About the Community of Practice on Engineering Leadership
Who
Why
How
Current Members
With the generous support of our partners, we are determined to increase the capacity of engineers to lead in the workplace and in society.
Community Organizers
Emily Moore
Director, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering
Emily Moore was appointed Director of Troost ILead in October, 2018 after more than twenty years in industry. Emily started her career at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada scaling up new materials and processes from the lab to manufacturing. In her 11 years at Xerox, Emily learned a great deal about leading teams and developing new products, becoming a manager and Principal Engineer. Emily then spent 10 years at Hatch, a global engineering firm serving the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors. Emily led international teams to develop new product and service offerings and to deliver major projects, first as the Director of Technology Development and then as Managing Director, Water. Emily was also the inaugural chair of Hatch’s Global Diversity and Inclusion efforts. Emily holds a Bachelor Degree in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University and completed a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. In 2016 Emily was recognized as one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining and received the SCI Canada Kalev Pugi Award.
Julietta Saberian
Assistant Director, Community of Practice
julietta.mikaelyan@utoronto.ca
With over a decade of experience in the post-secondary sector, Julie brings her passion for delivering transformative learner experiences to each engagement.
She is driven to build mutually beneficial University-Industry partnerships, design enriching professional skill development programming, and foster a culture of leadership in learners and industry partners alike. Witnessing first-hand the value and innovation that University-Industry partnerships creates, she is a strong advocate for the intentional and meaningful engagement of alumni, industry partners, and other stakeholders in University programming and strategic consultation.
As the Assistant Director, Community of Practice at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Julie fosters a community network of industry partners & mobilizes ILead research into professional development programming to enhance engineering leadership education and empower early career engineering professionals to meet their own intrinsic leadership potential.
Melissa Siah
Assistant Director (Acting), Community of Practice
Melissa Siah joins Troost ILead in the role of Assistant Director, Community of Practice.
She has 14 years of expertise in business development and external relations within the post-secondary and recruitment sectors. Most recently, Melissa was a Co-op Coordinator at the Engineering Career Centre at the University of Toronto, stewarding collaborations for work-integrated learning between employers and PEY Co-op students.
Through her background as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and recent completion of a Master of Adult Education and Community Development degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Melissa brings a Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Access lens to her work.
Her role at ILead will strategically mobilize the exchange of knowledge and research with industry partners.
Benefits of Membership
Gain a competitive advantage
Access Exclusive Network
Partners connect with like-minded people from other organizations, forming an association of progressive organizations who want to learn from one another’s insights, challenges, and successes.
Partners have access to educators and researchers at the leading edge of the emerging field of engineering leadership education.
Succession Planning
Knowledge Creation
How to Join the Community of Practice
To help members extract maximum value from our Community of Practice, we offer flexible membership pathways with varying levels of funding commitment. This sponsorship helps us to continue to pursue important path-breaking research and programming.
To learn more about joining the Community of Practice, please contact: Julietta Saberian, Assistant Director, Community of Practice at julietta.mikaelyan@utoronto.ca.
Community of Practice Conference: Changes, Challenges, and Compromises through an Intergenerational Lens
Friday, November 15, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Post-Covid, as companies settle into the new normal, employee expectations and workplace dynamics have changed. The conference will provide a look at recent research in this area and facilitate an intergenerational conversation.
This is an opportunity for participants to exchange knowledge and perspectives bridging industry and academia across generations. Expect to engage with a diverse group of engineers, managers, and human resource professionals as well as University of Toronto faculty, staff, and students.
Alumni Engagement
We are grateful to our Alumni Community for sharing their time and expertise to empower the next generation of engineer-leaders.
We welcome Alumni from all backgrounds and years of career progression to engage with our students through a diverse portfolio of co-curricular student programming.
Please complete the intake form below to join our mailing list and stay up to date on enriching volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
NICKEL Community
Making leadership a core part of the Canadian engineering identity requires changes to engineering education.
The National Initiative on Capacity Building and Knowledge Creation for Engineering Leadership (NICKEL) connects faculty and program leaders across Canada so that leadership becomes part of the core of engineering education.
Launched in 2016, The NICKEL Community hosts an annual pan-Canadian conference each year as well as regular, online Community Meetings to exchange learning and insights about how to best provide leadership learning experiences for engineers.
Visit the NICKEL website to learn more and to sign-up for the mailing list.