Local Committee
Zoë Lindo, PhD
Professor, Western University
London, Ontario, Canada
GSB 2026 Conference Co-Chair
Carlos Barreto, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
GSB 2026 Conference Co-Chair
Leena Vilonen, PhD
Executive Director of the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Lisa Lumley, PhD
Terrestrial Invertebrates Lead, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Erin Cameron, PhD
Associate Professor, Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nathan Basiliko, BS, PhD
Professor and Director, Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Marla Schwarzfeld, PhD
Research Scientist,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tandra Fraser, PhD
Research Scientist,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Jeff Battigelli, PhD
Research Associate, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
