David DeRosa (Interim Board Member)

David DeRosa, B.Sc., P.Ag, Major Projects Biologist for Okanagan Nation Alliance, is a habitat and ecosystem biologist with over 35 years of experience managing and conducting biological work for government, industry, and non-profit organizations throughout Western Canada. In his career, David has worked with several large organizations: Okanagan Nation Alliance, BC Hydro, Alberta Fish and Wildlife, and Teck Metals Trail. Currently, David leads an ONA team of biologists and technicians on wildlife inventory and habitat enhancement projects out of Castlegar, in the Eastern Territory. He is an ONA technical lead on all Territory-related hydro projects, including sitting on various Columbia River Treaty technical committees. David’s personal priorities in life are his family, the cabin at Slocan Lake, and the kids’ hockey…”living the Kootenay dream every day”.