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”Starting university can be a uncertain time for students, with so many questions to ask and things to think about. To help our incoming students, we have designed Lassonde Edge to not only prepare them to succeed and thrive in university, but also help them navigate the choices they may face during and beyond university
Kai ZhuangEdge Program Design Lead and Instructor: Renaissance Engineering I (1st year) and Professional Engineering Practice (3rd year)
Michelle knows the excitement and confusion you feel moving into being an “adult.” She has traveled the world, worked in corporate & non-profit, outdoor ed, taught high school & college and government. She is passionate about helping youth to feel confident about their future.
Michelle DittmerCanGap - Canada Gap Year Association
Robin loves launching education initiatives. She is a founding member of Peace Games International, Peace by PEACE Canada, and Rotman's I-Think Program. developing leadership courses for undergraduate and graduate students. She also served as Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project, which aims to help universities teach people skills to engineers.
Robin SacksDIRECTOR & CHO (CHIEF HAPPINESS OFFICER), The Happy Engineer
Mark is the Managing Director of the Engineering Change Lab, which serves as a catalyst for evolving the engineering community to reach its full potential as stewards of technology for the benefit of humanity. Over the past 5 years, over 115 organizations and 300+ individual leaders (CEOs, VPs, Deans, Directors) have collaborated using the Lab’s platform, advancing understanding and action to evolve engineering.
Mark AbbottDirector of the Engineering Change Lab
HD is a Design Manager at the MaRS Discovery District, where she works with corporate, public sector and community stakeholders to apply systems thinking and design thinking to complex challenges. She has worked with the broader public sector to adopt innovations in partnership with talented startup companies through the Innovation Procurement: Procurement by Co-Design program and the Municipal Innovation Exchange projects.
Hyun-Duck (HD) McKayMISt, Design Manager at the MaRS Discovery District
Evan is a serial entrepreneur and executive coach. He was the founder of several successful startups including OmniLogic, MapleMusic, and Ideaca. A Rainforest AB fellow, a member of the A100 and Engineers Canada Change Lab, he is active in the Canadian startup community as an angel investor, educator, and coach. He currently is a founding principal of the digital health venture studio AltoSante, a founding partner and G7 Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and is a general partner of the Mount Rundle venture fund that provides early stage seed investments in CDL ventures.
Evan HuFounder: AltoSante. Founding Partner: Creative Destruction Lab. Chief Operating Officer: AVA Industries. Board Chair: Platform Calgary Co-founder: Brave49
Kai is a polymathic engineer turned educator and educational developer. Drawing on his eclectic experience in bioengineering, industrial ecology, leadership development, and the creative and martial arts, Kai accompanies young changemakers on their growth journeys and contributes to the development of a transformative education at the intersection of people, technology, and society.
Kai ZhuangEdge Program Design Lead and Instructor: Renaissance Engineering I (1st year) and Professional Engineering Practice (3rd year)