Mike Puddister

Mike is Deputy CAO and Director of Watershed Transformation at Credit Valley Conservation Authority. He has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo and a graduate degree from the School of Rural Planning and Development, University of Guelph.

Mike has been employed by Credit Valley Conservation since 1985. His current responsibilities within the Credit River watershed include terrestrial, aquatic, wetland habitat restoration, forest management, urban and rural community outreach, education and exploring and promoting the concepts of ecosystem services, natural capital and ecohealth.

Mike is a founding member of the Ontario Network on Ecosystem Services. He is a member of the Research Management Committee for the Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network, hosted by Brock University. And he is also Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for EcoHealth Ontario.