Featured Volunteers
At Let’s Talk Science, our engagement of Canadian youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning is largely supported by more than 3,500 volunteers across the country.
Possessing versatile skills and coming from a range of STEM and education backgrounds, Let’s Talk Science volunteers make contributions in various ways – whether it’s in person through Let’s Talk Science events and Outreach visits, virtually through CurioCity or by offering leadership on our Board of Directors.
Read on to discover a sampling of our dedicated and talented volunteers.
Learn more about our past volunteer award winners: http://letstalkscience.ca/Support/Volunteer/Volunteer-Awards/Award-Winners
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Our Volunteers
Yotakahron Christa Jonathan, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer at McMaster University
Area of study: Honours Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Indigenous Studies, Master of Arts in Sociology
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“Growing up on the Six Nations reserve and attending elementary school there, I knew that my class hardly ever had anyone come into our classroom that was Indigenous. I believe that it makes a difference for Indigenous youth, to be able to see other Indigenous people who have achieved their goals. My experiences – of living in residence/off-campus, studying abroad, pursuing a Masters, and medical school – can help to inspire them to pursue any dream they have and turn their dreams into reality.”
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Daniel Saucier, a volunteer with the Let's Talk Science Outreach program at the Université de Moncton, Moncton Campus
Area of study: M.Sc. (Biochemistry)
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“As a swimming instructor and scientist, Let's Talk Science allows me to pursue two of my passions, while supporting a very important cause for the future of innovation and our society in general!”
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Apurva Bhardwaj, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer at the University of Winnipeg
Area of study: Masters in Biosciences, Technology & Public Policy
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“I was probably 10 when I first visited an orphanage with my mom and dad back home. That was the first time I was asked to share my books with kids I did not even know. As a child, that was when I learned what “sharing is caring” means! A bundle of colouring books brightened and elated faces and twinkled eyes. Ever since that day, there was no looking back. Fortunately Let’s Talk Science served as a platform to go on with my passion “to assist, teach and educate one and all” in a new country. Slow gradual steps, today has bought me as far as five months old in this country, and Let’s Talk Science provides me with the impetus to do more and more!”
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Maude Beaulieu, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer in Montreal, QC
Position: Regional Oncology Account Manager at Amgen)
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“It is important to share my passion for sciences with teenagers because I also have 3 teenagers at home. I know how important it is to initiate youth to all different types of sciences (math, chemistry, physics, astronomy, biology, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, ecology, engineer, robotic…) to make sciences more attractive and concrete to them, with daily life examples.”
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Emily Brown, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Area of study: Bachelor of Science at UNBSJ and I’m majoring in BioPsych
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“I volunteer with Let’s Talk Science because it’s encouraging to see kids get excited about science; they always want to know more and to understand what’s going on..”
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Beverly McClenaghan, CurioCity Volunteer
Area of study: Ecology and Conservation (MSc Student)
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“To inspire a fascination about the natural world and to teach students about all the amazing possibilities out there when you study science.”
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Moushumi Nath, CurioCity and Outreach Volunteer for Let’s Talk Science at the University of Toronto, St. George campus
Area of study: Physiology
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“I love to teach. Being able to engage students in science, seeing their faces light up when they learn something new, or seeing them understand how science applies to their daily life is incredibly wonderful. Let’s Talk Science provides amazing opportunities to cater to growing scientific minds.”
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Raymond Al Homsi, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer at Concordia University
Area of study: BSc Biology specialization
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“Volunteering with Let’s Talk Science is a valuable experience because it allows me to make science more interesting for students while gaining a lot of teaching experience.”
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Michelle Mah, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Volunteer in Toronto, Ontario
Career: Research Molecular Genetics Technologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Why do you volunteer with Let’s Talk Science?
“Community engagement with secondary students! I have had incredible opportunities engaging youths through hands-on activities like the gel electrophoresis activity to promote biotechnology. Sometimes I’m the first person introducing them to the use of pipettes which are common laboratory tools used to transfer small measured volumes of liquids. Once in a while, I get to work with other Let’s Talk Science volunteers to develop new activities like Let’s Sequence! for events like Let’s Talk Cancer. It’s the potential to ignite a spark of interest from students that is most exciting whenever I volunteer..”
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