Our Staff

Christian Holz
Executive Director 

cholz-@-climateactionnetwork.ca

613.241.4413 (w) Christian Holz, Executive Director

Christian is the Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada.  Before joining Climate Action Network Canada in January 2012, Christian completed his PhD thesis at the University of Glasgow wherein he investigated the role of environmental organizations within the United Nations Climate Change negotiations. As part of this research he was an active participant in the political work of Climate Action Network International at these negotiations for many years, especially with regards to the carbon market mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol. This work included serving as the coordinator of the carbon markets working group of Climate Action Network International. His international experience includes teaching and researching at universities in Germany, Scotland and China and managing a social work project in Siberia. Besides his recently completed PhD, he holds degrees in Sociology (Glasgow, Scotland) and Social Work (Gera, Germany).

 

Hannah McKinnon
Campaign Director 

hmckinnon-@-climateactionnetwork.ca

613.241.4413 (w) 613.276.7791 (c)

Hannah joined Climate Action Network Canada in August of 2009, following 3 years of climate change adaptation work in El Salvador. Hannah has a M.Sc. in Science and Society from the London School of Economics and a B.Sc. Hon. in Biochemistry from Mount Allison University. She has been engaged in climate change activism for over 8 years in Canada, the UK and Latin America. Hannah is the Campaign Director for Climate Action Network Canada and she feels very privileged to have the opportunity to work with and learn from such a diverse, experienced, and enthusiastic membership.

Lauryn Drainie
Lead Organizer
ldrainie-@-climateactionnetwork.ca

Lauryn has been surrounded by environmentalists her whole life, beginning with her parents who cook with a solar oven, drive a Prius, and grow environmentally friendly grass (it has 9” roots so you don’t need to water it).   She moved to Ottawa in May 2009 to work for the Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-RAC) where she focused on climate change outreach to new immigrant communities, by bringing a number of speakers to Canada including a Bollywood celebrity and a teenage climate activist from the Solomon Islands.  In January 2010 she began working with Professor Mishka Lysack from the University of Calgary to engage faith communities around climate advocacy.  She is continuing with both these projects.

 

Climate Action Network Canada is also very lucky to count a number of very dedicated volunteers, as well as some fantastic short-term staff and contract resources, on its list of people who make our world go round.

Without doubt though, the single most important contributor to Climate Action Network Canada is our membership!