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Amber Chong
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Amber Chong

Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory

Amber Chong

Amber Chong is a Senior Lands & Culture Specialist with over a decade of permitting and environmental assessment experience. Through her focus on developing a shared understanding of projects and the local and social context, Amber has successfully supported collaboration between proponents and Indigenous Nations to advance Regulatory applications. Her experience working as a proponent and a technical reviewer provide Amber with a unique perspective that supports her work to advance the meaningful and holistic application of Indigenous Knowledge in Regulatory applications.

By Two Worlds Consulting|2024-01-18T12:04:47-05:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory|Comments Off

Hereward Longley
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Hereward Longley

Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership

Hereward Longley

Hereward Longley is a Technical Lead, Lands and Culture at TWC. Hereward serves as a discipline lead navigating federal and provincial impact assessment legislation and working to collaboratively apply Indigenous Knowledge to inform the impact assessment process. He works with a range of Métis, First Nation, industry, and government clients on Indigenous land and Knowledge, impact assessment, and historical research projects. Hereward's doctorate in environmental history focused on environmental policy, Indigenous history, and land and resource management issues in the Alberta oil sands region

By Two Worlds Consulting|2024-05-01T13:22:25-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership|Comments Off

Heidi Klein
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Heidi Klein

Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Socio-economic, Technical Leadership

Heidi Klein

Heidi Klein, Senior Consultant, has over 30 years experience in all matters related to environmental assessment and management including project assessment, human and community well-being related evaluations, legislation and policy advisor, Indigenous knowledge collection and inclusion in decision-making, and Indigenous and stakeholder relations. Heidi has a technical foundation in wildlife biology, land use planning, environmental assessment, and facilitation / mediation. Currently, she is focusing on legislation advice, Socio-economic effects of projects, poverty evaluations including programs and measures intended to improve economic opportunities, and Indigenous knowledge inclusion in decision-making relying on her experience in Indigenous knowledge collection and wildlife biology.

By Two Worlds Consulting|2024-05-01T13:24:55-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Socio-economic, Technical Leadership|Comments Off

Erin Prelypchan
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Erin Prelypchan

Engagement, Project Management, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Socio-economic, Technical Leadership

Erin Prelypchan

Erin Prelypchan is the Technical Lead, Engagement at TWC. She has 15 years of experience in impact assessment and community Engagement for major resource development projects, both in Canada and abroad. She also has 15 years of experience advising mining and oil/gas clients in the private sector on identifying and managing community risks to projects, both in Canada and overseas. As a former journalist and copyeditor for news media, Erin also brings skills in writing and copyediting that result in clear, consistent, and accessible documents. She is a skilled workshop facilitator in virtual and in-person formats. In her work for TWC, she advises Indigenous governments, the private sector and the public sector from municipal to federal levels.

By Two Worlds Consulting|2024-05-01T13:21:33-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Project Management, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Socio-economic, Technical Leadership|Comments Off

Draco Recalma
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Draco Recalma

Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Socio-economic

Draco Recalma

Draco Recalma is a two-spirit person from the pentl'ach and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm nations, and an Environmental & Social Analyst at TWC. In his role, Draco has expertise in GBA+ and intersectional analyses, OCAP® compliant research, Indigenous research methods, and Indigenous engagement/issues tracking for Indigenous interests assessments.

By Two Worlds Consulting|2024-05-01T13:20:48-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Socio-economic|Comments Off

Deanna Higginson
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Deanna Higginson

Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership

Deanna Higginson

Deanna Higginson is a Technical Lead, Lands & Culture, with a strong background in socio-environmental, Engagement, and Regulatory-related services. She is responsible for fostering technical excellence and best practices to help support the successful delivery of projects, and the strategic growth of TWC's Lands & Culture service area and team. Deanna is passionate about working at the interface of Indigenous Knowledge and western science, and has given presentations and papers on the subject. From community-based Indigenous Knowledge and Use studies to collaboratively preparing environmental assessments with Indigenous Nations, Deanna has acted as a technical lead and reviewer for several different types of cross-cultural projects. Deanna's experience spans a variety of sectors (e.g., mining, public, transportation, oil and gas, and renewable energy), Regulatory jurisdictions (e.g., BC EAO, YESAB, IAAC, VFPA's PER) and areas (e.g., British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Ontario, Washington State).

By Two Worlds Consulting|2023-12-27T15:55:41-05:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership|Comments Off

Davin Contois
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Davin Contois

Engagement, Reconciliation

Davin Contois

Davin Contois is Métis and an Environmental & Social Analyst. In his role he conducts research, develops reports, and does background analyses. Davin’s knowledge of reconciliation work has been learned and practiced in formal work settings and educational institutions, in addition to his lived experience to many situations pertaining to reconciliation.

By Two Worlds Consulting|2022-10-21T13:47:04-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Reconciliation|Comments Off

Aurora Van Buren
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Aurora Van Buren

Engagement, Governance, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Technical Leadership

Aurora Van Buren

Aurora Van Buren is TWC's Human Environment Manager. In this capacity, she leads and supports the performance of the Lands & Culture, Engagement, Social Impact and Reconciliation Teams. Aurora has had the privilege of collaborating with Indigenous Nations across Canada to document Indigenous Knowledge for use by Indigenous Governments, as well as in consultation and Regulatory processes. Aurora as been a technical lead on both federally and provincially regulated impact assessments throughout Canada, providing expert testimony for review panels. The landscape of environmental management is rapidly changing, and Aurora has developed new assessment methods to address emerging project risks and respond to increased expectations of all parties. A proven public speaker, Aurora has also led public open houses and workshops for controversial projects.