Media
Top 3 benefits of women in forestry roles
Pulp & Paper CanadaOnline
URL: https://www.pulpandpapercanada.com/blog-top-3-benefits-of-women-in-forestry-roles/
Social justice isn’t enough for true diversity in the workplace
The benefits of gender equality in forestry for men
Op-ed: Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Ottawa Business JournalOnline
URL: https://www.obj.ca/article/local/op-ed-creating-diverse-and-inclusive-workplace-culture
Biography
Kelly Cooper (she/her) is the Founder and President of the Centre for Social Intelligence (CSI). Cooper works with leaders and change agents to create a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) transformation within their organizations. She recently authored a book entitled “Lead the Change – The Competitive Advantage of Gender Diversity and Inclusion”. It targets decision makers to explain the value proposition and provides a blueprint on how to take action. She is the DEI expert co-leading the Free to Grow in Forestry Initiative with the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) and was a finalist for the 2022 Women of Inspiration Awards. She is also the podcast host for Free to Grow in Forestry and brings in guests that share their perspectives of everyone in the forest sector – from the C-suite, to transgender and gay people, as well as other experts that explain issues such as allyship, racism and gender based violence and how corporations have a role in making positive change. Cooper has a science degree from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in international environment, development and policy from the University of Sussex. She brings 30 years of experience on sustainable development to the table, the last ten years focused as a social entrepreneur.