Saturday Spotlights Series In 2020, Imogene completed a Bachelors of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability with a certificate in Environmental Impact Assessment. Her educational focuses included Canadian environmental policy, Indigenous governance systems, forest ecology, environmental psychology and systems design. Imogene identifies as an intersectional environmentalist and feminist. In her free time she en

Saturday spotlight series Designer, educator, husband, and dad (not necessarily in that order), Todd Barsanti is a Professor of Design at Sheridan College. His primary focus in academics is design foundations and in the integration of sustainability issues into design curricula. An award-winning designer with more than two decades of professional and academic experience, Todd has a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies as well as a diploma in Environmental & Sustainability

Saturday Spotlights Series Full Name and Title Vivien Bian, Research intern Short Biography My interest in environmental protection started with a tree-planting trip to Inner Mongolia in 2014, where I witnessed desertification of the Khorqin Grassland. I went back in 2016 to interview the staff of the NGO I worked with, and was able to learn more about their "people first" principle. It's amazing how these transient events inspired most of my subsequent major decisions in lif

Saturday Spotlights Series Full Name and Title Laura Sacks, Regional Organizer for BC Interior and North Short Biography I always had a deep love of nature, and chose to pursue degrees in geology and environmental science. I worked for years as a hydrologist, and found the scientific process stimulating but frustratingly slow in affecting policy. I am also the mother of two daughters. To shake things up, our family relocated from the city to rural BC when our kids were still

Saturday Spotlight Series Full Name and Title Jessica McIlroy, Regional Organizer for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland (Community Climate Hub Initiative BC) Short Biography Jessica McIlroy is a sustainable energy strategist, passionate about driving change to realize social and climate justice. With fifteen years of experience in clean energy and climate action, she is continually looking for and creating opportunities to change policy, behaviour and industry practices