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Hillary Ashley

Hillary Ashley is a Project Manager at TWC. Hillary has experience working with a variety of clients including federal, and provincial governments, Indigenous Nations, and private and public companies. Hillary is passionate about co-management and conservation that builds ecological and community resilience. Hillary has a strong academic background and applied professional and intercultural experience that serve as the framework to think critically, monitor project costs, and manage scope, schedule, and teams following the principles of sustainability and resource management. She has a strong understanding of project expectations and associated risks while working with the client to meet Regulatory requirements and manage the efficient delivery of projects.

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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 |2024-05-01T13:22:25-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership|Comments Off on Hereward Longley

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 |2024-08-27T18:23:57-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Socio-economic, Technical Leadership|Comments Off on Heidi Klein

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 |2024-07-17T19:03:41-04:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Socio-economic|Comments Off on Draco Recalma

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 |2023-12-27T15:55:41-05:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory, Technical Leadership|Comments Off on Deanna Higginson

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.

By |2023-01-23T09:50:42-05:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Governance, Lands + Culture, Reconciliation, Regulatory, Technical Leadership|Comments Off on Aurora Van Buren

Asmin Chen

Asmin Chen is the PMO Manager at Two Worlds Consulting; in her role she is responsible for facilitating Governance processes, creating tools, standards, and methodology, managing the PMO , and fostering a working relationship with project managers. Asmin is a relationship builder who consistently goes above and beyond to deliver results in all aspects of projects using a strategic and methodical approach. She is a seasoned professional who builds and refines processes to increase efficiency and productivity of internal and external teams.

By |2022-11-28T09:18:53-05:00October 7th, 2022|Corporate services, Governance, Project Management|Comments Off on Asmin Chen

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 |2024-11-14T14:10:34-05:00October 7th, 2022|Engagement, Lands + Culture, Regulatory|Comments Off on Amber Chong