Past Board Members
David Livingstone
David Livingstone served as a GMOB Director from September 2015 to July 2020, and as Chair from July 2020 to February 2025.
David has worked in the north for over 45 years and has made Yellowknife his home since 1987. He worked in several departments during his 33-year career with the federal government, holding different responsibilities but always focused on northern environmental and resource development issues. David retired from the federal government in 2009 and continues to engage in a wide range of environmental stewardship projects and programs in the NWT, Nunavut and internationally. In 2011, he was awarded the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Massey Medal for outstanding achievement in Canadian geography, particularly his work on conservation initiatives. David was instrumental in the establishment of the Tsa Tue International Biosphere Reserve in 2015. The UNESCO designation includes Great Bear Lake and its watershed within the Délįne district He currently chairs the Inuvialuit Environmental Impact Screening Committee and advises the Délįne Got’įnę Government on the remediation of abandoned mines and other contaminated sites near Great Bear Lake.
Ginger Stones
Ginger Stones has more than 30 years of experience working in the Canadian Federal Government and in the Canadian private sector. Her last position with the Federal Public Service was that of Director General Environment for the Department of National Defence. Ginger has in depth knowledge and experience in managing a variety of clean-ups under the Federal program for contaminated sites. While at DND, she was involved in the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line clean-up in the Arctic. This was a $583 Million multi- year clean- up of 21 former radar sites.