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Stephanie Cowle

Director, Knowledge Translation | Parachute

Concussion, child safety, pedestrian safety, cycling safety, road safety, poisining prevention, sports related injury, sports injury prevention, home safety

Dr. Stephanie Whitney

Director of Research and Innovation Partnership, Faculty of Mathematics | University of Waterloo

Sustainability, Energy, Energy management, Investment in high performance energy equipment, Office buildings, Energy behaviours, Climate change mitigation, Culture of sustainability, Decision-making, Stakeholder engagement

Dr. Linda Siegel

Professor Emeritus, Educational and Counselling Psycholgy, and Special Education, Faculty of Education | University of British Columbia

Arithmetic, Cognitive Aspects of Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Reading, Education, Special Education

Allison Stocks

Fisheries Improvement Officer | Yayasan Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia

Marine biology, marine conservation, sustainable fisheries and seafood, marine debris, small-scale fisheries, coastal resources

Dimah Khalili

Senior Advisor | Independent

Social impact, strategic planning, data evaluation and analysis, social profit, corporate social responsibility, integrated communications, corporate communications, content development and storytelling, issues management and crisis communications, spokesperson positioning and training, public and media relations, partnership development, building missions from the ground up, brand building, immigrant women, Middle Eastern women, media's portrayal of women and immigrant women, equality and equity, racism, sexism, mentorship, women leadership