Heather Kennedy

Assistant Deputy Minister,
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat, Government of Alberta

Heather Kennedy grew up in Montreal and was educated as a metallurgical engineer at Queen’s University.  She has worked in engineering and management roles for organizations such as Texasgulf Canada (now Kidd Creek Mines) and Fording Coal Ltd. in Ontario and British Columbia respectively.

Ms. Kennedy has worked at Suncor since 1996 in project management and senior operations roles in Bitumen Production and the Extraction Plant.  She was appointed Vice President of Employee and Community Relations in July, 2003.  She assumed the role of Vice President of Operational Excellence in March of 2007.

In August 2007, Ms. Kennedy was appointed to the Oil Sands Secretariat within the Government of Alberta for a two year secondment.

The Secretariat coordinates and improves planning, communications and service delivery to the oil sands region. The Secretariat collaborates with ministries, industry, communities and stakeholders to facilitate a common approach to address the social, environmental and economic impacts of oil sand development.

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Perspectives on Policy
Heather Kennedy, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Alberta Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat, will update on developments and government action on oil sands issues and policies.