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Green Professionals on Campus
Come listen to McGill alum who are all working in a green career. Hear their stories and take advantage of this opportunity to network with them!
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SPEAKERS:
David Oswald, MSc Geography, 2008; PhD (in progress)
President and Founder
DE Design and Environment Inc.Ìý
David is a designer and environmental scientist with 20+ years experience in the environmental sector. He founded DE in 2005 while in graduate studies at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. He has developed the company from its inception to today where he and the team work throughout the world on various mandates ranging from developing software for helping countries adapt to climate change to providing environmental consulting expertise to the United Nations and major corporations.
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Kendra Pomerantz, Bachelor of Arts Honors: Economics and the Earth’s Environment, 2014; MBA, Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility, 2018
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor: Sustainability, Contracts and Special Projects
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ; Department of Buildings, Grounds and Events Support.
Kendra was highly involved during her McGill undergraduate studies, especially around sustainable waste management, directly leading to multiple employment opportunities following graduation. After working both in Canada and internationally, she decided to improve on her concrete management skills through an MBA at Université Laval, specialized in environmental program implementation in organizations. She was then thrilled to return to McGill as an employee, originally contracted as Zero Waste Coordinator but eventually obtaining a permanent position as Supervisor: Sustainability, Contracts and Special Projects with the McGill Buildings and Grounds Department. Today she is working on implementing many exciting projects on campus (including expanding composting and upgrading McGill’s waste bins and signage), improving the contents of operational contracts, and ensuring that contractors comply
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Camille Ouellet Dallaire, M.Sc, 2012; Ph.D Geography, 2018
Policy Analyst
Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
Camille is a doctoral candidate that survived the last nine years in Burnside Hall. She studied geography throughout her post-secondary education, from CEGEP in Trois-Rivières, to a Bachelor’s degree at Université Laval, to a Master’s degree and PhD at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ under the supervision of Bernhard Lehner. Her PhD work aims to provide new tools and data for the sustainable management of river systems at large scales, with work on the global and Canadian scale, and a study of the Greater Mekong region. Her weapons of choice are geographic information systems, spatial statistics and scientific outreach. She is the mom of a nine month old baby girl and is looking forward to starting her new job as policy analyst in Ottawa in April.
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Maya Hassa, Bachelor of Ag. Env. Sc.ÌýRenewable Resource Management, 2018
Associate, Inerjys Ventures
Maya has over 2 years of extensive lab and field work experience researching biogeochemical processes in the context of renewable resource management. She worked as an International Project director for a student-run, community-based development organization at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, where she managed a venture investment initiative and consequently developed and led a team of interns in completing a sustainable development project with an NGO in the Peruvian Amazon. She currently works as an Associate at a clean technology-focused venture capital firm in Montreal and a candidate for the CFA program.
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Leandra Langlois, Bachelor of Bioresource Engineering, 2014
Environmental Emergencies Officer
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Leandra is a Bioresource Engineering and Management graduate from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Upon graduation, she started full time with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s National Environmental Emergencies Centre. Over the past 4 years, she has developed a vast skill set that includes expertise in environmental and socioeconomic resources at risk to various types of environmental emergencies, GIS and geospatial data, project management and spill response operations. Maintaining a can-do attitude and fostering innovative problem solving are two of her core professional values. Leandra is excited to be apart of McGill’s Green Careers week.
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Christina Kozsukan, Bachelor of Arts: Environment and Development Domain, 2018
Environmental Account Manager
One Tree Planted