An environmental professional for over 13 years, Katie Altoft brings a breadth of experience in government, industry and not-for-profit settings to her position on e3’s board. During her years with the Canadian Standards Association, Katie led the National Technical Committees and Canadian Advisory Committees that wrote standards on a wide variety of issues such as environmental management systems and auditing, as well as the International Standards Organization (ISO)’s largest technical committee, which developed the ISO 9000 series of standards implemented by over 700,000 companies worldwide. In 1995, she and four partners launched the successful environmental consulting company, Environmental Management Solutions, which conducted over 50 phase 1 and 2 environmental site assessments and remediations, and performed energy audits and environmental compliance checks for federal and provincial agencies.
In her current position as Director of Corporate Relations and Director of Education for Earth Rangers, Katie manages a portfolio of programs that target footprint reduction in audiences from kindergarten through college age, as well as industry professionals. She received her Master of Business Administration in Business and Sustainability from Schulich School of Business, York University, and her Bachelor of Environmental Studies with Joint Honours in Biology, from the University of Waterloo. She is a member of several industry organizations including the Ontario Society for Environmental Education and the Society for Technical Communications.
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