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College of Sustainability

Meet the SLC Program Facilitators

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Engaged Learning

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The RBC SLC is a partnership between the College of Sustainability and a community-based team of facilitators. The RBC SLC team is also made up of current students and graduates of Â鶹´«Ã½, as well as members of the local community, Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty and staff.

Andrew Bergel

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Andrew is the Academic Lead of the RBC Sustainability Leadership Certificate on behalf of the College of Sustainability. Andrew is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Â鶹´«Ã½. As a political economist, Andrew's research focuses on environmental, social and economic change. In addition to his academic role, Andrew brings years of private sector experience with team-based and collaborative approaches to problem solving.

Sophia Horwitz

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Sophia hosts processes that support generative conversations and co-creation to uncover innovative approaches for social impact. While completing her Masters in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability she was introduced to the change-making methods and theories that she practices today.  She is a partner and co-founder of COLAB, where she has helped launch programs, projects and organizations such as Mainstreets, Art of Social Innovation, Participatory Budgeting, and Placemaking Halifax.

Gregory Woolner

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Gregory is a concerned citizen, life-long learner, and realistic idealist dedicated to tackling social and organizational challenges one step at a time through interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous research, and complex systems approaches.  With an academic background in Sociology and Adult Education, and as a COLAB partner, he brings years of experience in process design, program evaluation, studying human systems, and project management.