Our Staff
PAUL BUBELIS
Paul Bubelis is the Executive Director of the Sustainability Network which he co-founded in 1997. He sits on the board of the HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector and on advisory committees for Ryerson’s Certificate in Sustainability Program, Green Living Enterprises and the Ontario Nonprofit
Network. He judges Earth Day Canada's Hometown Heroes Award, the City of Toronto's Green Awards and participates in Evergreen's Mentor Program. Prior to his work at Sustainability Network, he served as Executive Director of the Ontario Environment Network and spent 5 years at Environment Canada managing a community funding program. He has also consulted to grantmakers, government and NGOs. Paul obtained a biology degree from the University of
Guelph, attended the University of Victoria and has a MSc from the University of Toronto.
VICTOR REYES
Victor Reyes is the Program Manager of the Sustainability Network. He has recently taken the lead of the organization's Environment and Diversity Project after more than three years of working with seasoned environmentalists and First Nations as part of the Boreal Learning Network. Victor previously worked for the Canadian Land Trust Alliance and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance. He has a Master of Engineering Science degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and while living down under, he taught school kids at the Melbourne Aquarium and volunteered for the Victorian Cetacean Stranding Network, rescuing beached marine mammals. He also worked as Project Manager for the WWF in the Philippines, and had the challenging task of balancing socio-economic issues in a developing country with the need to protect and preserve its marine resources.
KEVIN NUGENT
Kevin is our Boreal Learning Network Project Manager. Kevin has close to ten years of experience working in the non-profit and academic sectors on community development and capacity building initiatives. Kevin is passionate about building long-term capacity in the environmental sector and has worked with numerous non-profits to develop educational materials and build the capacity of their clients to take better advantage of services offered to them. He has also worked on a research project looking at sustainable water and energy solutions in First Nations and rural communities. Kevin holds an engineering degree from Dalhousie University and a political science degree from Simon Fraser.
VICKI FAUL
Vicki Faul is our Accountant. She has spent many years working in the charitable sector with financial management experience at Sketch, St. Andrew's United Church, Energy Probe, the Conservation Council of Ontario, and the Ontario Council for International Cooperation. Vicki studied at both Seneca and Centennial Colleges and has volunteered for a number of charities including Second Harvest, the World Wildlife Fund and the Canadian Red Cross. She is passionate about environmental issues.