Green Teams of Canada
Tania Flores, MBA, currently serves as the Head of Human Resources for MADE BY GATHER in Canada and holds leadership positions as Chair of the HR Committee and Member of the Board of Directors for Green Teams of Canada. With extensive experience in human resources, Tania previously worked at GHGSAT as Director of People & Culture and Manager of Human Resources, and at Xiphos Systems Corporation as Manager of Recruiting & HR and Office Manager. Tania's educational background includes an Executive MBA from McGill HEC Montréal, a Diploma in Human Resources Management from McGill University, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Concordia University.
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Green Teams of Canada
To inspire stewardship of nature by connecting diverse individuals through hands-on educational environmental activities. Green Teams of Canada (GTC) engages volunteers in activities like invasive plant removals, planting of native species, shoreline clean-ups at parks and preparation of vegetable beds at educational farms Objectives • Engage young Canadians in tangible environmental actions in their communities • Raise awareness of environment through hands-on education • Inspire young Canadians to take on leadership roles • Foster a sense of empowerment, pride, community and belonging • Improve mental and physical well-being outdoors • Restore ecosystems and increase biodiversity Our impact to date (as of May 17 2018): • Grown to 5,800 volunteers (3,600 of whom are youth), who have contributed 26,000 hours (we are the largest environmental volunteer group in BC) • Engaged 20 elementary and secondary schools • Run 520 Green Team activities • Removed 3,650 cubic meters and 88,000 lbs of invasive plants • Planted 19,800 native plants and trees • Removed 5,600 lbs of garbage from shorelines Awards • Jane Goodall Institute Recognition for impacting people & environment – 2011 • Earth Day Canada Hometown Heroes Award – 2013 • Nature Vancouver Frank Sanford Award – 2013 • Recycling Council of BC Award for providing services beyond expectations – 2014 • YWCA Environmental Sustainability Award – 2014 • Restoration Catalyst Award – 2014 • Vancity Social Innovation Award – 2016 • Volunteer victoria Award for Leadership – 2016 • District of Saanich Environmental Award – 2017 • iATS Innovator Award, Local Hero - May 8 2018