Sherry is the Principal of SES Workforce Research & Consulting, specializing in organizational, learning and skills, development and strategy. Her work has focused on the ocean industry and the sustainable blue economy, combining scholarly insight and research with practical recommendations and strategy that are both evidence-based and experience-based.
Mera is a member of A Horse Tale Rescue, Lucy’s Edmonton Advocates’ Project, and RedRover. She is a virtual media monitor volunteer for Lilongwe Wildlife Trust in Malawi. In 2019, she volunteered at ARCAS Wildlife Rescue Center in Guatemala.
Danielle’s educational background is in business. She currently works for a Fortune 1000 Financial Institution as the Director for the Marketing group, but her professional work experience also includes sales and finance. Her volunteer experience includes initiatives based around social development and women’s issues, and various sustainability projects including policy and research, and sustainable farming.
Krista is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology at Saint Mary’s University and is employed by the Sable Island Institute as the Research Coordinator for the Fences in the Sand project – a collaboration between the Institute and Parks Canada to understand how the wild horses influence the ecosystems and organisms on Sable Island National Park Reserve.
Anna Grue is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is completing her Master of Business Administration at Dalhousie University. She volunteers with the Bass River Heritage Society and Big Brothers Big Sisters. As a child, Anna was captivated by horses and developed a keen fascination with Sable Island.
Claire Parsons is currently Director of Communications with EverWind and previously served as Senior Communications Manager with the Ecology Action Centre. Claire has long held a deep personal connection to Sable Island, sparked by childhood dreams of its wild horses and remote beauty, solidified during an extended visit in 2017.
Paula Aceto grew up in Toronto and has spent her career fundraising for not-for-profit organizations. Since moving to Nova Scotia she has worked with the Ecology Action Centre and now serves as Director of Development at the Schulich School of Law.
Anne Muecke studied geology at the University of Bristol and design at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and worked for three decades with Griffiths Muecke Associates, an environmental consulting practice which she co-founded. During much of that time, Anne has also been a very active volunteer with arts and education organizations.
Zoe Lucas has over forty years experience as a naturalist on Sable Island, conducting various research and monitoring programs including terrain restoration projects and biodiversity studies. In 2008, Zoe received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Dalhousie University.
Dominique Gusset has over 30 years experience as a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker and a passion for environmental communication. She first visited Sable Island in the early 1980s, working with the terrain restoration crews.
