Deanna Burgart

Deanna Burgart is a member of the Fond du Lac First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. She is a speaker, trainer, engineer and mentor that has a talent for identifying gaps and providing solutions to systemic, organizational and transformational change. She brings over 20 years of experience in the energy industry has served as a Council member for the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) and as a Director for the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Foundation. She is also on the Indigenous Advisory Committee to the United Way in Calgary.

Deanna has been working on Indigenizing curriculum for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and has taught many Indigenous students in Pipelines and Pipeline Monitoring. In 2018, she joined the University of Calgary as their first Indigenous Engineer in Residence where she supports students and faculty in Indigenization efforts. Deanna is a recipient of the 2018 American Indian Science and Engineering Society's (AISES) Blazing Flame Award, and serves on the Canadian Indigenous Advisory Council to AISES, as well as serves as a volunteer with .caISES, the newly developed Canadian National AISES Gathering. She believes in empowering more diverse voices in STEAM.