About this class Please join co-hosts Don Lovisa and Lon Appleby for a special alumni event as we discuss “Climate Change/Sustainability”. DC graduates Ellen Campbell (Founder/Director Rain It In), Kathryn Fraser (Social Media and Communications) and Heather Brown (President, Enactus DC) will share their unique perspectives and how we can make a difference. An opportunity to learn and ask questions in the global class. This event is brought to you by the Durham College Alumni Association. Guests Panelists: Heather Brown Heather Brown is a leader, social innovator, and changemaker. She currently holds the positions of Entrepreneurship Coordinator and President of Enactus DC, where she works towards empowering students to follow their passions and create meaningful impact in the world around them. Her experience leading high-impact student-led projects has led to consistent national level accreditations, numerous team and individual awards, as well as grants from both organizations and local government. These projects, which focus on the United Nations’ SDGs, have addressed many needs facing our communities, including areas of mental health, quality education and environmental sustainability. Heather believes that everyone can make a difference, and she is determined to use her experience and knowledge to empower others to drive positive impacts of their own. Ellen Campbell Ellen Campbell is the founder and director of Rain It In, a non-profit that challenges students to create climate resilient solutions that focus on intense rainfall and flooding. She completed a Water Quality Technician diploma in 2013 from Durham College and after discovering her passion for education and outreach in the water space, went on to complete a Public Relations certificate in 2017 from Toronto Metropolitan University. Ellen works full time as a Senior Operator/Mechanic with the Ontario Clean Water Agency and part time as the Marketing Manager for the Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services. She has been an active volunteer in the water space since 2017, volunteering with the Canadian Water Network, Waterlution, and the Water Environment Association of Ontario. She also served on the Walkerton Clean Water Centre’s Board of Directors. Through Waterlution, she participated in Water Innovation Labs in Canada and Australia, co-authored the children’s book Canada’s Great Water Adventure and completed their H2O Global Leadership Training. In 2019, she graduated from the Water Environment Federation’s Water Leadership Institute. She is the recipient of Durham College’s 2020 Alumni of Distinction Award and two OCWAmarine awards for Citizenship (2016) and Leadership (2019). Most recently she was a nominee for the Premier’s Awards recognizing Ontario’s outstanding college graduates. Kathryn Fraser A passion for storytelling led Kathryn Fraser to Durham College where she began her educational journey, graduating from the Journalism and Mass Media program in 2019. Most of Kathryn’s articles and broadcast reports in the Durham College Chronicle covered environmental topics, furthering her interest in weather, natural hazards, and climate science. Kathryn continued to explore climate and sustainability when she completed a journalism internship at CTV News Regina and an online course certificate in Meteorology with Harvard University. As an advanced entry student, Kathryn attended Ontario Tech University and earned her BA Honours in Communication and Digital Media Studies. She wrote her undergraduate honours thesis on climate change in the Canadian media, understanding the ways linguistic choices impact audience perceptions and motivate people to act in support of climate initiatives. Kathryn’s current research focuses on racialized women weathercasters, discovering how they advocate for diversity, navigate intersectional experiences, and represent themselves on Twitter. She graduates with an MA in Communication and New Media from McMaster University this November. Kathryn is also a musical theatre vocalist and performer, hoping to publish her academic research, revisit the [off] Broadway stage, and continue her studies in climate change communication. Host Don Lovisa, President of Durham College Lon Appleby, Durham College Founder, Professor Resources Class Plangc nov 16 live chatgc nov 16 class notes
