Deanna Burgart, Associate Dean, U of C, Indigenous Inclusivity and Reconciliation
Deanna Burgart, Associate Dean, U of C, Indigenous Inclusivity and Reconciliation
On May 7, 2025, join the Women’s Canadian Club of Calgary at #the Fairmont Palliser as Deanna Burgart shares about indigenous engineering inclusion. Since July 1, 2024, Deanna has been the Associate Dean, Indigenous Inclusivity and Reconciliation, at the University of Calgary in the Schulich School of Engineering. She is also a co-founder of IndigeSTEAM, youth STEM non-profit that incorporates arts and culture in science, technology, engineering and math. Tickets available for purchase by April 28, 2025 by mailing your cheque to the address on the website.
Deanna was an Indigenous Engineer in Residence and has been a faculty member with the University of Calgary in the department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and Teaching Chair. She has focused on weaving Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into engineering since 2019.
After several years in the pipeline industry, Deanna (Chemical Engineering Technology ’00) launched a unique engineering consulting firm, Indigenous Engineering Inclusion Inc., with a commitment to bridging the gaps between the energy industry, government and Indigenous communities.