Amit Saxena

Amit's Bio

Senior-level environmental scientist with multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience in wildlife, biodiversity, nature, water and land management as well as stakeholder and Aboriginal engagement 20+ years of direct experience in the oil and gas sector, with a variety of development types, resource plays, and geographic regions Detailed knowledge of regulatory compliance and reporting requirements in western and northern Canada and western United States Leadership of multi-stakeholder and committee groups 20 years of direct staff and team building, management, leadership and supervision experience in the oil and gas industry and oil and gas service sectors

Neil's Bio

Neil is a high school teacher at St. Albert High School. Neil is a veteran of many of Inside Education’s adventures, including oil sands and agriculture professional development programs, he’s come with us on A+ for Energy adventures, and as one of Alberta’s leaders in ag-education, really helped us launch our own agriculture education programs in 2016.

In addition to numerous agriculture education projects in his school, Neil also led a group of students from Morinville High to the international Envirothon in North Carolina. Neil’s vast experience and background includes two terms as the youngest-ever Councillor for the City of St. Albert.

Sithara's Bio

Sithara Fernando is a teacher, enjoys working outside and loves to engage with indigenous communities. Sithara enjoys travelling to new places, likes to take pictures, be outside and have fun with her dog. She is a passionate advocate for marginalized groups and volunteers extensively. She often blogs, enjoys writing, and one day hopes to write a book about all of her experiences. She is an avid reader, an engaged employee, and likes working as part of a team. She is a very kind and attentive individual who cares about all of the folks around her.

Sithara is currently a Natural Resources Manager for the Akisqnuk First Nation.

Allison's Bio

Allison Mostowich is an experienced engagement and outreach professional in the areas of internal and external communications, energy efficiency, innovation commercialization, conventional resources, regulatory environments and small business start ups.

She has led teams and managed programs at the Energy Resources Conservation Board, the Alberta Energy Regulator, Energy Efficiency Alberta (where we first met Allison), Emissions Reduction Alberta, Efficiency Canada and now with FortisAlberta.

Her experience working with multiple levels of government, multiple leadership levels in organizations and businesses throughout the province has built Allison’s strong focus on an inclusive and practical approach to decision-making and implementation.