Ciara De Jong is a dynamic leader who leads the timely completion of large complex projects and policies. With high-level management skills, Ciara brings together diverse fields of expertise to produce logical, actionable, and aggressive policies and programs in both the public and private sectors. She has strong negotiation and project management skills along with concise communication and engaging presentation skills. She has proven herself through exceptional strategic leadership and financial management combined with an ability to maintain partnerships and strategic linkages.Ciara De Jong is a Principal in an specialized engineering consulting firm. She helps clients with a variety of environmental related issues including environmental assessments, permitting and approvals, construction related environmental concerns, odour issues, stack sampling requirements, and government orders and notices.Ciara has a well known passion for climate change mitigation and adaptation. She has worked in a variety of fields helping both the public and private sector interests prepare for more extreme weather. In her previous role as Manager of the City of Toronto's Environment Office, she developed linkages across the public sector asset holders with academic researchers and high level climate change modellers. This partnership has provided excellent results.In the not-for-profit realm, Ciara is past-President and current Treasurer of the Ontario Section of the Air and Waste Management Association, vice chair of her local School Council and volunteers with other organizations in the community.