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DESCRIPTION:Green Careers Week 2019 - Full Schedule\n\n\n	EMPLOYMENT AT FISH
 ERIES AND OCEANS CANADA\n\nTuesday March 26th\n	Faculty Lounge – Macdonald 
 Campus\n	11:30 am - 1:00 pm\n\nMs. Lontoc-Roy will present her McGill/Montr
 éal experience and how that helped prepare her for managing complex federa
 l programs. She will also provide an overview of Fisheries and Oceans Cana
 da and the types of green careers it offers to university graduates.\n\nMe
 linda Lontoc-Roy\, B.Sc. Environment (McGill 2002)\; M.Sc. Plant Science (
 McGill 2005)\n	National Manager\, Ocean Modelling\n	Fisheries and Oceans Can
 ada\n\nBio:\n	Originally from Montréal\, Melinda Lontoc-Roy attended McGill
  University from 1999 to 2005\, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degr
 ee from the McGill School of Environment (Environmetrics) in 2002 and a Ma
 ster of Science degree in 2005. Her Master’s research focused on visualizi
 ng and quantifying plant root systems in three-dimensional space. Ms. Lont
 oc-Roy subsequently moved to Ottawa to join the federal public service and
  has since managed national programs in support of Indigenous involvement 
 in aquatic species at risk protection and recovery\, fisheries habitat pro
 tection and applied ocean modelling.\n\n\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\n\nPROFE
 SSIONALS ON CAMPUS\n\nWednesday March 27th\n	Brown 5001 – Downtown Campus\n
 	11:30 am - 1:00 pm\n\nCome 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!\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nDavid Oswald\, MSc Geography\, 2008\; 
 PhD (in progress)\n	President and Founder\n	DE Design and Environment Inc. 
 \n\nDavid is a designer and environmental scientist with 20+ years experie
 nce in the environmental sector. He founded DE in 2005 while in graduate s
 tudies at McGill University. He has developed the company from its incepti
 on to today where he and the team work throughout the world on various man
 dates ranging from developing software for helping countries adapt to clim
 ate change to providing environmental consulting expertise to the United N
 ations and major corporations.\n\n \n\nKendra Pomerantz\, Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Economics and the Earth’s Environment\, 2014\; MBA\, Corporate So
 cial and Environmental Responsibility\, 2018\n	Buildings and Grounds Superv
 isor: Sustainability\, Contracts and Special Projects\n	McGill University\;
  Department of Buildings\, Grounds and Events Support.\n\nKendra was highl
 y involved during her McGill undergraduate studies\, especially around sus
 tainable waste management\, directly leading to multiple employment opport
 unities following graduation. After working both in Canada and internation
 ally\, she decided to improve on her concrete management skills through an
  MBA at Université Laval\, specialized in environmental program implementa
 tion in organizations. She was then thrilled to return to McGill as an emp
 loyee\, originally contracted as Zero Waste Coordinator but eventually obt
 aining a permanent position as Supervisor: Sustainability\, Contracts and 
 Special Projects with the McGill Buildings and Grounds Department. Today s
 he is working on implementing many exciting projects on campus (including 
 expanding composting and upgrading McGill’s waste bins and signage)\, impr
 oving the contents of operational contracts\, and ensuring that contractor
 s comply\n\n \n\nCamille Ouellet Dallaire\, M.Sc\, 2012\; Ph.D Geography\,
  2018\n	Policy Analyst\n	Geological Survey of Canada\, Natural Resources Can
 ada\n\nCamille is a doctoral candidate that survived the last nine years i
 n Burnside Hall. She studied geography throughout her post-secondary educa
 tion\, from CEGEP in Trois-Rivières\, to a Bachelor’s degree at Université
  Laval\, to a Master’s degree and PhD at McGill University under the super
 vision of Bernhard Lehner. Her PhD work aims to provide new tools and data
  for the sustainable management of river systems at large scales\, with wo
 rk on the global and Canadian scale\, and a study of the Greater Mekong re
 gion. Her weapons of choice are geographic information systems\, spatial s
 tatistics 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.\n\n \n\nMaya Hassa\, Bachelor of Ag. Env. Sc. Renewable R
 esource Management\, 2018\n	Associate\, Inerjys Ventures\n\nMaya has over 2
  years of extensive lab and field work experience researching biogeochemic
 al processes in the context of renewable resource management. She worked a
 s an International Project director for a student-run\, community-based de
 velopment organization at McGill University\, 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 Peruvi
 an Amazon. She currently works as an Associate at a clean technology-focus
 ed venture capital firm in Montreal and a candidate for the CFA program.\n
 \n \n\nLeandra Langlois\, Bachelor of Bioresource Engineering\, 2014\n	Envi
 ronmental Emergencies Officer\n	Environment and Climate Change Canada\n\nLe
 andra is a Bioresource Engineering and Management graduate from McGill Uni
 versity. Upon graduation\, she started full time with Environment and Clim
 ate Change Canada’s National Environmental Emergencies Centre. Over the pa
 st 4 years\, she has developed a vast skill set that includes expertise in
  environmental and socioeconomic resources at risk to various types of env
 ironmental emergencies\, GIS and geospatial data\, project management and 
 spill response operations. Maintaining a can-do attitude and fostering inn
 ovative problem solving are two of her core professional values. Leandra i
 s excited to be apart of McGill’s Green Careers week.\n\n \n\nChristina Ko
 zsukan\, BA Environment (Environment & Development)\, class of 2018\n	Accou
 nt Manager/Customer Success\, One Tree Planted\n\nMy passion for the envir
 onment started when I was in 11\, learning about the greenhouse gas effect
  in elementary school. When I started studying at McGill\, my eyes were op
 ened to so many fascinating topics and themes surrounding the Earth and cl
 imate change that I wanted to do something about it. When I found a job at
  One Tree Planted\, I knew that this was what I wanted to do in my career.
  I converse with business people\, teachers and individuals who seek to ma
 ke the Earth greener\, and who would like to combat increasing rates of de
 forestation by helping us plant trees around the world.\n\n \n\nRECEPTION 
 FOLLOWING THE EVENT (Provided by MESS)\n\n\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\n\nWOR
 KING AT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA\n\nThursday March 28th\n	Brow
 n 5001 – Downtown Campus\n	12:00 pm 2:00 pm\n\nMr. Stuart Lee will present 
 his experience and career path\, and will also provide an overview of Envi
 ronment and Climate Change Canada along with the types of careers it offer
 s to university students and graduates.\n\nStuart Lee\, BSc Biology / Bioc
 hemistry\; PhD Science Education\n	Senior Advisor to the Expert Support Nat
 ional Program Director\n	Environmental Protection Branch\n	Environment and C
 limate Change Canada\n	\n	Bio:\n	Stuart began his career in the life sciences
 \, studying molecular biology and biochemistry as an undergraduate and gra
 duate student. He cut his studies short to move to the West Coast and beca
 me involved in environmental issues. After teaching at the University of V
 ictoria for a number of years\, he took a Ph.D. in Science Education\, foc
 using on the learning involved in advocacy around science-based issues. Af
 ter some brief post-doctoral work on Indigenous approaches to knowledge / 
 resource management\, he started working for Environment Canada in a progr
 am looking at the Ecosystem Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms. Dur
 ing his career in the public service\, he has had the privilege to work on
  a variety of complex science-policy files including – biotechnology and s
 ustainable development\, science and innovation policy for Canada\, water 
 policy\, and a number of cumulative effects-related projects\, including t
 he environmental effects of the oil sands\, and the new Impact Assessment 
 regime.\n	 \n\nRSVP through myFuture\n\n\nGreen Careers Week coordinators a
 re committed to making our events as accessible and barrier-free as possib
 le. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or require acco
 mmodations to participate by contacting linda.cicuta [at] mcgill.ca.\n\nSc
 ent-Free Policy: Help us keep the air we share healthy and fragrance-free.
  Chemicals used in scented products such as hair spray\, perfume\, cologne
 \, and deodorant can make some people sick and trigger reactions such as r
 espiratory distress and headaches. Please do not use these products\, or c
 hoose unscented versions\, when coming to events.\n
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SUMMARY:Green Careers Week 2019
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/channels/event/green-careers-week-2019-29491
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