A Canadian who has traveled and worked internationally, including in Asia, South America and Africa. Came to Talisman from GlencoreXstrata (2007-2011) and the
U.N. Global Compact. Helps Talisman teams working internationally meet community relations, corporate responsibility, human rights and ethics guidelines. Currently, leads corporate affairs’ country exit work in Sierra Leone, Peru and Poland, developing “key performance indicators” that monitor compliance with Talisman’s Global Community Relations Policy.

Accomplishments: Speaks Spanish, Mandarin and French. Earned an MBA-International in 2007 from the University of British Columbia. Has volunteered extensively, including Schools Without Borders, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, and the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Currently sits on the board of directors for the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter.

Considers greatest professional accomplishment “working with a world-class team at Talisman, and founding Young Women in Energy.” While at GlencoreXstrata, wrote “Xstrata in the Dominican Republic: Integrating Security and Human Rights Principles into Business Practice,” for the U.N.’s Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice III publication, which is used internationally as a best practice example. Her career advice is to “build your network and put your hand up.”

On the human rights-energy industry overlap: “With the ever-increasing demand for energy, corporations, governments and consumers need to be keenly aware of business impacts in terms of both human rights and the environment. There is a tendency for the end user to have a NIMBY mentality. “However, we need energy to exist as we do—whether it is to heat homes, advance scientific and medical technology or power the lights in schools and hospitals. Given this reality, there is an even greater need for constructive engagement to encourage a balanced approach through consultation with all impacted stakeholders.”

Goals: Pursuing a JD and hopes to focus on transnational corporate liability for human rights violations.