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DESCRIPTION:Green Careers Week aims to inspire students seeking careers in 
 environment and sustainability. Events include sessions by professionals i
 n climate change\, environmental consulting and law\, and feature alumni w
 ho will share their experiences of finding work in their field.\n\n\nSusta
 inable Development Goals and Your Career (In person)\n\nWednesday\, March 
 15\, 2023\n	11:00 am - 12:00 pm\n	McLennan Library MS-74\n	RSVP through myFut
 ure\n\nThis one-hour workshop is for those interested in learning about th
 e 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will help par
 ticipants identify the SDGs\, explain their significance\, and understand 
 implementation opportunities and challenges\, particularly in reporting on
  them. The workshop will also tell participants how they can get more invo
 lved in SDG activities on campus and beyond. It will also encourage partic
 ipants to think about how the SDGs apply to their prospective career paths
 .\n\n\n	\n\nIndustry Insider: A Closer Look at Environmental Consulting Car
 eers (Virtual)\n\nWednesday\, March 15\, 2023\n	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm\n	RSVP thr
 ough myFuture\n\nSpeaker: Philippe Dunsky\, President\, Dunsky Energy + Cl
 imate\n\nBio: Philippe brings 30 years of business and policy experience f
 ocused on a singular passion: helping clients accelerate the clean energy 
 transition\, effectively\, responsibly and at scale. He has the honour of 
 leading a first-rate team of over 50 dedicated professionals\, and the pri
 vilege of supporting governments\, utilities and others across North Ameri
 ca.\n\nAs a trusted adviser to both executives and policymakers\, Philippe
  helps organizations chart the course toward decarbonization without losin
 g sight of economic imperatives. His experience spans the full array of so
 lutions across both energy supply (primarily electricity systems) and dema
 nd (buildings\, mobility and industry). His work is informed by three deca
 des of experience assessing markets\, designing policies and programs\, co
 nducting techno-economic studies\, building regulatory frameworks and defi
 ning market strategies. He is regularly called as an expert witness at reg
 ulatory proceedings.\n\nPhilippe is notably adept at storytelling and is a
  recognized thought leader with a unique ability to bridge technology\, ma
 rket\, regulatory and policy spheres. He is a sought-after speaker\, an ex
 perienced board administrator and is regularly appointed to public interes
 t advisory committees. He is currently Co-chair of Efficiency Canada\, was
  chair of Quebec's Electrification Working Group\, and has served on the E
 lectrifying Canada Taskforce\, the Resilient Recovery Task Force\, and the
  Canadian Renewable Energy Association and among other positions. Philippe
  was recognized in 2022 as one of North America’s Top 100 Impact CEOs and 
 in 2021 as one of Canada’s Clean50 leaders.\n\n\n	\n\nIndustry Insider: A C
 loser Look at Careers in Climate Change (Virtual)\n\nThursday\, March 16\,
  2023\n	12:00 pm - 1:00 pm\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\nSpeaker: William Gagno
 n\, Corporate Knights magazine #top30 Sustainability Leaders and Energy Tr
 ansition Advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières\n\nBio: William lives in the
  Canadian Sub-Arctic\, in Yellowknife NT where he witnesses the climate em
 ergency on a daily basis: thawing permafrost\, higher precipitation leadin
 g to buildings collapse\, thinner ice shelf\, erratic fish population\, an
 d more. A building engineer (Concordia University ’17)\, advocate and camp
 aigner for climate (Cornell\, ’19)\, he specializes in green buildings and
  decarbonization of the building sector (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
 \, ’18). He likes working at the intersection of design\, engineering\, cl
 imate advocacy\, sustainability and research. He is now pursuing an MSc in
  Bioresource Engineering at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø where he focuses on Carbon C
 apture & Storage upscaling in the Canadian North.\n\nWilliam is a green bu
 ildings expert\, and holds the LEED green buildings professional accredita
 tions.\n\nAction feels better than anxiety\; William spends most of his ti
 me working or volunteering around climate. In recent years\, he spoke abou
 t climate\, ecoanxiety\, sustainability and decarbonization at conferences
  in Alaska\, Seattle\, China\, Sweden\, Spain\, the Netherlands\, Norway\,
  Greenland\, Montreal\, Yellowknife\, and Whitehorse. In 2018\, he joined 
 the Corporate Knights magazine #top30 Sustainability Leaders list. William
  is now the Energy Transition Advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières where h
 e contributes to their 50% emissions reduction target by 2030.\n\n\n	\n\nEn
 vironment Alumni Panel (In person)\n\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023\n	6:00 pm 
 - 8:00 pm\n	Brown Building\, room 5001\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\nAre you an
  environment student? Or aspiring to work in the environment and have a gr
 een career? Come hear how these alum transitioned from school to work\, wh
 at paths they’ve taken and have your questions answered.\n\nChantal Menard
 \, Species at Risk Permitting Program Delivery Officer\, Environment & Cli
 mate Change Canada\n	B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment (Environ metrics)
 \, 2022\n\nJoanna Griffin\, Policy Analyst\, Environment & Climate Change 
 Canada\n	B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment (Biodiversity & Conservation)
 \, 2018\n\nBio: Joanna Griffin is a Policy Analyst in the Strategic Policy
  Directorate at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Joanna's educationa
 l background includes a Technical Degree from Vanier College in Environmen
 tal and Wildlife Management (2013)\, an Undergraduate Degree in Agricultur
 al and Environmental Sciences from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø (2018)\, and a Master
 s in Environmental Impact Assessment from Concordia University (2020).\n\n
 As an analyst in the Integrated Climate Lens Center of Expertise\, Joanna 
 assists a variety of programs in assessing the potential environmental and
  climate change impacts of their proposals. Ultimately\, these analyses he
 lp to inform decision-makers as they weigh the various aspects of policies
 \, plans and programs\, and help ensure government initiatives are aligned
  with environmental priorities.\n\nDivya Sharma\, Climate Officer\, McGill
  Office of Sustainability\n	B.Sc. Major Environment (Biodiversity & Conserv
 ation)\, 2012 and M.Sc. Biology\, 2015\n\nBio: Divya is the Climate Office
 r at McGill\, where she supports the University on its path to carbon neut
 rality by 2040 through various climate action projects on campus\, includi
 ng producing the University’s annual greenhouse gas inventory. Before that
 \, she worked as the Research Assistant for the Neotropical Ecology Lab an
 d Administrator-Researcher for Sustainable Canada Dialogues\, a network of
  80+ sustainability scholars across Canada seeking to encourage climate ac
 tion among decision-makers. Divya completed her Master's in Biology at McG
 ill and her undergrad in Environment (Biodiversity & Conservation) in the 
 Faculty of Sciences. She is currently part of the Montreal cohort of Women
 4Climate\, a global mentorship and training program for women acting on cl
 imate change.\n\nDaniela Pineda\, Junior Impact Analyst\, impak Analytics 
 (formerly impak Finance)\n\nBachelor of Arts: Major in Environment and Dev
 elopment\, Double Minor in Anthropology and Urban Systems (2020)\n\nBio: A
 fter Daniela completed her DEC in Environmental Studies\, she went on to d
 o her BA in Environment and Development. Today\, as a Junior Impact Analys
 t\, she analyzes the social and environmental impact of companies\, especi
 ally those in the personal goods and healthcare sectors. The analysis is b
 ased on internationally-recognized frameworks such as the United Nations S
 ustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to help clients (i.e. portfol
 io managers) make investment choices that have desired social and environm
 ental impacts.\n\nKatia Forgues\, Research Biologist\, First Nation of Que
 bec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute (FNQLSDI)\n	Bachelor of 
 Science: Honours Environment - Renewable Resource Mgmt\, Minor Concentrati
 on Geography (2020)\, Master of Science\, Biology Thesis - McGill/STRI Neo
 tropical Env. (Feb 2023) \n\nBio: I am a young scientist passionate about 
 empowering people to be environmental leaders of change using community-ba
 sed research. I did my undergrad in environmental Science at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand re
 cently finished a master’s degree in biology working on a carbon sequestra
 tion and reforestation project with an Emberá Indigenous community in Pana
 ma.\n\nCurrently\, I am working as a research biologist for Ekuanitshit’s 
 Innu Council where I lead statistical analyses to evaluate the impact of c
 limate change on berries on the north coast of the Saint Lawrence River. I
  also have the privilege of being the co-director of Sustainable Youth Can
 ada\, a youth-led NGO bringing together youth from across the country to l
 ead initiatives on an array of topics such as the restoration of green spa
 ces\, citizen science\, or sustainable consumption.\n\nNnedimma Nnebe\, An
 alyst Innovative Finance\, Global Affairs Canada\n	B.Sc (Agr.Envi.Sc) Major
  Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health Domain - Cellular Minor H
 uman Nutrition (2014)\, Master of Science\,Bioresource Engineering (2016) 
 \n\n\nMORE EVENTS RELATED TO GREEN CAREERS WEEK\n\n \n\nIndustry Insider: 
 A Closer Look at Careers at the UN (Virtual)\n\nMonday\, March 20\, 2023\n
 	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\nInterested in learning more ab
 out early careers at the UN? Come hear from Idil Uner and get your questio
 ns answered!\n\nIdil is an Associate Public Information Officer at the Uni
 ted Nations working in the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Yout
 h (OSGEY) where she supports communications and partnerships efforts to ad
 vocate with and for young people across the human rights\, sustainable dev
 elopment and peace and security pillars.\n\n\nSustainability\, Science and
  Society Alumni Panel (In person)\n\nWednesday\, March 22\, 2023\n	6:00 pm 
 – 8:00 pm\n	Burnside\, rm TBD\n	RSVP through myFuture\n\nAlumni:\n\nEmma Mel
 is: GIS Technical Solutions Specialist at Esri Canada\n\nJane Zhang: Produ
 ct Marketing Manager at Zapier\, Podcast Host of Farm to Future\n\nEmilien
 ne Hamel: Masters Student\, Geological and Earth Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøUniver
 sity\n\nClara Payro: Researcher at PBL Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving \n
 \nAmelia Murphy\; Executive Assistant at Institute for Governance & Sustai
 nable Development (IGSD)\n\n \n\n\nA Night With Steven Donziger – Explorin
 g Environmental Law and Indigenous Environmental Justice (In person)\n\nWe
 dnesday\, March 22\, 2023\n	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm\n	Downtown campus\, Room TBD\n
 	RSVP throug myFuture\n\nPlease join Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN)
 \, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøPre Law Society (MPLSS)\, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøEnvironment Student’s Society (
 MESS)\, and The Golden Key Honour Society (GKS) for an evening with Americ
 an attorney Steven Donziger!\n\nSteven R. Donziger is an American attorney
  known for his legal battles with Chevron\, particularly Aguinda v. Texaco
 \, Inc. and other cases in which he represented over 30\,000 farmers and i
 ndigenous who suffered environmental damage and health problems caused by 
 oil drilling in the Lago Agrio oil field of Ecuador.\n\nHear his story\, a
 sk questions and learn about environmental law and Indigenous Justice with
  Steven through this facilitated lecture and discussion. All are welcome!
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