trade associations to invigorate those business communities. She is inspired to help create systemic solutions to Salt Spring’s interrelated challenges.
GRACE WAMPOLD - Operations Director & Social Incentives Coordinator
Email: gracew@transitionsaltspring.com
Grace graduated from UBC with honours in Applied Animal Biology and a minor in Sustainable Food Systems. After seven years working with organic farms, managing food forests, and operating low-barrier community food programs, their work continues to focus broadly on encouraging collaborative entanglement between people and our natural world, in contrast to the alienating paradigms of modern life.
KAREN CLARK - Bookkeeper
Email: bookkeeper@transitionsaltspring.com
Karen Clark (Bookkeeper) has co-owned & operated a human resources consulting firm specializing in pay equity for 25 years & has an MBA. Deeply-rooted in the rocks, soil & community of this island since 1997, Karen is an author and blogger focussing on feminist-centred pagan spirituality.
KEEGAN THOMAS- Project Coordinator & Experimental Lead, C.A.R.L.
Email: keegan@transitionsaltspring.com
Keegan is an environmental practitioner with a BSc in Biology from the University of Victoria, specializing in forest ecology and environmental studies. Growing up in North Saanich, his early connection to coastal forests fostered a deep appreciation for the ecosystems of the Southern Gulf Islands. Through his work with the Climate Adaptation Research Lab and Transition Salt Spring, Keegan leads programming focused on community resilience, land stewardship, and youth engagement across the Southern Gulf Islands. Outside of work, he can be found growing native plants, backpacking through the mountains, camping, and exploring the natural landscapes that inspire his work.
DR. RUTH WALDICK - Lead Scientist, C.A.R.L.
Email: ruth@transitionsaltspring.com
Ruth is an ecologist with over 25 years of experience in climate change, ecosystem management, and sustainable land-use planning, working at the interface of science and community to support informed, resilient decision-making capabilities. Through her leadership in the Climate Adaptation Research Lab (CARL), Ruth regularly facilitates collaboration with regional partners to deliver applied research, hands-on workshops, and nature-based solutions tailored to the Southern Gulf Islands. Her work emphasizes inclusive adaptation strategies that strengthen both ecological and community resilience. When she’s not working, Ruth can be found kayaking through the Broken Islands, pickling seasonal foods, and managing a lively flock of roosters, hens, and a particularly opinionated peacock.
MORGAN FRASER - Communications Co-Lead
Email: morgan@transitionsaltspring.com
Morgan brings over a decade of experience in digital design, working with non-profits, tech startups, and small businesses to craft compelling visuals and user experiences. Passionate about community building, Morgan has co-created several local initiatives, including a local creative workshop series and Saltine, a zine for sharing community stories from Salt Spring Island. Since moving to the island in 2016, Morgan has volunteered with various local organizations and previously served as the Climate Action Coach Lead at Transition Salt Spring. Now co-leading Communications, Morgan believes in the power of strong visuals and community connections to share ideas that inspire change.
NATASHA KONG - Communications Co-Lead
Email: natasha@transitionsaltspring.com
For over two decades Natasha has focused on design and marketing for nonprofit organizations and social mission-based businesses. She is passionate about online storytelling, using graphics, audio, and video to help communicate challenging climate issues, supporting organizations and individuals to carve a path towards change. She's happy to have called Salt Spring home since 2007 and can be found booting around the island on her electric bike or hiking up one of our beautiful trails. One day, she hopes to complete her permaculture certification.
KAEN VALOISE - Re-Fest Co-Coordinator
Email: kaen@transitionsaltspring.com
Boozhoo, Kaen ndizhinikaaz. Mikinaak ndoodem. Opwaaganasiniing nokomis gibindjibaa. Montreal ndoonjibaa, Salt Spring Island niindaa.
I am the daughter of an Anishinaabe father (Ojibwe Nation, Red Rock band, Turtle clan) who instilled in me a relentless work ethic and ardent loyalty, and an 11th-generation French-Canadian mother who gifted me with a passion for hosting and a killer tourtière recipe.
I have worked in festivals and events for roughly 20 years, lending my skills to bringing people together in community and celebration. When I'm not working, I'm usually attending a concert, watching a movie, or sharing laughter and food with friends.