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Officers of AAEVPC
Liz White is a long time resident of Toronto, Ontario. She is the Leader of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada and a founding member of Animal Alliance of Canada. She has remained with AAC for over 18 years.
Liz began her career as a registered nurse and has spent all her working life advocating for a fair and just world. She has spent over 30 years as a community activist, and has worked on issues including advocating for the disadvantaged, animal protection and aboriginal land settlements.
In 1987, Liz began working with the Toronto Humane Society, an experience that redefined her activism. In 2005, Liz became the leader of AAEVPC.
Liz has devoted herself to practical measures that result in substantive improvements for animals and the environment.
Stephen Best’s involvement in the environmental and animal protection movement began in the early 1970s after the making of Seal Song, a documentary about the Canadian seal hunt he produced for the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Stephen served various organizations since then including the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the International Wildlife Coalition, Care for the Wild (UK), and the Toronto Humane Society as an executive and/or director. He has represented these organizations in various international diplomatic and academic forays. He co-founded the International Wildlife Coalition (US), Environment Voters ( Canada), and the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada.
Currently, he develops and manages political, program, and fundraising campaigns for a number of environmental and animal protection groups. He has also written and produced communications, campaign, and fund raising materials for social development organizations, including Peaceful Parks, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund ( Canada), and the Lubicon Legal Defense Fund.
Barry MacKay, General Manager
Barry MacKay has devoted his life and career to the study of natural history, and the protection of birds and other wildlife. He has maintained a thirty year relationship with the Born Free USA United with The Animal Protection Institute, based in Sacramento, California, doing animal protection work, and is currently the organization’s senior programme advisor. He is also a founding director of the Animal Alliance of Canada and a director of Zoocheck-Canada; a life member of the Wilson Ornithological Society, and an honorary life member of the Second Marsh Defense Association, a member of the Toronto Ornithological Club and a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists.
As a naturalist, Barry has participated in numerous activities related to bird and nature study: helping a University of Toronto professor to conduct fish censuses in small streams; being the park naturalist for Presqu’ile Provincial Park; leading bird hikes or teaching courses; as a fast sketch artist promoting interest in wildlife during 16 years of appearances on a nationally syndicated children’s television show; collecting for the Royal Ontario Museum and for the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Costa Rica; illustrating the reptiles and amphibians of the Toronto Zoo; illustrating a few scientific papers in various technical journals and participating in a fruitless search for the critically endangered, possibly extinct, Eskimo Curlew in historic migration sites in northern Newfoundland and Labrador. He has written several books about birds and numerous articles for print and internet publication.
Lia Laskaris is a long time resident of Toronto, Ontario. She is responsible for the daily administrative duties and general office management of both AAEVPC and AAC.
Lia volunteered with the Toronto Humane Society, then with Animal Alliance for a number of years. And after a brief stint as a legal secretary, in 2005 she was hired as a full-time staff member at the AAC office. Lia studied English and philosophy, applying both to the animal protection and environmental movement, writing to donors, proofreading mailings and media releases, and maintaining the websites and blogs. She assists on campaigns as required, including canvassing during elections and sharing her home with foster animals.
Jacqui Barnes is a long time resident of Toronto, Ontario. She is AAEVPC’s secretary and has been a member of Animal Alliance of Canada’s board of directors for 19 years.
Jacqui’s area of expertise is cosmetic and product testing and the use of animals in research. Through her dedicated efforts, she persisted in raising concerns about the treatment of animals in xenotransplantation and in product testing. Jacqui worked tirelessly to uncover pounds and shelters that sold lost pets to laboratories.