Dorothy Byers is an educator with 40 years of experience in Ontario schools. In her most recent role as Head of School at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, a not-for-profit independent school for girls in Oakville, ON, Dorothy, found her passion: nurturing and supporting STEM programs for girls. Prior to SMLS, she was a teacher and administrator in the Peel District School Board. Recently retired, Dorothy now has the time to fiercely promote...
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founding Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor, Ryerson University
Dr. Imogen Coe is the founding Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor at Ryerson University, one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2016. In addition to being a research scientist and academic leader, Dr. Coe is known nationally and internationally as leader in the field of supporting and promoting diversity in science and written and spoken on the issue on numerous occasions in diverse venues such as TEDx and the Huffington Post.
Dr. Kristin Baetz is a Canada Research Chair in Chemical and Functional Genomics, Director of the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology at uOttawa, President of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences, mother of two, who spends a lot of time wondering why she is so often the only woman in the room at work.
CEO and co-Founder, Actua
Jennifer Flanagan is CEO and co-Founder of Actua, a national youth STEM outreach charity that has been working with millions of youth across Canada for the past twenty years to build innovation capacity. Actua's focus is on the engagement of under-represented audiences through national programs to engage Indigenous youth, girls and young women and other under-served youth. Jennifer has significant expertise in gender equity issues and she...
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Student, Carleton University
Gabrielle Genereux is a 3rd year Carleton University student studying Software Engineering and is a proud advocate for STEM education in youth.
She has been involved in FIRST Robotics for the last 6 years; initially as a student, then transitioning into an alumni and finally as mentor. This has given her a well rounded view of the program from all sides.
She is currently a business and software mentor for the Ottawa West...
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Student, Carleton University
Emily Haws is a fourth year journalism student at Carleton University. She started with FIRST in 2011 in the FRC program (FIRST Team 1305) and is a FIRST Dean's List Finalist for 2013. She has been a part of the FLL program for four years, and has mentored FLL Junior, organized 1305s Lego Robotics Club, and was a Core Values Judge last year at the North Bay Qualifying Tournament. This is her second year mentoring business, awards and FLL for Team...
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President, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
Jeremy Kerr is the President of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution and holds a research chair in Macroecology and Conservation at the University of Ottawa, where he is also a strong advocate for diversity.
Annika Pint is an educator with 16 years of experience teaching science and mathematics in Ontario and abroad. In her current role asFIRST Robotics Administrator at the Toronto District School Board, she supports the implementation of STEM programming and 21st century learning through the integration of coding and robotics into the curriculum and the formation of FIRST robotics teams at elementary and secondary schools. In her previous role as...
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First Assistant Dean Inclusivity and Diversity, York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering
Marisa Sterling is an accomplished chemical engineer and the first Assistant Dean Inclusivity and Diversity at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering. She is an advocate for women and youth, serving as President and Chair at the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education.
Liette Vasseur is a full professor in Biological Sciences, a member of the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, and the UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: from Local to global at Brock University.
