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Featured Volunteers

Our volunteers are talented post-secondary students, industry experts, faculty, staff and online volunteers who are dedicated to inspiring youth to engage in STEM across Canada.

Learn more about our incredible volunteers below.

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Meet Our Volunteers

  • Hannah Richards, a young woman with pale skin and brown hair, demonstrates an activity while wearing her Let's Talk Science blue t-shirt

    Hannah Richards Let’s Talk Science Volunteer at the University of Victoria

    “I love leading classroom activities, but I am particularly inspired by the impact a mentor can have through a consistent longer-term relationship!”

    Read more about Hannah Richards
  • Kaitlyn Lau, a young woman with long black hair wearing a black shirt, smiles widely at the camera

    Kaitlyn Lau Let’s Talk Science Volunteer at the University of Toronto Scarborough

    Kaitlyn is inspired by the creative and out-of-the-box approaches that children come up with.

    Read more about Kaitlyn Lau
  • Miranda Branyiczky

    Miranda Branyiczky Let’s Talk Science Volunteer at Queen’s University

    Miranda was inspired to pursue science by participating in the Let’s Talk Science Challenge as a kid and went on to share her passion as a Let’s Talk Science volunteer. She was a runner-up for the 2023 Let’s Talk Science National Volunteer Award.

    Read more about Miranda Branyiczky
  • Sara Pietropaolo

    ​Sara Pietropaolo Let’s Talk Science Volunteer at Dalhousie University

    Sara loves to share her passion for science and watch students fall in love with it!

    Time volunteering with Let’s Talk Science: 2 years

    Area of study: Incoming Medical Student

    Read more about ​Sara Pietropaolo
  • Patrick Delattre

    Patrick Delattre Let’s Talk Science Alumni from ​Université de Sherbrooke

    “[During a volunteering activity,] I learned that no matter how old you are, you can always learn something new by trying new things and seeing what happens.”

    Read more about Patrick Delattre
  • Laurence Gagnon

    Laurence Gagnon Let’s Talk Science Volunteer at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

    Laurence loves sharing her passion for science with youth and giving back to her community.

    Read more about Laurence Gagnon