Tom Hilditch Founder, President email tomhilditch(at)savanta.ca

Tom is an environmental professional, communicator and businessperson. During the past 30 years, Tom has led a variety of environmental approvals, compliance, restoration, communications and sustainability projects and initiatives. Through his work and research in Canada, the U.S.A., China, Hong Kong, Japan, Equatorial Guinea, Venezuela, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Qatar and the U.A.E., he has developed a broad appreciation for a full range of environmental challenges and opportunities. Tom applies an “out of the box” approach to his work; he is an idea generator and innovator. He brings a deep respect for people and the environment to assignments and blends science with communications skills and multi-media tools to help facilitate optimal outcomes. Tom has a strong grounding in the sciences having investigated and developed an understanding of a variety of ecosystems including wetlands, forests, grasslands and coastal and marine systems. He has completed hundreds of assignments ranging from Impact Assessments for individual developments to strategic regional and coastal zone planning for territories covering thousands of square kilometers. He has worked collaboratively amongst all manner of stakeholders in an effort to optimize sustainable outcomes and has been engaged by national, state, county and provincial bodies to help interpret and apply science to legislation and policy development. Tom has spoken before national and international audiences including groups such as: Wetlands International, INTECOL, International Association for Impact Assessment, Society of Wetland Scientists and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. Back to Savanta Team