Karen Haugen-Kozyra
Born in Edmonton, obtained Biological Sciences Diploma from NAIT, BSc in Plant Pathology and MSc in Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Alberta Between 1991 and 1997, Karen ran an Environmental Consulting Business, out of her home office, contracting with federal, provincial and university agencies. For the last 10 years, Karen has served various policy, planning and technical positions within the Dept of Agriculture and Food and participated on several provincial and national committees, including the National Ecological Goods and Services Working Group, the National Agri-Environmental Coordinating Committee, Next Generation Ag Policy Framework Committee and the National GHG Offset Quantification Team. Karen is also an active member of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists. Karen is currently the Environmental and Land Use Policy Member with the Alberta Department of Agriculture and Food. Current initiatives include developing market opportunities for the agriculture sector in reducing greenhouse gases, the Alberta Bioenergy Strategy Implementation, and assessing the opportunities for enhancing agricultural environmental stewardship through the creation of environmental goods and services. Karen is currently seconded to Climate Change Central. |
Karen Haugen-Kozyra is the Acting Director, Policy Development and Offsets Solutions Team.