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Myles Kitagawa, Business Card
Myles Kitagawa, Associate Director
Toxics Watch Society of Alberta
#1 6328 A 104 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 2K9
Land: 780 439 1912
Fax: 780 433 3792
E-mail: mylesck (at) gmail.com
MYLES KITAGAWA
Myles Kitagawa is an Associate Director of the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta and is a lead organizer for the Alberta Environmental Network. He has worked in the environmental, non-government organization sector since 1988 when he began working for Greenpeace. Since joining Toxics Watch in 1991, he has worked on many environmental policy issues including air quality management, the Swan Hills hazardous waste incinerator, oil sands development in Northeastern Alberta, and several regulatory initiatives. In 1993, Myles was a finalist in the Individual Commitment Category of the Emerald Awards for Environmental Excellence. He ran as the Green Party of Alberta candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona in 1997 and for Edmonton City Council in 2001 on an environmental platform. In 2005, he was a recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal for his work in Alberta's environmental community.
Boards and Committees, Current
Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance, 2009 - present, Past-Chair
Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance, 2006 - 2009 Chair
Waste Avoidance and Toxics Caucus, Alberta Environmental Network, Chair
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Board of Directors (CASA), 1999 -present
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Executive Committee, Vice President, April 2008 - present
Vehicle Emissions Project Team (CASA), member
Queen Alexandra Community League, Secretary 1997 - present
Car-sharing Cooperative of Edmonton, co-Chair 2000 - present
Particulate Matter and Ozone Implementation Team (CASA), member, 2004 - present
Board and Committees, Past
Alberta EcoTrust Foundation, [xxxx]-2001, Director
Alberta Recycling Management Association (ARMA), 2000-2008
Assessment Committee (ARMA) 2000 - 2004
Audit Committee (ARMA), 2004 - 2008
Beverage Container Management Board, 1997-2004, Acting Chair 2001
BCMB Bottle Depot Siting Criteria Committee, Chair 2003-2004
Clean Air Strategy Project Team, CASA - 2008 -2009
Minister of Environment Environmental Protection Advisory Committee, 2002 - 2008
EnviroVista Advisory Committee, Alberta Environment 2001 - 2009
Particulate Matter and Ozone Project Team (CASA), co-chair
Performance Evaluation Committee (CASA) 2007-2008
Performance Evaluation Implementation Committee, CASA 2003 - 2006
Queen Alexandra Community League, Planning Chair
Alberta Environmental Network Steering Committee, 199X-2000
Air Toxics Project Team, CASA
Alberta Environment Multistakeholder Group on Particulate Matter and Ozone
CASA Coordination Workshop Organizing Committee (1999?)
Investment Committee, Tire Recycling Management Association, 1998-2000
Pollution Prevention Continuous Improvement Project Team, CASA
Cumulative Environmental Management Association Board, Fort McMurray, 200X-2008
Business and Management Experience
Senior
Associate Director of the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta, 1990-present
Duties - advocate, direction
Hard Ten Holding Limited (1035172 Alberta Ltd), 2002 - 2007
Duties - tenant liason, lease negotiation, administration and cost analysis
Alberta Environmental Network Management Services, 2003 -present
Duties - government liason, delegate selection administration, environmental advisory service
Greenpeace Edmonton - Director 1989 - 1990
Greenpeace Calgary - Field Manager 1988 - 1989
Negotiation Experience and Training
"Keys to Excellence," Disney Institute/DeGroote School of Business, February 2007
"Negotiating for the Environment," Consensus Building Institute and the Alberta Environmental Network, March 31, 2005
"Sustainable Enterprise Academy", York University, May 17-20, 2004
"Interest-based Negotiation", Larry Susskind, co-director of the Public Disputes Program at Harvard Law School. [date?]
Multi-lateral and bilateral environmental agreement negotiations.
Small business lease negotiations.
Human Resources Experience
Hiring executive level staff as a board member of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance.
Hiring executive level staff as a board member of the Beverage Container Management Board (Bob Saari - 2000) and the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (Richard Hewson - 2006). In the case of the BCMB, this included complete coordination of the hiring process including posting, recruitment, and interviewing.
Hiring, subcontracting, and supervising management level staff for the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta, the Alberta Environmental Network, the Car Sharing Cooperative of Edmonton, and Greenpeace.
Recent Presentations
"Environmental Advocacy, Broadly Speaking", Applied Research and Tecnology in Alberta Seminars, NAIT, November 13, 2007
"Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance Update", Alberta Airshed Council Conference, October 22, 2007
"The Alberta Environmental Network", Society For Environmentally Responsible Livestock Operations, April 21, 2007
"The Alberta Environmental Network", Cochrane Environmental Association, April 13, 2007
"The Environment: What's the Problem?", NAIT Environmental Ethics, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, April 7, 2006
"Working with Alberta ENGOs" for the government of Chongqing, China delegation, October 2005, Faculty of Business, University of Alberta
"Environmental Awareness on a Very Small Planet", In-service 2005, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, May 20, 2005.
"Particulate Matter and Ozone Framework", Alberta Environment Connecting and Collaborating Conference, April 20, 2005
Service Recognition
2005 Alberta Centennial Medal
2000 Premier's Award of Excellence, Bronze
1993 Emerald Award for Environmental Excellence Finalist
1992 Volunteer Award
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Myles Kitagawa, Associate Director
Toxics Watch Society of Alberta
#1 6328 A 104 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 2K9
Land: 780 439 1912
Fax: 780 433 3792
E-mail: mylesck (at) gmail.com
MYLES KITAGAWA
Myles Kitagawa is an Associate Director of the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta and is a lead organizer for the Alberta Environmental Network. He has worked in the environmental, non-government organization sector since 1988 when he began working for Greenpeace. Since joining Toxics Watch in 1991, he has worked on many environmental policy issues including air quality management, the Swan Hills hazardous waste incinerator, oil sands development in Northeastern Alberta, and several regulatory initiatives. In 1993, Myles was a finalist in the Individual Commitment Category of the Emerald Awards for Environmental Excellence. He ran as the Green Party of Alberta candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona in 1997 and for Edmonton City Council in 2001 on an environmental platform. In 2005, he was a recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal for his work in Alberta's environmental community.
Boards and Committees, Current
Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance, 2009 - present, Past-Chair
Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance, 2006 - 2009 Chair
Waste Avoidance and Toxics Caucus, Alberta Environmental Network, Chair
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Board of Directors (CASA), 1999 -present
Clean Air Strategic Alliance Executive Committee, Vice President, April 2008 - present
Vehicle Emissions Project Team (CASA), member
Queen Alexandra Community League, Secretary 1997 - present
Car-sharing Cooperative of Edmonton, co-Chair 2000 - present
Particulate Matter and Ozone Implementation Team (CASA), member, 2004 - present
Board and Committees, Past
Alberta EcoTrust Foundation, [xxxx]-2001, Director
Alberta Recycling Management Association (ARMA), 2000-2008
Assessment Committee (ARMA) 2000 - 2004
Audit Committee (ARMA), 2004 - 2008
Beverage Container Management Board, 1997-2004, Acting Chair 2001
BCMB Bottle Depot Siting Criteria Committee, Chair 2003-2004
Clean Air Strategy Project Team, CASA - 2008 -2009
Minister of Environment Environmental Protection Advisory Committee, 2002 - 2008
EnviroVista Advisory Committee, Alberta Environment 2001 - 2009
Particulate Matter and Ozone Project Team (CASA), co-chair
Performance Evaluation Committee (CASA) 2007-2008
Performance Evaluation Implementation Committee, CASA 2003 - 2006
Queen Alexandra Community League, Planning Chair
Alberta Environmental Network Steering Committee, 199X-2000
Air Toxics Project Team, CASA
Alberta Environment Multistakeholder Group on Particulate Matter and Ozone
CASA Coordination Workshop Organizing Committee (1999?)
Investment Committee, Tire Recycling Management Association, 1998-2000
Pollution Prevention Continuous Improvement Project Team, CASA
Cumulative Environmental Management Association Board, Fort McMurray, 200X-2008
Business and Management Experience
Senior
Associate Director of the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta, 1990-present
Duties - advocate, direction
Hard Ten Holding Limited (1035172 Alberta Ltd), 2002 - 2007
Duties - tenant liason, lease negotiation, administration and cost analysis
Alberta Environmental Network Management Services, 2003 -present
Duties - government liason, delegate selection administration, environmental advisory service
Greenpeace Edmonton - Director 1989 - 1990
Greenpeace Calgary - Field Manager 1988 - 1989
Negotiation Experience and Training
"Keys to Excellence," Disney Institute/DeGroote School of Business, February 2007
"Negotiating for the Environment," Consensus Building Institute and the Alberta Environmental Network, March 31, 2005
"Sustainable Enterprise Academy", York University, May 17-20, 2004
"Interest-based Negotiation", Larry Susskind, co-director of the Public Disputes Program at Harvard Law School. [date?]
Multi-lateral and bilateral environmental agreement negotiations.
Small business lease negotiations.
Human Resources Experience
Hiring executive level staff as a board member of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance.
Hiring executive level staff as a board member of the Beverage Container Management Board (Bob Saari - 2000) and the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (Richard Hewson - 2006). In the case of the BCMB, this included complete coordination of the hiring process including posting, recruitment, and interviewing.
Hiring, subcontracting, and supervising management level staff for the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta, the Alberta Environmental Network, the Car Sharing Cooperative of Edmonton, and Greenpeace.
Recent Presentations
"Environmental Advocacy, Broadly Speaking", Applied Research and Tecnology in Alberta Seminars, NAIT, November 13, 2007
"Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance Update", Alberta Airshed Council Conference, October 22, 2007
"The Alberta Environmental Network", Society For Environmentally Responsible Livestock Operations, April 21, 2007
"The Alberta Environmental Network", Cochrane Environmental Association, April 13, 2007
"The Environment: What's the Problem?", NAIT Environmental Ethics, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, April 7, 2006
"Working with Alberta ENGOs" for the government of Chongqing, China delegation, October 2005, Faculty of Business, University of Alberta
"Environmental Awareness on a Very Small Planet", In-service 2005, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, May 20, 2005.
"Particulate Matter and Ozone Framework", Alberta Environment Connecting and Collaborating Conference, April 20, 2005
Service Recognition
2005 Alberta Centennial Medal
2000 Premier's Award of Excellence, Bronze
1993 Emerald Award for Environmental Excellence Finalist
1992 Volunteer Award
756413530
