Helen knight

“I believe increasing the representation of women in STEM is vital to fully realizing the promise of technology. Empowering newcomer and Indigenous women to launch technical careers raises the talent pool quality and quantity, benefiting us all. ”

Helen Knight fights poverty with technology. With 25 years of experience, Helen leads award-winning technology transformations at organizations large and small. Founding Helen Knight Consulting Inc.,

Helen reduces technical barriers to non-profit missions for local, provincial, and international organizations.

In her spare time, Helen lectures on Business Management Technology at the University of Calgary, runs TechLeadHer.ca as a support hub for women in IT, and serves on the governing board of The CIO Association of Canada as the first female president of the Calgary Chapter.

Helen is an advisor to both the Canadian Centre of Nonprofit Digital Resilience and Charity Navigator.

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Making Changes acknowledges the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, the Tsuut’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw and Wesley and the Metis people of Alberta, Regions 5 & 6. We honour the hardships that were endured by the peoples on this land to allow us to be in this space to do the work that we do in our community. We respect the culture of the peoples who walk through our doors and we strive to provide space for them. We acknowledge that Indigenous peoples continue to experience hardships and our agency will be champions for change in our daily service to community. Making Changes is committed to inclusivity and recognition of all peoples who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.