Catamount Fellows research a complex, systemic issue affecting the community in collaboration with a community partner and faculty mentor. Over the 2025-2026 academic year, each Catamount Fellow embarks on deep learning with the community, hosts community engagement opportunities, and is creating a portfolio of learning to share their insights.
The Catamount trios
Each Catamount Fellowship team is a trio, bringing together three perspectives and changemaking backgrounds: student, practitioner, and faculty mentor. Together, the trio explores a complex challenge, grounded in a "How Might We" question, maps the system around it, and develops deeper understanding that can inform meaningful action.
Throughout their Catamount journey, they will work on these wicked problems, not only to understand and address them, but also to reflect on their collaborative process and personal growth. Meet the fourteen trios and their systemic issues below
Join us at Trico Changemaker Studio (EB 3013), on April 8, 2026, at 4:30 PM. Engage with the Catamount Fellows on the systemic issues they have been exploring as they share their learning reflections from the fellowship.
We look forward to seeing you at this year's showcase!
A Thriving Social Service
Ayden Osvath, Student Fellow
Kate Heney, Trellis Society
Leda Stawnychko, General Management and Human Resources
Community Data for Collaborative Impact
Calyssa Weaver, Student Fellow
Alyssa Lindsay, Calgary Foundation
Elisabeth Richardson, Biology
Responsible AI Growth & Water Sustainability
Lama Al-Wadeiah, Student Fellow
Shannon Smithwick, Canada WaterPortal
Lauren Dwyer, Information Design
Strengthening Youth Support Through Collective Impact
Marie-Soleil Hudon, Student Fellow
Monique Blough, United Way of Calgary and Area
Jamie Anne Vaughan, General Management and Human Resources
Family-Centered Systems of Care
Nicole Gallant, Student Fellow
Rebecca Foshole-Luke, Family Advocacy Support Centre (FASC).
Harpreet Aulakh, Criminal Justice
Youth Autonomy, Agency, and Access
Nichelle Sterling, Student Fellow
Agnes Chen, Starlings Community
Cherie Woolmer, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Finding Meaningful Work
Oluchi Ebisike, Student Fellow
Ryan Andersen, Calgary Alliance for the Common Good
Esra Ari, Sociology and Anthropology
Resilience in Older Adults
Rakhshi Malik, Student Fellow
Victoria Meah, Palix Foundation
Elaine Ori, Health and Physical Education
Housing and Climate Change
Stephanie Blencowe, Student Fellow
Derek Cook, Canadian Poverty Institute and Resilience Institute
Heather Nelson, General Education
Youth Engagement & Empowerment in Calgary
Thamar Derksen, Student Fellow
Sarah Hughes, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Kris Hans, General Management and Human Resources
Participating community partners
