Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Joanna is Managing Director of Climate-Resilient Infrastructure at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (University of Waterloo). Natural infrastructure is at the heart of her career, having worked as a Professional Geoscientist in both Canada and the UK. Her focus areas at the Intact Centre include: (1) preservation, restoration and effective management of natural infrastructure to reduce climate risk (2) mobilizing flood and coastal erosion resilience action for buildings (residential / commercial), communities, river basins and shorelines; (3) developing guidance to limit risk of extreme heat; and (4) incorporating consideration of physical climate risk and natural capital into capital marketdecision making.
Joanna has 20 years of professional experience in consultancy and research in Canada and the UK, combining technical expertise in climate adaptation, natural hazard management, geomorphology and freshwater habitat restoration. Before joining the Centre, Joanna was the Global Technical Practice Lead for Climate Resilience at AECOM Canada and previously held roles at Parish Geomorphic Ltd (now Matrix Solutions), Royal Haskoning DHV and Jacobs Engineering. Joanna holds an MSc in Environmental Technology (Water Option) from Imperial College London and a BSc in Geography (Earth Sciences) from the University of Exeter, UK. She is a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.), Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (CWEM.) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv.) and sits on several international, national and local advisory and professional committees.
Joined 2022
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Montreal, QC, Canada
