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Rainforest Carbon Remove Society is a not-for-profit society committed to the preservation, management and creative business management of rain forests in Belize Based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, the founders of Rainforest Carbon Remove Society have witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of global warming on the precious forests in BC. Ravaged by the pine beetle, much of our forests stand dead, unable to participate in the natural cycles that promote clean water and air production.

Carbon Remove is involved in several projects in Belize and hopes, through public support and funding, to further advance our vision of sustainable rainforest management, eco-sensitive business development and preservation to save the rain forests

The Board of Directors

Ron Dewhurst, President and Director

Warm greetings from Ron Dewhurst. My career in technology and business development spans 30 years, from co-designing an internationally recognized residential development to co-founding a highly successful “Next Generation” telecommunications company.

I've written for numerous trade magazines and have been a guest speaker at industry conferences to present my innovative business activities. Currently I am involved in numerous ecological business initiatives in Belize. Founding Rainforest Carbon Remove Society was inspired by a spiritual and ecological vision that is so critically needed for our future generations.

Carrie Dewhurst,  Treasurer and Director

Artist, business entrepreneur, mother and recent grandmother, Carrie is the spiritual mentor and creative spirit behind Rainforest Carbon Remove Society. Concerned about her children and their children, she devotes her time to fighting rainforest insects and traversing remote rivers in search of untouched regions and pristine beauty. An admirer of the stillness of life and simplicity, Carrie feels everyone needs a little quiet time in the rainforest to shed their false attachments to things of little or no spiritual value.

Jock Hildebrand, Vice President and Director

Jock is an artist / sculptor known primarily for his monumental stone and bronze pieces.  He works internationally and his sculptures can be seen in public places including Canada, China, Vietnam, Costa Rica and the Czech Republic. He also paints and creates some smaller sculptures for private collectors.

Jock has lived in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada, for a good portion of his life, with some time away in Europe and Africa.  He currently lives in West Kelowna where he runs his studio and foundry.

Jock is on the Board of Directors for the local “Parrot Island Sanctuary”, whose mission it is to rescue unwanted exotic birds and educate the community about the complex needs of these birds and why they should be left in their own environment and not be sold as pets.

Jock is passionate about animals and nature and taking care of our planet. 

Carmen Hildebrand,  Secretary and Director

Carmen manages Jock Hildebrand Arts Portal Inc., a company she owns with her artist husband Jock Hildebrand.

Prior to this role of marketing and selling her husband’s artwork and managing the day-to-day business, Carmen was a social worker for about 20 years, primarily focusing on addictions and mental health services.  She still does some consulting work, which includes not-for-profit management, as well as program development, which expertise she brings to Carbon Remove

Carmen is on the Board of Directors for the “Parrot Island Sanctuary” in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.  The mission of the sanctuary is to rescue unwanted exotic birds and educate the community about the complex needs of these birds and why they should be left in their own environment and not be sold as pets.

Carmen shares her husband’s passion for animals and nature.

The Advisory Board

Joel Glanzberg  Permaculture and Regenerative Design

Joel has broad experience in environmental design and ecological restoration projects, particularly in the arid regions of the southwest US and Latin America. He has also worked extensively in the field of regenerative agriculture, including recent agricultural restoration projects in Maryland, Hubbell Trading Post and at the Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania. He has worked as a consultant to the City of Santa Fe on watershed restoration, where he has helped to design and implement programs for restoration as well as public education and engagement. Current work includes collaboration with internationally known environmental artists Helen and Newton Harrison on restoring the Santa Fe River watershed and with pueblo basket weavers on the Pojoaque River.

An active author and educator in the fields of permaculture and ecological restoration, he is skilled in cross-cultural communication and teaching. Joel has taught throughout the U.S., and South America, and worked with a number of Native American tribes and communities. . His research has focused on the integration of traditional agricultural/agro-forestry techniques and species from dryland areas world-wide.

Joel is co-founder and director of Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute. Flowering Tree’s half-acre demonstration site at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, has caught world attention for its low cost, family scale permanent agricultural systems. Groups from across the United States, Botswana, the Philippines, Equador and Canada have attended classes and toured Flowering Tree.

 

Patrick Field  Wildlife Management and Species at Risk Consulting

Patrick is no stranger to Belize as he helped design and build the Belize Zoo The zoo was designed to have endangered animals in natural habitats and has seen support from British Royalty and actor Harrison Ford.  Today it hosts countless visitors locally and internationally to help people understand the important of bio-diversity and wildlife conservation. Pat has built zoos and has spearheaded wildlife conservation projects worldwide from Africa to Canada.

Today Pat is currently a consultant contractor for the Nature Conservancy of Canada as their South Selkirks Project Manager managing their Darkwoods project, the single largest conservation project in Canadian history.

In his spare time Pat is an accomplished sculptor and artist.

Looey Tremblay, Project Management and Finance

Looey is one of the founders of the Utz Kab’ Farm project and is a dedicated eco-warrior. A real estate developer and owner of the Remax, Belize Property Center in Belize he is an outspoken critic of non-ecological land development. Presently he is developing  a sustainable eco-development called “Better in Belize” in the Cayo District of Belize. Looey feels this will set an example of earth stewardship and responsible, regenerative land development  to the  development world that is so critically needed.

Candee Tremblay, Media and Client Relations

Born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Candee set out at a young age to explore the world on her own. She hasn’t stopped. As Marketing and Public Relations Director for RE/MAX Property Center in Belize, Candee tackles marketing and public relations initiatives to promote the Belize RE/MAX brand internationally. Candee is also a Member of the Advisory Board of the Better in Belize Eco Community.

Her career path, in latter years, has focused on research and writing initiatives, including ghostwriting projects for various consortiums. As a Freelance Writer and Author, Candee’s aim is to coax the extraordinary out of the commonplace. Her enthusiasm and interest in environmental issues prompted her to write a book about SARS entitled “SARS: The Epidemic – And Other Modern Day Plagues” and “The Buzz about West Nile Virus”. In the corporate realm, Candee has worked for various enterprises in marketing and corporate finance positions. However, Candee’s greatest enjoyment has been distilled from her entrepreneurial activities in various family-owned and operated enterprises, in addition to her main love and passion – writing.

As a pet lover and avowed animal rights advocate, Candee supports local animal rescue agencies and the World Wildlife Fund.  As an environmentalist and amateur ornithologist, Candee also vigorously supports the efforts of the Belize Bird Rescue Agency, who champion the cause of injured, captured, and molested birds throughout Belize. Candee is pictured here with her latest love, Jake, a very lucky pygmy owl rescued by the agency.

Mike Winrow, Government of Belize Relations

Mike is working with the Society establishing relations with the Government of Belize. Mike has thirty years of construction and development experience now centering on green and sustainability. Mike passion for Belize began as an avid scuba diver some 15 years ago when he discovered the jewel.

An inveterate traveler, Mike has journeyed all over North America and the Caribbean as Executive Producer and co-host of the “Power Boat Television Show” (which aired on TSN in the 90’s), along with participation in the #1 Boating magazine in Canada, “Today’s Boating”.

Worldwide business pursuits have taken Mike to far-flung places like Dubai in the Middle East. Closer to home, he owned a successful recording studio and television production company earning a Gold Record for songwriting. Friends, family, business colleagues and clients typify him as hard working, honest and exceptionally creative.