Board of Directors
FLAP Canada is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board meets six times a year to ensure the effective management of FLAP Canada. No Board director receives remuneration in his or her role as a director. The Board is composed of members who bring a variety of talents, experiences and expertise to the governance of FLAP Canada.
Please direct any Board inquiries to flap@flap.org.
Lea M. Ray
CPA, ICD.D
Chair
“As a long-time supporter and volunteer of FLAP, I am grateful to now contribute to FLAP at the Board level. Birds are so important to the world and to our urban living landscapes. It is equally, if not more, important that we protect them – by ensuring our own living spaces work harmoniously with theirs. I am deeply committed to FLAP’s mission and hope that you will join us in furthering the protection of our beautiful feathered friends.”
Ben Coleman
Secretary
“As more and more people live in cities, it’s important that we appreciate nature right where we live and make our neighbourhoods safe for bird species. I volunteer with FLAP because I want to help secure the funding and support that our volunteers and staff need to save birds’ lives every day.”
Brad Evoy
Director
“As an Indigenous organizer and professional, I have worked with various organizations as part of my lifelong commitment to supporting our ecosystems thrive and to support environmental justice work. I am happy to join FLAP Canada to continue this work through practical and effective means to support birds and prevent needless death in urban settings. I hope to bring my fifteen years of non-profit experience to support the governance and finances of FLAP Canada to make sure the critical work of bird preservation can continue with strength.”
John Robert Carley
B. Arch, FRAIC
Director
“I believe that the bird-building collision issue must be addressed legislatively, by mitigation and prevention measures included in Zoning and Building Codes. Architects, Owners, and Builders must come to accept that including bird-strike deterrent measures in building design and construction are the ”best practice” and are simply part of doing good business.”
Mauro Carreño
Director
“It doesn’t matter how much energy a building saves or how much carbon is reduced, if a building kills, it will never be sustainable. In order to respect and support the natural environment it is essential we prevent bird collisions by implement bird-friendly architecture. By means of education and awareness we need to encourage architects, designers and the building occupants to adopt bird-friendly practices.”
Barry Coombs
Director
“I’ve been a birder for over twenty years and a bird advocate for the past five years. I’ve learned that a thriving bird population is absolutely essential to biodiversity and a healthy climate. Millions of bird deaths from collisions with glass are preventable and I’m very proud to contribute to FLAPs efforts through advocacy, education and research to make our built environment bird-friendly.””
Honorary Board Member
Dr Daniel Klem Jr
“For 45 years, as a scientist I have studied, written, and taught about the threat that sheet glass and plastic pose to birds. I am motivated by available and growing evidence that bird-building collisions are an important conservation, building industry, legal, and animal welfare issue for birds and people worldwide. I feel privileged and honored to have served on the Board of an organization that is a model world leader addressing the unintended and unwanted avian mortality resulting from bird-window collisions.”
Our Staff
A core team oversees the day-to-day management of FLAP Canada.
Michael Mesure
Executive Director
A co-founder of FLAP, Michael has over 30 years’ experience bringing attention to the bird collision issue. He has worked tirelessly with government – federal, provincial, municipal – to develop migratory bird protection policies, collaborated with manufacturers of bird-deterrent technologies, and produced FLAP’s BirdSafe® Building Standards and its accompanying building auditing tool. He has also co-authored numerous reports, peer-reviewed articles, and research papers. Finally, he has taught numerous workshops to industry professionals, and addressed audiences on the issue and bird-safe solutions.
Susan Krajnc
Program Manager
On staff since 2005, her activities include fundraising and public policy development. She has a Bachelor of Political Science.
Kaitlin Brough
Volunteer & Campaigns Coordinator
Kaitlin joined FLAP Canada as a volunteer in 2016, and in 2019 took on the role of the Global Bird Rescue coordinator. She officially joined the staff team in 2024. Her main activities are coordinating the volunteers, managing the building monitoring program, and running our annual event: Global Bird Rescue. She received a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the University of Guelph.
Retired Staff
Paloma Plant
A founding member of FLAP, Paloma was the Program Coordinator from 2012 to 2024. She is a wildlife rehabilitator, and her main activities included overseeing the building monitoring program, public outreach and volunteer coordination.
Our Volunteers
In addition to full-time staff, FLAP Canada is supported by a backbone of dedicated volunteers. In 2015, over 125 volunteers worked over 4,000 hours. That’s equivalent to 2.38 full-time employees working 35 hours per week for the entire year.
