Jennifer Angel - The Nature of Place in Fostering Innovation
Jennifer Angel is a builder of community, momentum and places people love. As CEO of Evergreen, Jen leads the creation of inclusive public spaces that foster connection and are sustainable at their core. At Evergreen Brick Works, the organization’s headquarters and community hub in Toronto, and through national partnerships like Future Cities Canada, Jen and her collaborators are building resilience in schools, public spaces, housing and communities as a whole.
Prior to Evergreen, Jen contributed to creating some of Nova Scotia’s best loved places by land and sea. Her professional portfolio includes real estate, infrastructure and program development, participatory planning and design. She was recognized in the Atlantic Business Magazine's Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada in 2021 and as one of the Most Powerful Women in Atlantic Canada in 2022. She recently received the Inaugural Wije’winen Allyship Award 2022 – Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.
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