In February 2000, a board of directors formed a society to manage the observatory. RPBO is a registered charitable organization in Canada and is governed by a volunteer board of directors. The Board of Directors for Rocky Point Bird Observatory consists of five executive members and up to 10 additional Directors at large.
Board of Directors

Rosa Munzer
President

Terry Bird
Vice President / Science Chair

Johnny Caron
Treasurer

Jennifer Armstrong
Secretary

Andrew Harcombe
Past President

Dan Burgin
Director At Large

Mark Byrne
Operations Coordinator

Robyn Byrne
Volunteer Coordinator

Jannaca Chick
MAPS and Owl Bander

Simone Littledale
Education Portfolio

Ann Nightingale
Migration Coordinator

Liam Seward-Ragan
First Nations Liaison
Staff

Ashlea Veldhoen
Lead Educator

Gaylia Lassner
Development Director

Leesa Watson
Administrator/ WebMaster
2024 Banders

David Bell
Bander-in-Charge

Mara Hanneson
Bander - Migration

Evan Lewis
Bander - Migration

Emma Radziul
Bander - Migration

Evan Larson
Banding Intern

Heather Tocher
Banding Intern

Gaelin Armstrong
Banding Intern

Jannaca Chick
MAPS & Owl Bander

Mark Byrne
Owl Bander
Positions
- BC Nature Liaison: Terry Bird (terrybird@rpbo.org)
- Membership Coordinator: Andrew Harcombe (membership@rpbo.org)
- Science Advisory Committee Chair: Terry Bird (sac_comm@rpbo.org)
- Volunteer Coordinators: Ann Scarfe and Robyn Byrne (volunteer@rpbo.org)
- Webmaster: Leesa Watson (administrator@rpbo.org)
- Fall Migration Monitoring Project Coordinator: Ann Nightingale (annnightingale@rpbo.org)
- Nocturnal Owl Monitoring Project Coordinator: Mike Motek (mikemotek@gmail.com)
- MAPS Project Coordinator: Cathy Reader (cathyreader@rpbo.org)
- Hummingbird Project Coordinator: Alison Moran (alisonmoran@rpbo.org)
- SeaWatch Project Coordinator: Daniel Donnecke (danieldonnecke@rpbo.org)
Gone But Not Forgotten
OUR HONOURARY PATRON
The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
The Honourable Janet Austin was sworn in as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 2018. Prior to this appointment, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver, one of the province’s largest and most diversified non-profit organizations. She is a graduate of the University of Calgary where she was raised and she spent the earlier part of her career in public sector roles in Calgary. She has actively volunteered with many agencies in her commitment to help improve the lives of other and has served on many related boards.
We were delighted to discover that Her Honour is an avid birder! She has joined RPBO volunteers on several occasions to seek out interesting birds, and to learn more about our migration monitoring programs.
Rocky Point Bird Observatory has been honoured with the patronage of Her Honour, Janet Austin. We are grateful for her continued support and enthusiasm for our work.