Amy Castator

Amy Castator

Assistant Technical Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Supporting communities to thrive through climate action. Facilitator of meaningful and connective climate conversations. Check out Project Neutral's @TalkClimatetoMe course to get involved!

  • Education

    • University of Waterloo

      2008 - 2013
      Bachelor of Environmental Studies Environmental Studies

      กิจกรรมและสังคม:Waterloo Environment and Business Students (W.E.B.S) ESS Representative

  • Experience

    • Regional Municipality of Peel

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
      Assistant Technical Analyst
    • Environment Canada

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      Research and Communications Assistant

      • Illustrated research expertise in compiling and presenting information showcasing biodiversity related grants and funding opportunities throughout Canada• Demonstrated analytical skills through the development of a report relaying and recommending government policy options on improving eco-efficiency within Canadian small to medium enterprises• Took initiative by creating factsheets relating to the 20 International Aichi Biodiversity Targets

    • Hewlett-Packard

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2012
      Environment and Business Analyst

      • Organized and led environmental employee engagement events such as National Sweater Day, the CN Tower Climb, Earth Week and Shoreline Cleanup• Proved strong written communication skills by completing various environmental award applications, newsletters and other mass communications on behalf of HP Canada• Established project management skills through managing financials and logistics of HP Canada’s EcoLogo certification initiative

    • Waste Management

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
      Operations Specialist

      • Highlighted leadership skills by handling the container maintenance line of business within the tri-cities area• Showcased time-management skills by effectively prioritizing and completing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment• Collaborated with employees from various departments to solve problems related to waste management operations

    • WWF-Canada

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2022

      • Manage the delivery of WWF's Living Planet @ Work program of 2,100+ champions from 1,400+ organizations. My experience includes strategy and planning, web development, leading workshops, outreach, content creation, communications, and impact measurement.• Currently leading a pilot project with 8 organizations and 1,350 employees to learn how to develop an effective employee native plant gardening campaign.• Created and administered a survey to help the organization gather insights on employee engagement attitudes on sustainability during COVID-19. • Cultivate, deepen and steward relationships with corporate partners by contributing to pitch decks, collaborating on employee engagement plans and reliably executing deliverables.• Build internal relationships with leaders across departments to determine how Living Planet @ Work can act as a bridge to support broader organizational goals แสดงน้อยลง • Assist with the support and outreach of WWF Canada's Living Planet @ Work Program• Create communications content and educational materials to encourage sustainability thought and action with Living Planet @ Work members• Assist with the management of LP@W campaigns by creating e-newsletters, organizing webinars and updating social media platforms• Led the design of a corporate partner’s Green Leadership Certificate program, an employee education and action initiative. Over 400 employees participated, it raised the organization's volunteerism by 1/3 and is still shared as a model of engagement for corporate partners. แสดงน้อยลง

      • Program Manager, Living Planet @ Work

        Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
      • Associate Specialist, Employee Engagement

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
    • SheEO™

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2024
      Activator

      SheEO is a global initiative radically transforming how we fund, support and celebrate women-led Ventures that are working on the World's To-Do List (UN Sustainable Development Goals). Since launching in 2015, 5,000+ women Activators in five countries have collectively loaned $5M to support 68 women-led Ventures. Our goal is to reach 1M Activators and a $1B perpetual fund which will support 10,000 Ventures each year for generations to come. https://sheeo.world/

    • Amy Castator Coaching

      Jan 2022 - now
      Founder

      I coach environmental enthusiasts and professionals on their journey to find clarity, ease and joy in their climate action work. I lead sustainability workshops to organizations looking to engage their employees around taking climate action.

    • Project Neutral

      Jan 2024 - now
      Project Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Garden volunteer

      Issued by Dufferin Grove community garden co-op
      Dufferin Grove community garden co-opAssociated with Amy Castator
    • President and Co-founder

      Issued by Carbon Conversations TO on Jan 2018
      Carbon Conversations TOAssociated with Amy Castator