Lori has lived in the Peace Region for 28 years and has filled the role as Sci-Tech North's Executive Director since July of 2002. Lori's background is in Marketing, Business Counselling and Economic Development and she is tireless in her representation of Sci-Tech North regionally and provincially.
In her position as a Councillor for the City of Fort St John, Lori’s portfolios include: UNBC, in this capacity she chairs the NE Advisory Committee where one of her stated goals is to connect First Nations and post-secondary education services and to get a stand-alone campus in Fort St John that includes research and development capacity for our resource industries; Oil & Gas, Lori is co-chair for the upcoming Energy Conference, a change from the former oil and gas conference which is intended to encourage the inclusion of alternative energy sources; and she is a director for the Peace River Regional District where her knowledge of innovation, science and technology is a tremendous asset.
Lori brings her understanding and knowledge of regional issues to her leadership of Sci-Tech North where she works to stimulate and inspire a culture of innovation that values science and technology as being vital to maintaining and enhancing the economic competitiveness of the Peace-Liard-Stikine region.
Contact Lori at lori@scitechnorth.bc.ca
Being a long-time resident of Fort.St John, Jennifer has just recently graduated from Northern Lights College and the Applied Business Technology program. She brings her new skills to Sci-Tech North as well as enthusiasm to learn more about science and technology in the Peace region.