Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and author whose work translates climate impacts into practical choices for communities, institutions and households. A widely published researcher and speaker, she focuses on actionable solutions that cut risk and costs while reducing emissions. Dr. Hayhoe brings an evidence-based, hopeful approach to climate communication and policy.

Amy Thompson (she/her) specializes in making content connections as an informal educator and interdisciplinary curriculum specialist. ACEE aims to help Albertans understand the reality of the climate crisis through applicable and relevant programs, resources, and collaborations.

Angie is a Senior Planner, Climate Implementation within the City of Calgary's Community Planning business unit in Planning & Development. She has worked in a variety of roles within Planning over the past 21 years with the City and has a passion for reducing the effects of climate change through the built environment and zero emission vehicles.

Carolyn is a presentation specialist with Green Calgary. Her role includes conducting waste audits, research and speaking about everything from food waste to rain barrels and creating water efficient landscaping. Her background includes three decades in TV journalism, specializing in environmental
 policy and alternative energy. She has extensive experience with regenerative farming and worm composting. She is also the board chair of Youth En Route, a Calgary organization that supplies young people with bicycles and the skills to travel independently.

Dr. Christine Gibson is a family physician, trauma therapist, and author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit. You can find her online on TikTok with the handle TiktokTraumaDoc with >130k followers, along with her two TEDx talks. Dr. Gibson has a passion for Health Equity and systems change. She runs a company where she trains professionals on how to manage workplace psychological safety - Safer Spaces Training (and The Belong Foundation).

Crystal Hanson is a purpose-driven fundraiser and community builder whose work is grounded in resilience, healing, and connection. A young adult breast cancer survivor, Crystal knows firsthand how deeply life can be reshaped by unexpected challenges; and how powerful community support can be in recovery. After her diagnosis, she pivoted her career to raise vital funds for Wellspring Alberta, a charity offering free programs that support people living with cancer and their families.

Dr. David Sauchyn has been in various roles at PARC over the past 21 years, including Director since 2017. Dave is also Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. He has been with the University of Regina since 1983. His research interests are 1) the climate and hydrology of the past millennium and how this knowledge of the past can inform our understanding of future climate and water supplies, and 2) planned adaption to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change on the natural capital of western Canada. Dave was the lead author of the Prairies Provinces chapter of the national assessment of climate change released in late 2020.

Frank is Professional Civil Engineer and a Certified Passive House Designer and Tradesperson. He designed, built and now live in one of the first Alberta homes built to the International Passive House Standard. Through his work as an Energy Efficiency Consultant, the Education Committee lead of Passive House Alberta and a Passive House Canada instructor, he help others learn how to achieve the benefits of building or renovating to a High Performance Building standard while minimizing the embodied and operational carbon and capital costs.

Garrett guides building owners to improve energy performance, reduce emissions, and develop asset-renewal aligned retrofit plans. He is a professional engineer with experience in long-range emissions modelling, technoeconomic assessments of low-carbon technologies, energy and emissions planning, and project management.

Grace is a Corporate Environmental Specialist at the City of Calgary. She manages The City’s ChargeYYC program, which focuses on making electric vehicle charging more accessible for Calgarians living in multi-residential buildings. She previously worked with the Pembina Institute on electric utility innovation and regulatory reform, and spent over five years in the U.S. solar energy sector, specializing in legislative and regulatory issues to support the growth of distributed energy technologies.

Jared was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and from a young age fell in love with the foothills, prairies and mountains. He became involved in activism and the nonprofit sector after witnessing the interconnected impacts of Indigenous land dispossession, socio-economic injustice, and human-driven climate change. After completing a graduate degree in 2017, he co-founded The Allium Restaurant and Bodega Worker Cooperative, which closed in the summer of 2023. Jared brings years of climate focused nonprofit experience, and is excited to now be part of the Calgary Climate Hub!

Joanna Tschudy (last name pronounced ‘Choo dee’)-Joanna is the Community Hubs Coordinator with The Alex Community Food Centre. She is
 especially interested in building up nature within her food systems work. Increasing biodiversity on the block, using waste to create powerful soil, growing food in diverse communities these are some of the ways her work adapts to new climate realities.

Originally from Canada's east coast, Jordan developed a passion for community-based energy solutions. She joined The City of Calgary’s Climate and Environment department in 2023 where she continues to advance public programming on a range of sustainable topics including electric mobility. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Economics from Dalhousie University and a Graduate’s Certificate in Community Energy Planning and Finance from The University of Saskatchewan.

A Planner by education and self-professed municipal government nerd, Jordan completed her master’s thesis on the effectiveness of municipal climate change plans. Now as a Leader of Strategy at Calgary Transit, Jordan and her team work to improve transit, and advocate for its importance, and how better transit helps build a great city that is environmentally, economically, and socially resilient.

Juan Monterrosa is a P.Eng and LEED accredited professional and a Certified Passive House Consultant. He is currently the Senior Program Manager at the Emissions-Neutral Building Information Exchange (ENBIX) at Alberta Ecotrust Foundation which aims to be a convener and collaborator with building stakeholders to democratize information and increase capacity in designing and constructing emission neutral buildings. Previously, Juan spent 7 years at the City of Edmonton in leadership roles such as Branch Manager of Development Services, and Director of Safety Code, Permits and Inspections. He was also part of the Board of Directors for the Safety Codes Council of Alberta and Energy Code Engineer.

Dr. Keith Porter is chief engineer of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. He spent 30 years estimating the costs and benefits of climate and seismic adaptation. Governments, utilities, Fortune-500 firms, and others regularly use his work.

Laura has a BA in Journalism and Communications, and has had many different careers – college teacher, communicator, journalist, sporting goods guru and public education advocate. A parent of three adult children, she recognized the simple freedom of getting on a bike to get places is not available to many kids in our city because they don't own a bike, or don't know how to ride one. She launched Youth en Route in 2021, and has nurtured and directed its work as executive director. Her newest skills are bike rack fabricator, circular-economy specialist and adaptive biking coach. Since its inception, Youth en Route has refocused twice, changing what they do and how they do as they collect data and learn. The mission is to have more youth choosing the freedom and independence that comes from biking places.

Marisa Orfei is a creative and innovative leader passionate about storytelling and collaboration. With experience spanning government, philanthropy, and the non-profit sector, she has held roles with Alberta Environment, as Communications Director for the Premier, and with the Palix Foundation, producing the award-winning How Brains Are Built. As Executive Director of the Alberta Emerald Foundation, Marisa celebrates Alberta’s environmental excellence and the inspiring people driving meaningful change across the province.

Mona Ha is a community planner who holds environmental planning and design degrees from the University of Waterloo and the University of Calgary. She brings over 20 years of experience in urban planning and inclusive design at the City of Calgary, with a focus on advancing social, environmental, and economic equity in the built environment through policy and implementation.

Morgan is dedicated to enhancing resilience in Calgary. She’s been leading work to help Calgarian’s better protect their homes as extreme weather events intensify due to climate change. She’s the project lead for the Alberta Climate Ready Homes project and has been focused on developing and implementing The City’s Hail Resilience Program which includes establishing and coordinating he Hail Resilience Improvement Network. This network brings together different sectors to cultivate new partner initiatives, coordinate information and resources, and innovate new tools for improving hail resilience in Calgary.

Paulah Madzinga serves as the Wellness and Program Coordinator at Norfolk Association, leading programs that promote environmental responsibility, community wellness, and resident engagement. Paulah believes that sustainability and wellbeing go hand in hand, and that meaningful change begins within our homes and communities. She is passionate about helping residents build resilience both individually and collectively through inclusive programs that promote sustainability, preparedness, and community care

Philip Barber is a Professor in the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Community Health Sciences, Medicine and Radiology and the Director of the Stroke Prevention Clinic. I am a core team member of Brain Climate Equity Collaborative which is a Canadian foundation addressing how climate change is contributing to neurological disease (such as stroke and dementia), disproportionately impacting communities (low socioeconomic, Indigenous) and people (pregnant, children, elderly). I led and authored the Canadian Stroke Consortium’s Climate Action and Health Sustainability Policy Statement.

Plug'n Drive will be celebrating its 15th year 2026! Since the very beginning, Ron Groves has played an integral role in the development and delivery of Plug'n Drive's community education and outreach programming. When Ron is not delivering EV presentations, he likes to travel, sail, research sustainable energy initiatives and mess around with all things electric.

Samantha Murphy is an environmental and sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, spanning oil and gas, power generation, and utilities. She began her career as a hydrogeologist, developing technical skills in water resources management, contaminant hydrogeology, and risk management in project across North America. In her current role as Manager, Sustainability & Indigenous Relations at ENMAX, Samantha leads climate initiatives and the development of ENMAX’s annual ESG report. This work includes facilitating physical risk scenario planning, benchmarking performance against industry peers, and other sustainability-related projects. She is also responsible for implementing ENMAX's Indigenous Relations framework.
 
In her spare time, Samantha enjoys spending time with her family and being outside as much time as possible (cycling, hiking, cross-country skiing, gardening).

Shane Gagnon RPP MCIP is a Senior Planner in Climate Planning & Policy at the City of Calgary.

Steve Wilton is a Cardiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. He has a research program focusing on the prevention and treatment of common, high-impact cardiovascular diseases. Steve is passionate about research and advocacy on issues surrounding the health impacts of climate change. He is the Co-Director for Planetary Health at the Cumming School of Medicine, and the volunteer Co-Chair of the CAPE Alberta Regional Committee.

Yanyu Li is a Public Program Coordinator with The City of Calgary. She is passionate about building a climate resilient city through a circular economy.

Zachary (Zak) Cunningham holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary, a B.Eng (Hons) in Petroleum Engineering, and a diploma in Petroleum Engineering Technology. Zak began his career in the oil and gas industry in the field, having spent extensive time on drilling and workover rigs in Western Canada and deepwater offshore in Malaysia in various roles, leading him to spend nearly a decade living overseas in Southeast Asia. Zak strongly connects with his Métis culture and the Métis community within Alberta and is particularly interested in sustainable energy development in remote Northern communities.