CALP UBC

📣 EXCITING (but bittersweet) NEWS!

Our amazing colleague and friend, Cheryl Ng, is leaving UBC for an exciting new role! Many of you know Cheryl as the Project Lead of Cool ‘Hood Champs and Instructor for the Climate Action and Community Engagement Micro-Certificate. She's been working hard since 2019 on scaling up neighbourhood-based climate action programs across Vancouver and Canada, and has loved every moment of her interactions and partnerships with all of you!

Starting May 1st, Cheryl will be the Planning Engagement Coordinator at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, but as we like to say here, "once a CALPie, always a CALPie!" Cheryl will still be in Vancouver and reachable through LinkedIn (LinkedIn.com/in/cherylngg). So, don’t hesitate to connect or reach out to her! She would love to stay in touch with you and hear all about your exciting projects! 😊

📣 EXCITING NEWS!

Our amazing colleague and friend, Cheryl Ng, is leaving UBC for an exciting new role! Many of you know Cheryl as the Project Lead of Cool ‘Hood Champs and Instructor for the Climate Action and Community Engagement Micro-Certificate. She's been working hard since 2019 on scaling up neighbourhood-based climate action programs across Vancouver and Canada, and has loved every moment of her interactions and partnerships with all of you!

Starting May 1st, Cheryl will be the Planning Engagement Coordinator at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, but as we like to say here, "once a CALPie, always a CALPie!"

Cheryl will still be in Vancouver and reachable through LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/cherylngg). So, don’t hesitate to reach out to her! She would love to stay in touch with you and hear all about your exciting projects! 😊

🧑‍💼Are you looking to expand your skills and develop your career in climate engagement, sustainability planning, environmental consultancy, climate risk/adaptation management?
🪵Are you part of a sustainability-oriented business seeking to play a positive role in the community and better your organization’s environmental and social impact?
🏡Are you interested in engaging with your community on climate action or launching your own climate action program within your community?

Our team at CALP has designed the Climate Action and Community Engagement (CACE) program to offer a fully guided process, backed by science and policy tailored to your own context, on how to plan and implement your own climate action project. This program will challenge professionals and community champions from diverse sectors to build professional and personal capacities to work effectively in the emerging field of community engagement at the grassroots level.

The CACE Micro-Certificate is an 8-week online program offered twice a year. The upcoming session will be from February 13 to April 28, 2023. Applications close February 10, 2023 so be sure to sign up soon! Visit forestry.ubc.ca/cace to find out more 😊