Kathleen (Kat) Heymans Email & Phone Number

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

As the Program Lead for the $300 million Community Efficiency Financing (CEF) Initiative, I set the vision and strategic priorities for this Green Municipal Fund program portfolio. The CEF Initiative funds three models of local and regional low-rise residential retrofit programs: PACE, On-bill, and Direct Lending.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

In my role my primary responsibilities involved supporting the local business community and strategic industries; in addition, I was also the lead on a couple of Special Projects. My role includes a several major foci: 1) Local Business Development: -Connecting local businesses to resources (education, training, and funding)-Leading the development of funding proposals and applications for businesses and industry-Implementing Business Retention and Expansion best practices, and implementing strategic initiatives to support industry growth locally. 2) Building a strong network & partnerships for local and regional economic development-Representing the City on various Advisory Committees with our partners -Continuously developing my network locally and regionally, including maintaining international relationships with our U.S. counterparts-Develop strategic partnerships for business development opportunities and special projects3) Managing Special Projects: -The City's Canada Water Agency Initiative - Foreign Trade Zone Point Task Force and Communications

- Identify climate risks and opportunities in the climate agriculture sector and work with diverse stakeholders develop a strategy and long-term plan to mitigate or adapt to risks and leverage opportunities for a vibrant agriculture economy- Lead a team of Managers from across the Agriculture Department to facilitate the implementation of the Department's Adaptation Strategy- Identifying opportunities, forming relationships with external value chains to support their industry strategies - Hired and developed an Intern to support the organizing and coordinating of team needs and strategically build a relationship with the for-profit, agriculture service delivery agent, Perennia - Effectively navigate a collaborative, inter-departmental and multi-organization governance structure, provide strategic recommendations on program and policy directions to the Executive Team.-Nominated by senior management and accepted to participate in Public Sector Leadership Training (Expected completion: June 2021)

Electricity file: - Supported the design of a high profile, $16 million residential solar program. Solar Homes: https://www.efficiencyns.ca/residential/programs-services/solar-homes/- Project Manager of a solar public education project with a unique non-profit and for-profit partnership to build an interactive, online platform. Solar Assist: https://www.solarassist.ca/-Led all solar industry consultation meetings. Lead on energy financing initiatives, including representing the province on a municipal advisory committee. -Launch the inaugural Solar Summit conference for industry stakeholders. Solar Summit 2018: https://www.cansia.ca/ssprogram.htmlMunicipal and Innovation file:- Co-led the design of a municipal capacity building grant program called “Low Carbon Communities”. LCC: https://novascotia.ca/low-carbon-communities/- Led the proposal writing and stakeholder consultation, including local developers and acted as one of the Halifax leads for a national initiative to secure federal funding to develop an innovation centre. Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3): https://taf.ca/programs/low-carbon-cities-canada/- Built relationships with municipalities across the province and their economic development agencies. - - Lead Planner for the development of a creative, one day sustainable transportation event called “A to B”, including immersive theatre and hands-on experience with clean tech products. A to B: https://atobevent.ca/- Lead Design Strategist for the early stages of a Green Infrastructure Program.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development’s (CEED) broad mandate encompasses social and economic principles. Through the delivery of innovative programs, training, financing, and networking opportunities, CEED has been working towards a vision of a vibrant and entrepreneurial Nova Scotia. As a Business Advisor I was involved in all aspects of CEED’s Self Employment Benefits (SEB) program. The SEB program is designed to take an aspiring entrepreneur’s idea to a revenue generating business in 40 weeks. In my role, I facilitated introductory training workshops and supported a portfolio of approximately 30 clients in writing effective business plans and successfully developing their businesses. While I was working at CEED I had the opportunity to work with electricians, carpenters, consultants, event planners, fashion designers - and so many more inspiring professionals. When I take a walk around Halifax Regional Municipality, it is hard not to notice all the ‘CEEDlings’ and the positive social and economic impacts they are having on our community.

Halifax, Canada Area

Novima Solutions is a client-focused management consulting firm. Our interdisciplinary team offers fresh ideas and tangible results in the fields of Marketing, Strategy, CSR, and Sustainability. We aim to earn a reputation for delivering exceptional service to the Nova Scotia community.

Halifax, Ns

Working for Dalhousie University's entrepreneurship centre one year after the Ivany "Now or Never" report was released was an exceptionally rewarding and exciting experience. With all the activity and growth in the entrepreneurial ecosystem it was 'all hands on deck' for our tight-knit team. Even as an intern, I had the opportunity to lead the design, development, and execution of a number of projects and programs in the centre's growing portfolio. Some of these projects include: - Supporting the execution of a Startup Weekend event - Co-organizing Canada's Business Model Competition 2015 - Leading the writing of the winning proposal to host an international conference (the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centres) - Leading the design and development of the first iteration of Dalhousie Universities $100K Competition and LaunchPad Accelerator. Co-managing the accelerator's first cohort

99 York Street

Sydenham, On, Canada

Kingston On, Canada

Hartington, On, Canada

Certificate: Institute Of Public Affairs, Project Management: Systems Thinking

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Honours, Biology And Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Dal Dance (Contemporary)

Bachelor Of Science, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: JUMP London Math Tutor, The P.I.N.K. Ties Business Club