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Staff profiles
Working together, our two project managers oversee the planning, development and delivery of information to help Manitobans reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Curt Hull
Curt is responsible for this website, for enabling and connecting partner network members, for developing publications, and for financial management and reporting of Climate Change Connection (CCC).
Prior to coming to CCC, Curt spent many years in the private sector. He worked as director and quality manager with a successful Winnipeg-based, electronics design and manufacturing company. He is a professional engineer.
Curt brings a passion for climate change education and action, a strong background in project and financial management, and a history of community volunteer work. As a director of Bike to the Future, Curt is an avid practitioner and advocate of self-propelled transportation.
Curt holds a BSc. in Zoology, a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, and a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE).
Curt usually works from home.
Contact Information:
Tel: (204) 233-0545
E-mail: curt@climatechangeconnection.org
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Susan Lindsay
Susan is responsible for coordinating CCC's events and presentations, generating information and outreach materials, and bringing the issue of climate change to youth and municipalities.
Prior to employment with CCC, Susan worked as the Water Education Coordinator at the Fort Whyte Centre in the Environmental Education Department.
Susan has also worked for the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Monterrey, Mexico, Youth Challenge International in Guyana, South America, Tiamo Resorts in South Andros, The Bahamas and the City of Winnipeg in the Waste and Water Department.
Susan holds a BSc. in Environmental Science and a postgraduate in Ecotourism Management.
Contact Information:
Tel: (204) 943-4836
E-mail:
climate.connection@mts.net
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Melissa Dupuis
Melissa is one of the ecoDriver Manitoba coordinators. She is responsible for producing educational materials and workshops on fuel efficient driving behaviours as well as for distributing “Healthy Communities Don’t Idle” signs.
Prior to working with CCC, Melissa worked with a sustainable community development organization in rural New Brunswick and also spent time as an intern in Honduras, working on a project with small farmers to encourage more sustainable and profitable farming practices. She has also spent time volunteering in Ecuador, working for an environmental education and conservation organization in the Amazon.
Melissa holds a B.A. in Politics from the University of Winnipeg and an M.A. in International Affairs from Carleton University where she focused on climate change and human security.
Contact information:
Tel: (204) 943-4836
Email: info@ecodrivermanitoba.ca
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Shoni Litinsky
Shoni is working with communities and neighbourhoods throughout Manitoba as part of the Province’s Community-Led Emissions Reduction Program.
She is working with community climate change coordinators to help them engage their communities. She's also helping them facilitate events that will identify and implement projects to lower their greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions reductions resulting from these projects will assist Manitoba to meet its targets as set by the Kyoto Protocol.
Prior to working with CCC, Shoni worked with the Red River Valley Clean Cities Coalition (RRVCCC) and the City of Winnipeg, promoting sustainable transportation and coordinating public education and conference events. She also worked with the Province of Manitoba to plan their first electronic waste recycling program.
Shoni holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba where she focused on environmental education and sustainable development.
Contact information:
Tel: (204)
789-1435
Email: slitinsky@mts.net
