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Kelly Drennan

Kelly Drennan is the founder of Fashion Takes Action (FTA), Canada’s only non-profit organization devoted to sustainability in the fashion industry. She has received Treehugger’s Best in Green Award and been called one of the “30 most influential Canadian women to watch” by FLARE magazine.

Jessie O’Driscoll

Jessie O’Driscoll is a recent graduate from the Environment and Business program at the University of Waterloo. 

The Clean Foundation

Clean provides the knowledge, tools and inspiration needed to encourage the individual actions that add up to positive environmental change. Clean would like to thank the Insurance Brokers Association of Nova Scotia for their support of their stormwater work.

Sabine Weber

Sabine Weber worked for nearly 20 years in Europe as product manager/head of design in the fashion industry, and as an international buyer/team leader in retail before she came to Canada She pursued her passion for ethical and sustainable fashion by earning a Master’s degree in Environment and Resource Studies […]

Becky Porlier

Rebecca has a B.A. in Anthropology from Wilfrid Laurier University (2008), and M.Sc. in Capacity Development and Extension from the University of Guelph (2012). Her work and research focus on sustainability and material culture though the lens of permaculture.

Jennifer Lynes

Jennifer Lynes is associate professor and director of the Environment and Business program at the University of Waterloo. She is also the chair of REEP Green Solutions. Her research focuses on the intersection of marketing and sustainability.

Josh Martin

Josh Martin is the Development Coordinator for The Otesha Project, a national environmental education charity that organizes cycling tours to promote sustainability and social justice. Learn more about participating in one of Otesha’s upcoming cycling tours.

Maureen Carter-Whitney

Research director at the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, Maureen CarterWhitney is an environmental lawyer with a strong interest in sustainable land-use planning and public engagement in environmental decision making. She visits the Golden Horseshoe greenbelt when she is able.

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson worked as a teacher and teacher educator for over 30 years, including with the Environmental Studies program at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She currently devotes full time to consulting and writing about environmental education initiatives and issues. Wilson has several published books and over 60 articles. Her […]

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Catherine McAllister

Catherine McAllister completed her doctorate on the connections between children, nature and the community at the School of Planning University of Waterloo.