Michael Paskewitz

Michael Paskewitz

Chief of Staff & Corporate Secretary, Office of the President & CEO

michael.paskewitz@natureconservancy.ca

Michael Paskewitz is the chief of staff and corporate secretary in the Office of the President and CEO at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). He brings 15 years’ experience in non-profit management, public affairs, governance, organizational culture and communications, and a passion to make Canada a world leader in nature conservation.

He has a BA in political studies and media from Queen’s University and a master of Philanthropy and Non-Profit Leadership from Carleton University. Prior to his time at NCC, he worked to enhance the public affairs and organizational capacity of international development non-profits, working with partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has also spent time in Ottawa working as a political staffer in the Leader’s Office of a federal political party. His public affairs work has led to positive public policy outcomes for environmental and international development efforts.

Michael developed his passion for nature during his upbringing in Hong Kong and Manitoba, where he regularly hiked Hong Kong’s many mountains and spent summers by Lake Winnipeg.