Laura Anne "Lolly" de Jonge (''

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'' Goulet; born September 2, 1960) is a

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

family advocate,

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

practitioner, filmmaker and magazine founder from Canada.

Early life

Laura is a 13th-generation descendant of

Louis Hébert Louis Hébert (c. 1575 – 25 January 1627) is widely considered the first European apothecary in the region that would later become Canada, as well as the first European to farm in said region. He was born around 1575 at 129 de la rue Saint ...

and Marie Rollet, Canada’s first permanent colonial settlers. She is

being the daughter of authors

George R. D. Goulet George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadians, Canadian Métis people (Canada), Métis role model, best-selling author, historian, Métis Scholar, activist, public speaker, retired lawyer, prostate cancer survivor and recipient of the Queen Elizabet ...

and

Terry Goulet Marie Therese “Terry” Goulet is a Canadian historian who has written and spoken extensively on the subject of the Canadian Indigenous peoples in Canada, aboriginal group the Métis. With her husband George R. D. Goulet, George who is Métis, Go ...

. De Jonge earned a Masters in Environment and Management from Royal Roads University where she received the Chancellor's Award for highest academic performance in her program and the Founders Award for the graduating learner in each program who exemplifies the qualities of leadership, sustainability and personal development. With her husband Mike de Jonge she established an academic bursary at Royal Roads. Laura earned a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University. Laura is a graduate of

Red Deer College , mottoeng = To Greater Things Through Learning , established = 1964 , type = Public polytechnic institute , president = Stuart Cullum , city = Red Deer , state = Alberta , country = Canada , students = 7,500 , undergrad = , campus = Ur ...

, the

University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins ...

, and has a certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

Career

De Jonge worked with

Nexen CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, formerly known as Nexen, is a Canadian oil and gas company based in Calgary, Alberta. Originally the Canadian subsidiary of US-based Occidental Petroleum (known as Canadian Occidental Petroleum or CanOxy), it ...

, Inc. for over a decade. During her time as Director, Global Business Practices, she served on the Advisory Committee of the Corporate Ethics Management Council for the Conference Board of Canada in addition to serving as Vice-Chair of the Social Responsibility Working Group of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (a participant of the Business Action for Energy). This included chairing the human rights task force. She sat on the boards of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and the

Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers was formed in 1978 and is operated on a non-profit basis out of Calgary, Alberta in Canada. Four decades ago, twelve local filmmakers and artists collaborated to form the Society of Filmmakers in resp ...

where she also served as President. In 2004 Laura produced and directed the film ''What Goes Around Comes Around'' which was recognized by the Crystal Vision Awards in 2005. Laura is an advocate who supports natural pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. She played an active role in achieving recognition of midwifery as a profession in

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

in 1992. Laura was recognized in the Alberta legislature when public funding of midwifery services was announced in 2008. She donated to establish the Sandra Botting Bursary at Mount Royal University for students in the Bachelor of Midwifery degree program. In 2014 the CBC reported she was the primary author of a report published by the Maternity Care Consumers of Alberta Network that highlighted a shortage of health care practitioners throughout rural Alberta. Her work as a corporate social responsibility practitioner was profiled in Deb Abbey’s bestselling book, ''Global Profit and Global Justice, Using Your Money to Change the World''. In May 2010 Laura facilitated a presentation on the diversity of the Canadian Landscape for the Alberta Women's Science Network Operation Minerva Project - Aboriginal Girls Program for students from the

Calgary Board of Education Calgary School District No. 19 or the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of ...

, the Catholic School System and the

Siksika First Nation The Siksika Nation ( bla, Siksiká) is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name ''Siksiká'' comes from the Blackfoot words ''sik'' (black) and ''iká'' (foot), with a connector ''s'' between the two words. The plural form of ''Sik ...

community. De Joong is the founder of ''

Birthing Magazine Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. In 2019, there were about 140.11 million births globall ...

,'' published by Birth Unlimited. In 2015, Laura was a producer for the television series ''Transformation to Parenthood'', a six episode documentary series about becoming a parent.

References

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Laura De Jonge Laura Anne "Lolly" de Jonge (''née'' Goulet; born September 2, 1960) is a Métis family advocate, corporate social responsibility practitioner, Film maker, filmmaker and magazine founder from Canada. Early life Laura is a 13th-generation descend ...

Canadian Métis people Canadian women documentary filmmakers

Early life

Career

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