He is also an Executive Committee Member (and former President) of the Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) of the American Fisheries Society, the largest professional fisheries organization in the world, as well as an Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, the leading journal addressing original research in fisheries and aquatic ecology. He works with two groups (USchool & Tracking Change) that highlight research opportunities to at-risk youth.