Heather Fast

Heather (she/her) transitioned from Board Member to Policy Advocacy Director in July 2021. She is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Manitoba’s Natural Resources Institute and teaches the Environmental Law 3600 course in the Faculty of Law. Heather has three prior degrees from the University of Manitoba from the Faculty of Arts (Global Political Economy) and the Faculty of Law (J.D. and LL.M.). She was called to the Bar in 2014 and undertook legal and policy work for a number of organizations including the Manitoba Law Reform Commission, the Public Interest Law Centre and The Great-West Life Assurance Company (now Canada Life) before returning to her graduate studies.

Derek Bassey

Derek Bassey (he/him) and Gudrun Antosh (she/her) of A3 OfficeWorks Financial Management joined MbEN in August 2018. With over 10 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, both Derek and Gudrun have a unique and firsthand understanding of the nuanced requirements the sector possesses. Such as grant sourcing, management, and reporting. Derek is a graduate of Canadian Mennonite University and brings to the table a refreshed and resilient approach to financial management. Gudrun has over 25 years of experience in management that included the overseeing of non-government and government organizations budgets. Their combined skillset provides MbEN the reassurance, security, and competency of knowing their finances are compliant with the C-GAAP, and non-profit accounting standards.

James Beddome

James (he/him) joined MbEN as Executive Director in August 2024. He also previously served as a board member from 2014-2018. Before joining MbEN as Executive Director James spent 10 years practicing as a lawyer. His practice focused primarily on serving Indigenous governments, organizations and individuals in a broad variety of areas. This includes experience assisting First Nations to draft their own environmental laws under the First Nations Lands Management Act and representation of tribal organizations at Clean Environment Commission and National Energy Board hearings. Prior to entering law school, Beddome was a founding partner of Wheely Green, a bike taxi service and ecologically focused marketing company in Winnipeg. During law school, Beddome worked as a research consultant for Manitoba Wildlands, a member organization of the Manitoba Eco-Network. James was born and raised on a mixed livestock operation near Rapid City, Manitoba before moving to Winnipeg in 2001 to pursue his academic studies. James has two degrees, both from the University of Manitoba, a L.L.B. (2013) and BA(Hons) with a double major in political studies and economics (2006). 

Alex Hadeon

Manitoba Eco-Network – Communications Assistant

Alex Hadeon (they/them) joined the MbEN team as Communications Assistant during June 2025. They have a bachelor’s degree from the University of Winnipeg (BSc in Environmental Science, Global Environmental Systems stream), and prior to joining the Eco-Network, spent the last two and a half years working for the U of W’s Prairie Climate Centre as their Senior Research Assistant.

During their time at the Prairie Climate Centre, they led the overhaul and redesign of the PCC’s website, implemented citation guidelines for articles and film on the Climate Atlas of Canada, and collaborated on the Climate Data Visualizations data portal project alongside Co-Director Dr. Danny Blair.

Their interests are public science communication, the intersection of climate change with storytelling, and all forms of statistical analysis.

Sorsha Moore-Peters

Manitoba Eco-Network – New Projects Manager 2025

Sorsha (she/her) joined MbEN as a Projects Manager in June 2025. She credits her interests in grassroots advocacy and environmental justice as her initial motivation for joining the Manitoba Eco-Network.

Sorsha came to the Eco-Network from the U of M’s Environmental Conservation Lab, a qualitative research lab that serves as a hub for students working on issues related to Indigenous-led environmental justice. As an environmentalist of Irish-settler descent living on Treaty 1 Territory, Sorsha tries to ground her professional ethics within the responsibilities of working to protect the land as someone who is a guest upon it.

Sorsha earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Manitoba from the Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources (Env. Studies). She has a Minor in Geography and a Major in Sustainable Development. During her undergraduate studies she partnered with the University of Manitoba’s International Center and the student-run campus bike shop UMCycle on her ‘Cyclist Road Safety’ project.

In her spare time she has also completed the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science ‘Beekeeping for the Hobbyist’ Short Course (LOA) and the Manitoba Accessibility Office’s ‘Accessible Employment Standard’ certification.

Hannah Sinclair-Huberdeau

Manitoba Eco-Network – Office Assistant

Hannah started as a Manitoba Eco-Network volunteer in April 2025, before joining our team on a part-time basis in June 2025.

Hannah assists the Manitoba Eco-Network with office administration tasks such as data entry and office organization on a part-time basis. She is bilingual, fluent in French and English. Additionally, she routinely performs English to French translation for the MbEN.

In her spare time Hannah enjoys participating in online webcam wildlife survey counts.