Session C, April 25, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Practice Guidance for Professionals and Organizations

Presentation 1: Creating inclusive spaces for Indigenous Peoples in the STEM professions

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jessica Vandenberghe, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Industrial Chair - Indigenous Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
University of Alberta

Jessica Vandenberghe, P.Eng., M.Sc. is born of the Dene Thá First Nation, is a sixties scoop survivor and raised in an inclusive German farming family in northern Alberta. Her exceptional career is based on two engineering degrees from the University of Alberta. She has worked in the oil sands, mining, regulatory, infrastructure, consulting industries and academia. She is part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as the Industrial Chair in Indigenous Engineering. She is a mother of two and at the intersection of two equity deserving groups in the Engineering Profession, which drives her passion for equity, diversity and inclusion and comes with the lived experience to move ahead Truth and Reconciliation to build strong, healthy relationships with Indigenous Communities. She believes in healing, ethical behaviour and will bring that to the Department as we work towards integrating Indigenous Ways, decolonization, and building the necessary programs to support First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students, staff and faculty to ensure our success.

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