Jessica Vandenberghe, PEng, MSc
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact
Industry Professor - Indigenous Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Deans Office
- jvanden1@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 868-5055
- Address
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Office 5-203 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211-116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Assistant Dean, Engineering Community and Culture, Faculty of Engineering - Deans Office
- jvanden1@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 868-5055
- Availability
- 9am to 5pm
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Engineering Faculty Executive
About
Jessica Vandenberghe, P.Eng., M.Sc. has worked in the oilsands, mining, regulatory, infrastructure, and consulting industries. She holds a B.Sc.in Chemical Engineering Computer Process Control Co-op and a M.Sc. in Chemical and Mining Engineering, both from the University of Alberta. Her career has taken her to communities large and small around the nation and she has sat on many Boards and Councils with stakeholders such as federal, provincial and municipal governments, with First Nations, Metis Settlements and Metis Nations, as well as academic institutions and private industry. As a mother of two and an Indigenous female engineer, she is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion along with Truth and Reconciliation.
She currently is the Assistant Dean (Outreach) and Industrial Professor - Indigenous Engineering for the University of Alberta, Faculty of Engineering, where she oversees a wide portfolio that contributes to the development of well rounded and ethically minded engineering students who will ultimately help to build strong and vibrant communities within Canada.