Black CreekB次元官网网址檚 Dana Collins has been included on a list of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 most powerful women.
She is being recognized as one of 100 award winners by WomenB次元官网网址檚 Executive Network for her work advocating for workforce diversity and inspiring tomorrowB次元官网网址檚 leaders.
B次元官网网址淚t is an honour,B次元官网网址� Collins said, B次元官网网址淎s it is the first time somebody in the forestry sector has been recognized.B次元官网网址�
She was quick to point out her achievements are due to the ground work of other women in the industry.
B次元官网网址淚 havenB次元官网网址檛 done this by myself B次元官网网址揳ll of my mentors have been really powerful women in the sector. IB次元官网网址檓 pleased because I think this is going to shine a light on a critically important sector to the Canadian economy.B次元官网网址�
Originally, from Toronto, Collins was raised by a family of educators.
She studied ecology and evolutionary biology for my undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, and had taken a course on forest ecology.
B次元官网网址淚 found that it just brought the science that IB次元官网网址檇 been studying at a molecular level to a larger scale and brought out more practical solutions to the environmental movement,B次元官网网址� she said.
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Her current role sees her serving as the Managing Director of the Juniper Collective B次元官网网址� a forward-looking inclusion and diversity consultancy that partners with organizations in the forest sector to develop practical solutions for respectful and inclusive workplaces.
B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址滻nclusion begets innovation and IB次元官网网址檓 committed to making the forest sector more inclusive. Given women make up approximately 17 percent of the workforce, itB次元官网网址檚 imperative that we break down barriers, uplift under-represented voices, and encourage women to pursue rewarding careers in forestry,B次元官网网址� Collins said.
In her previous role as the Executive Director of The Canadian Institute of Forestry, she lead a national initiative to support the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in CanadaB次元官网网址檚 forest sector.
Collins was previously named as a recipient of The Prince of Wales Award for Sustainable Forest Management.
There are plenty of big issues forestry is facing at this juncture, among them B次元官网网址� what to do with old growth forest, how to manage the affects of climate change, the northward migration of trees, and the increased frequency and intensity of fire season.
B次元官网网址淭here are major issues that our industry needs to tackle and thereB次元官网网址檚 no one size fits all solution,B次元官网网址� Collins said.
B次元官网网址淏ut bringing some diverse ways of thinking can certainly help add a little more to the conversation.B次元官网网址�
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