Megan Hanacek

The College’s 2026 Conference is on April 9-10, 2026 in Victoria, BC… Early-bird pricing is now available. This year’s Keynote Speaker is Megan Hanacek is a professional biologist (RPBio) and forester (RPF), business owner and TV personality. She is the CEO of the non-profit Private Forest Landowners Association and owner of an environmental assessment firm. For over 25 years, she has led project work with the provincial and federal governments, private industry, First Nations, non-governmental organizations and academia throughout British Columbia. Previously, Megan was a planning forester with the Ministry of Forests working on large scale projects including the Great Bear Rainforest to smaller scale management of wildlife values and habitat. She served on the College of Applied Biologists Board (2020-2025) and still stands as one of the longest standing female finalists on the hit HISTORY channel survival shows “ALONE”. The topic of Megan’s keynote will be “Thriving (not just surviving) during uncertain times.”