Marc Beaudin and Maggie Knight
Saturday, January 30, at 4:00p.m. in Bronfman 045
Marc Beaudin
Marc grew up attending a little francophone school the Yukon and was a very shy and timid student. In grade 12, by closing his eyes and pointing on a map concerning where to attend university, his life changed forever. Now, he is an engineering student at the University of Calgary studying how to better manage energy consumption in his Masters program. He has been extensively involved with residence life and Engineers Without Borders (EWB). In 2007, Marc became the chapter President of the University of Calgary Chapter of EWB, trying to create the largest possible impact for international development. In 2008, he was working with Shad Valley, a summer camp focused on business, entrepreneurship, science and innovation, with amazing students across Canada. Today, he focuses on empowering youth to create social change by speaking at various conferences, and working on the beginnings of The Beanstalk Project. In all three of his roles, he has been working at empowering youth from 15-24 years old to achieve their goals, to become leaders, and broaden their vision on life. These are the people that continue to inspire Marc to be actively involved.
Maggie Knight
Hailing from Victoria, BC, Maggie Knight grew up in the natural splendour of the West Coast, and has been passionate about the environment ever since. A third year McGill Environment & Economics student, Maggie is active in Canada’s youth climate movement, serving as National Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator for Power Shift Canada and sitting on the Executive Committee of the Sierra Youth Coalition, Canada’s largest youth environmental organization. She previously worked for the Sierra Youth Coalition and GoBeyond for two summers in BC, organizing training camps for youth sustainability leaders. She now works as Environment Commissioner for the Students’ Society of McGill University, is doing an internship in science communication concerning McGill Professor James Ford’s research on climate change adaptation in Canada’s arctic, and volunteers with several social justice organizations on- and off-campus. Her innovation and leadership have been recognized by several awards, including a national Millennium Excellence Award, a Toyota EarthDay Award, and a Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award. Maggie is passionate about local food, building the Canadian youth climate movement, sustainability governance, capacity-building, creating connections between like-minded people, and the power of media to create change.