Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon Apr 28 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Notes:
The presentation from The Resilience Institute based in Canmore will be an intergenerational perspective of climate impacts on mountain regions. The speakers will include Brooklyn Rushton MCC, from Jasper and Sandra Lunder from Calgary.
About Brooklyn Rushton and Sandra Lunder:
Brooklyn Rushton is a dedicated sustainability professional, focused on discovering transformative, community-centered solutions to society’s most pressing sustainability challenges. With a diverse background in wildlife conservation, regenerative tourism, strategic planning, and climate change adaptation, she adeptly combines academic insight with practical application. She holds a Master’s degree in Climate Change from the university of Waterloo and is currently working on completing a PhD at Wilfred Laurier University, focused on regenerative tourism transformations in Canada’s mountain regions. With a specific passion for the mountains, Brooklyn is committed to reshaping how mountain communities connect with the natural world and envision a collective future impacted by climate change.
Sandra Lunder brings a holistic perspective to The Resilience Institutes philanthropic goals by developing sponsor and donor partnerships to create positive impactful change. She leads our fund development initiatives with a wealth of experience in annual giving, major gifts, capital campaigns and donor relations. Sandra has a background in business and social work with over 20 years of experience in fund development and team management She has worked with organizations such a Youth Central, Alberta Health Services, and the Calgary Stampede Foundation.