
C. Neil Downey, president.
Board Members and Executive Staff of Ducks Unlimited Canada 
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is governed by a Board of Directors, whose dedicated members across Canada and the United States work closely with staff to develop the broad policy that guides every aspect of DUC’s pursuit of our conservation mission and vision.
Answering to the board, DUC’s Executive Vice-President leads a team of executive staff and oversees the daily operations of DUC.
Board of Directors
Officers of the Board
- Peter D. Carton—Chairman of the Board
- C. Neil Downey—President
- Jack H. Hole —Vice-President
- David Blom —Treasurer
- Mauri M. Rutherford—Secretary
Canadian Directors
British Columbia
- Len Everett
- Huntly Gordon
- Donald H. E. Hubbard
- Terry A. Lubzinski
- George C. Reifel
- Janice E. Spencer
- Kenneth I. Thompson
Alberta
- Mel F. Belich, Q.C.
- David Blom
- Jeff Commins
- C. Neil Downey
- Jack H. Hole
- David McCoy
- Travis G. Peckham
Saskatchewan
- Peter D. Carton
- James E. Couch
- Candace Franke
- Larry Haas
- Ronald J. Hicks
- Larry Johnson
- D. Gavin Koyl
- James McHattie
- John R. Messer
- Fred Wagman
Manitoba
- Thomas Carlyle
- M. Kent Christie
- Michael M. Leech
- David D. Pearce
- James A. Richardson
- Mauri M. Rutherford
Ontario
- Gordon Chaplin
- Gary Down
- Thomas Pick
- W. Gerald Walker
- Greg Weeks
- James Williams
- Tom Worden
- G. Tod Wright
New Brunswick
- Malcolm M. Dunfield
- Kevin Harris
Nova Scotia
- Donald A.R. Burry
- Ron Milsom
Prince Edward Island
- Douglas N. MacDonald
- Brad Potter
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Barbara Genge
American Directors
- Ron Bartels
- Robert Berg
- J. David Blakemore
- Hazard K. Campbell
- George Dunklin, Jr.
- Douglas T. Federighi
- Elliott S. Gassner
- Grady Hartzog
- Rogers Hoyt Jr.
- James Hulbert
- James Konkel
- L. Monty Lewis, Jr.
- W. Bruce Lewis
- A. Kel Long III
- L.J. Mayeux
- Joseph G. Mazon
- John Newman
- John R. Pope
- Paul A. Ralstin
- Ron Rich
- Raymond G. Scoggins
- Cliff Slinkard
- James R. Sowers
- Steve Thies
- John Tomke
Honorary Directors
- G. F. Dunn
- John C. Eaton
- Arthur L. Irving
- Duncan M. Jessiman
- John D. McDiarmid
- Duncan W. Sinclair
- William G. Turnbull
- Claude H. Wilson
Directors Emeriti
- D. John Archibald
- Frank Baldwin
- Murray Bercovich
- Richard A. N. Bonnycastle
- John H. Bowles, FCA
- Duncan Campbell
- Hugh D. Fairn
- Ross E. Gage
- Richard W. Henders
- Joseph Y. Hickman, Q.C.
- E.G. Johnson
- R. Timothy Kenny
- Graham LeBourveau, FCA
- James D. MacDonald
- Neil G. MacKay, Q.C.
- Barry H. Martin
- Thomas A. Newman, Q.C.
- G. David Richardson
- Roland E. Rivalin, Q.C.
- Gilles Rivard, Q.C.
- Terry Sparks
- Richard B. Trethewey
- Julius F. Wall
- John D. Woodward
Executive Vice-President Emeritus
- Stewart Morrison
Executive Staff
- Jeff Nelson—Executive Vice President
- Henry Murkin—Director of Conservation Programs
- Allan Beaudry—Chief Financial Officer
- Ken Bailey—Director of Revenue and Membership
- Madeleine Arbez—Director of Marketing and Communications
- Gary Goodwin—Corporate Counsel and Director of Corporate Services
- Rick Wishart—Director of Education Programs
- Ian Barnett—Director of Regional Operations – Western Region
- Jamie Fortune—Director of Regional Operations – Eastern Region
- Linda Monforton— Director of Human Resources
