Our Team
Fiona Zawadzki, B.A. (Hons.), B.Ed.
Fiona, Founder and Director of Skye Consulting, is a certified teacher with over 25 years of experience in curriculum development and facilitation. She expertly designs and leads educational programs that bring municipal messages into the classroom, conducts engaging workshops, and manages immersive events on topics such as sustainability, health, financial literacy, and career development. Fiona is known for consistently delivering creative, cost-effective, and highly engaging results that many clients have continued to work with the Skye team for decades.
Diana Klein, B.Sc., LEED AP BD+C
Diana, Principal of Skye Consulting and past Executive Director of the Green Bricks Education
Society, is a sustainable design consultant with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, specializing in the design of sustainable buildings. Diana founded her sustainable design practice, Eco-Integration, in 2006. She consults on sustainable building design for projects as well as develops and facilitates on educational programming around sustainable building design. Diana is passionate about green building and sustainability education as understanding and experiencing solutions will help build a critical mass of people who can enact the change our world needs.
Jessica Jones, B.E.S., B.Ed.
Jess, Senior Manager Ontario Programs of Skye Consulting, is a certified teacher and previously served as a Sustainability Educator for several years in B.C. She now leads the company’s operations in Ontario. Her skills include creative curriculum development and engaging program delivery both inside and outside the classroom. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Physical Geography from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Education with a specialization in Indigenous Education from the University of British Columbia. Jess is proud of her mixed ancestry, with roots from the U.K. and the Cayuga Nation of the Haudenosaunee. Due to the lasting impacts of residential schools, her family has lost connection to community, which has shaped her path and pedagogy as an educator. She is dedicated to decolonizing classrooms to ensure education is inclusive and representative of all students.
Kathryn Wynn Dulvy, NVQ 4
Kathryn, Senior Educator of Skye Consulting, is an international scientific expedition leader and youth sustainability education specialist. She has worked in youth development, particularly in the teaching of life skills and environmental awareness for the past twenty years. She has taught in schools, field centres and youth expeditions. These expeditions have spanned four continents, ranging from the Hindu Kush in Pakistan to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Alongside her teaching, she also worked as a research assistant and logistics manager on scientific expeditions in Tanzania and Fiji. Before moving to BC, she was a Personal Advisor for a UK government agency (Connexions) wherein Kathryn provided advice and guidance and more substantial one-to-one support for vulnerable young people aged 13-19.
Karly Pinch, B.A.
Karly, Senior Educator of Skye Consulting, is an environmental educator and organic farmer, with a BA in International Relations. She has taught children, youth and adults in the areas of climate change and sustainability for over 5 years, as well as having worked in program coordination with a number of environmental and farming related non-profit organizations. She has lived and worked in Japan and Cameroon, but always calls Vancouver home.
Siri Van Gruen, BSc
Siri, Educator of Skye Consulting, is a plant enthusiast with a deep love for nature and sustainable food systems. She holds a BSc. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from McGill University, specializing in plant production. Since graduating, she has dedicated herself to fostering an environmentally conscious future sharing her knowledge through sustainability and agricultural workshops. As an enthusiastic presenter, she enjoys engaging others in meaningful discussions about sustainability and the environment. When she's not cultivating plants, or educating others, she finds joy in playing music.
Marisa Lenarduzzi, Dip (Design & Development)
Marisa, in-house graphic designer of Skye Consulting, is a creative designer who infuses her designs with her passion for nature, drawing inspiration from her love for the outdoors and landscaping. She received her diploma in Digital Design and Development with distinction, with expertise in graphic and web design, coding, and marketing. Marisa's artistic prowess and problem-solving skills allow her to create impactful messages, and her dedication to sustainability resonates with her environmental passion. She is committed to creating compelling visuals that tell a client's story.
Nicola Zawadzki, BCom
Nicola, Educator of Skye Consulting, is a passionate educator who loves mentoring youth to adopt the greener side of life! Nicola completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Victoria and is working towards her goal of combining her love of sustainable entrepreneurship and education. Nicola has operated her own successful tutoring business for years and enjoys finding creative ways to teach her students. Having earned her black belt in judo recently, she was selected as a coach for Judo in the past BC Winter Games.
