Billy-Joe Lafortune

Billy-Joe's Bio

Billy-Joe has over 20 years of IT experience in the energy, municipal government, and retail industries. Currently, as Manager of Digital Technologies, 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.

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.

Helen's Bio

Originally from Newfoundland. Helen has always had a love of science and desire to work with complex learners. She is a proud mom of two boys and has worked hard to instill the love of learning into her children and all of her students. Helen has been involved with Inside Education for many years and has participated in a variety of Inside Education programs with her students and colleagues – Gener8, Navig8, Water in a World for 7 Billion, and A+ for Energy. She is a strong supporter of A+ for Energy and Inside Education Programming and is honoured to be a part of the Inside Education board. Helen is Principal at Valley Creek School in the Calgary Board of Education.

Jason's Bio

Jason has a long history with Inside Education. Drawing from his science and education background, Jason worked as an Educator with Inside Education for many years in the 2000s. Later, he grew to fill the role of Inside Education’s Program Director from 2008 – late 2011. Today, Jason’s day job has him busy as Director of Regulatory Systems with Alberta Energy and Minerals. He is thrilled to again be a part of the Inside Education family, now as a Board member. Away from work, Jason enjoys all kinds of water and snow sports with his family, playing a variety of musical instruments, and spending time under his vintage Volkswagen buses.