From a young age, Chris Parker was interested in Wind Farms and Hydroelectric Dams. He toured the world with his parents on multiple occasions, visiting powerplants and understanding their function and their importance to society, and what failed power grids could to a country's economic stability. 

Once he became of age to attend university, he chose Queen's University in Kingston.  In his second year of studies, Chris Parker enrolled full-time in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Artillery Officer. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Honours and had the distinction of being named on the Dean's List. Working full-time as an Officer Cadet and attending university built a great deal of character and work ethic that is hard to match in the civilian world. 

Since his graduation, he attended specialized leadership school for 1 year to develop the skills required of a Canadian Officer to lead men and women in the most dangerous of conditions. Upon graduation, Chris Parker was selected to lead at the 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Petawawa, Ontario. 

Throughout his military career, Chris was employed as the Unmanned Arial System (UAS) Commander where he oversaw the training, employment, and safety policy for 25 personnel both in Canada and abroad. He has also been employed as a Surveillance and Target Acquisition Officer where he managed a team of 14 staff in a 24/7 environment to maintain positive control of all UAS, artillery, helicopters, fighter jets, and bombers in a battle space. Chris continuously advised senior leadership (From Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General) on how to use these assets to shape their environment.

Operational Deployments include his 8 month tour to Ukraine on Operation UNIFIER, Canada's assistance mission to Ukraine, where he worked as the liaison between all military academies in the country and government policy developers, both Canadian and Ukrainian. He has also deployed on Operation LENTUS, Canada's domestic relief team to help with the flooding in and around Ottawa and Renfrew County. This gave him valuable first-hand civil-military coordination training in disaster environments, working with local governments and emergency services. 

Chris has also worked on multiple government procurement projects, dealing with the complexities of government systems in Ottawa. Some of these projects include procurement of specialized UAS systems for overseas disaster relief, specialized armoured vehicles, and radar systems. He has also worked with OEMs, including Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin. 

Rebecca successfully completed her Horticultural Technician Apprenticeship at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, graduating with honours. Upon graduation, she began to work for NVK Nurseries, one of Ontario's largest wholesale tree and plant organizations. After gaining experience working with a national leader in agricultural production, Rebecca  used her entrepreneurial spirit to start Rebecca Parker Horticultural Consulting Services Inc. 

 Rebecca has extensive workplace safety experience. She has sat on the board of the NVK Health and Safety Committee for over 8 years, holding commercial WHMIS and IPM training. 

In addition to her professional roles in the agricultural business, Rebecca is an avid volunteer and member of Landscape Ontario and a member of the LO Congress Committee. Finally, Rebecca serves as the committee co-chair for the Ontario Green Live Congress. 

Throughout his military career, Matthew served on HMCS Algonquin as the Communication Information Systems Officer where he was in direct command of all communication and information on the ship. Matthew also served as the Navigation Officer for HMCS Edmonton, where he was charged with planning and executing the ship's navigational plan. During this role, Matt was training junior officers of Bridgemanship and Navigation. 

Matt also served as HMCS Algonquin's Bridge Watchkeeper, where he was directly responsible to the Commanding Officer for the safe operation of the ship while at sea. He supervised shipboard evolutions including replenishments, anchoring, and mooring. 

In the realm of cyber defence, Matt has been the team lead for Canada's team to the Cyber Defence Exercise on multiple occasions, and the Web Server and Web Proxy Developer for previous Cyber Defence Exercises. Matt has also led the Canadian Armed Forces on various Capture the Flag Exercises, including the CDX 2018 Hacking Challenge, NorthSec 2018, and Hack the Machine 2019. 

While living in Victoria, British Columbia, Matt served as the Rear-Commodore of the Canadian Forces Sailing Association and built and maintained the Canadian Forces Sailing Association webpage from 2013 to the present. 

Brooke's skills include formal education in time management, iOS and Microsoft software systems, and team management/leadership. She has been heavily involved in running board meetings at the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, where she kept formal board minutes and archived them legally and appropriately. 

Brooke's main focus with her current career is social media. Brooke understands the use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. to reach users and spread messages. Using her initiative and knowledge of these platforms, OGRE will be able to reach more potential supporters, investors, and those interested in climate change.