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Amanda's Bio

Amanda’s spark for science ignited at an early age exploring nature with her family and grew into a flame for space as she followed Canada’s journey skyward. She teaches Junior High Science, Math, Coding, and STEAM classes in both English and French in Beaumont, Alberta.

She believes in creating authentic cross-curricular learning opportunities for her students to apply to real-world problems, fostering a generation of young people armed to build a better future.

Amanda has received numerous A+ for Energy grants, has been recognized provincially by the Alberta Teacher’s Association Science Council and nationally with a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM.

Billy-Joe's Bio

Billy-Joe has over 20 years of IT experience in the energy, municipal government, and retail industries. Currently, as General Manager, L48 Digital Technologies & Global Strategy, Billy-Joe is accountable for all Digital and IT services for ConocoPhillips.

With her passion for technology, she is also passionate about education and STEM. The opportunity to work with Inside Education to bring tangible experiences to the students aligns with her goals. She leads a volunteer-based organization called Girls Talk Tech, which aims to educate and empower young women to embrace technology for the future.

When she isn’t behind a computer, you can find her climbing mountains and cycling open roads.

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

Catherine's Bio

Cat is Legal Counsel at Enbridge on the Safety & Reliability Law team where she supports work related to lands, the environment, and safety.

Cat first joined Inside Education as a Forest Educator in 2017 during which time she delivered forest education programs in southern Alberta, and coordinated two of the forest field sites.

Cat now returns to Inside Education as a member of the Board with the hope of utilizing her previous experience as a staff member, passion for energy and environmental education, and legal acuity to support the organization.

Outside of work, you’ll find Cat coaching girls rugby, skiing, or running with her dog, Hazel.