ALIZA WELLER

At Large Board Member 2012 to 2014

Aliza has over 12 years of experience in the field of environmental education and communications. In her career she has combined practical and soft skills as a nonformal educator, environmental regulator, communications manager, conflict resolution mediator, program coordinator, curriculum developer, NGO director, and business owner. She currently lives in the Canadian high arctic, where she is the Manager of Communications for an Institute of Public Governance that screens, reviews and monitors the environmental impacts of land use projects throughout the territory of Nunavut. She is also the Director of the Nunavut branch of the Canadian Water Resources Association and the co-founder of a professional development organization called Intelligent Play. She is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but grew up on an organic farm in south-eastern Ontario. She has a Master of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University. She studied Biology, Literature, Aboriginal Law and Architecture at the University of British Columbia, and Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She joined the NAAEE in 2008 and served as co-chair of the International Commission in 2009-2010. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM), and plays a liaison role between both organizations. In her spare time, she teaches yoga, sings and plays guitar, and kite boards on the frozen arctic ocean.