Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley
PhD Candidate

Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley is a Vanier Scholar, an EDI researcher, and a professional engineer with over fifteen years of experience in the mining industry. She is driven to create awareness and remove roadblocks so that all individuals and organizations can realize the benefits of inclusion and achieve their full potential. Jocelyn has a B.Sc. with distinction in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Saskatchewan. She is working with IMII and Mitacs on her PhD project, titled “Activating Allies”. After spending thirteen years of her career working at Canadian mining and mineral processing sites in technical and leadership roles, Jocelyn is now expanding her social impact potential by leading and inspiring positive change through EDI research, facilitation, public speaking, and consulting through her company, Prairie Catalyst Consulting. Jocelyn helps her clients lead changes by investigating problems, translating for common understanding, and collaborating to create practical solutions to these problems. Jocelyn is an active volunteer and Vice-Chair of the Board with Women in Mining and Women in Nuclear Saskatchewan. Jocelyn was the Co-Chair of the annual 2020 Mine Your Potential conference which virtually brought together 275 people from high schools, mines sites, and home offices across Saskatchewan in an engaging 2-day conference. Jocelyn is currently the Chair of the Mentorship committee which paired more than 100 mentees and mentors from the Saskatchewan mining and nuclear industries.

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