Meredith Blunt is co-chair of Bird Friendly City Kitchener. As an artist, she uses her art for gentle advocacy and community building. Her work is inspired by the connections, memories and stories people share with avian life.

Jennifer Clary-Lemon is co-chair of Bird Friendly City Kitchener, and a Professor of English at the University of Waterloo. She writes about birds and the humans who love them.

As a founding member of the Bird Friendly City Kitchener team, Bob Williams is dedicated to protecting and preserving the lives of birds of all shapes and sizes.  Bob also volunteers with Braddock Bay Raptor Research of Rochester, New York where he participates in their summer raptor count, has researched the impacts of weather on the natal dispersal of red-tailed hawks, and has presented on man-made threats to raptors as part of the organization’s educational programs.

Amanda and Keira are students at the University of Waterloo, both starting master’s degrees this year. They are participating on behalf of the University of Waterloo Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration. The group focuses on creating community, restoring habitat, and implementing bird-safe measures on campus. Amanda Armstrong is nature enthusiast and educator. She has tracked shorebirds in Saskatchewan and is currently studying bat physiology. She co-launched a bird-window collision project at UW in 2023, and is thrilled to expand upon this as part of the BFK team. Westside Trail Loop is her Kitchener birding go-to!

Claire Aisling has always enjoyed nature and wildlife but truly fell in love with birds during the lockdown phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Though all birds are good birds, Claire is partial to woodpeckers, and always keeps an ear out for drumming.  She can be found on your local urban trails draped in various bird themed garments, staring up at the sky quizzically.

Jenny Andrews is an ecologist, restoration landscape designer, birder, vegan baker and cook, hiker, and world traveller. She has an undergrad in environmental science and a master of landscape architecture. She is passionate about intersecting design with ecology, restoring natural habitats, and bringing publicly accessible nature into our urban areas.

Davis Gascoigne is a lifelong naturalist, passionate birder, environmental advocate, committed citizen, tour leader, public speaker, and two-time past President of Waterloo Region Nature. His life is dominated by nature, the appreciation of its beauty and diversity, and resistance to the constant assault on it.

Fraser Gibson is a retired educator with a life long interest in nature. He is a founding member of KNAP – Kitchener’s Natural Areas Program, and is a former president and Honorary Life Member of both Waterloo Region Nature and the Friends of Killarney Park. He is a Bruce Trail end-to-ender, an enthusiastic citizen science participant, and a long time contributor of birding articles to the Baden Outlook.

Grace Pitman is an ecologist with a passion for birds, insects, natural areas management, and ecological restoration. Aside from experience performing ecological surveys and providing recommendations for preserving and enhancing natural areas, Grace has experience conducting bird research related to movement, migration, and diet.

Roger Suffling is a 50-year resident of Kitchener, a retired professional ecologist and UW professor, and an enthusiast about all things swift-related. 

In retirement, Mary Ann Vanden Elzen has focused her nature involvements on Lakeside Park and on Waterloo Region Nature.

Dee Croft has been a birdwatcher for as long as she can remember. She is excited to be a member of the enthusiastic Bird Friendly City Kitchener team. She is keen to learn more about the threats to both migrating and resident birds so that, collectively, we can reduce those risks. The goal of working towards a city that balances nature, wildlife and people is one that she fully embraces.  

Morgan Regehr is a practitioner of many hobbies, but when birding first drew their attention in 2021, they quickly realized birds were special. A lover of the outdoors, Morgan finds that paying attention to birds helps them appreciate the many inter-connected facets of the world, and loves that there’s always more to learn!