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DiscoverEE Webinar: Canadian Women Shaping the Built Environment

March 20 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EDT

Join Efficiency Canada  for a conversation with Rosemarie Powell, Ruvi Mugara, and Rokhaya Gueye —three leaders shaping the future of Canada’s built environment. From retrofit project delivery to community benefits agreements and complex stakeholder relations, this panel explores how their work intersects to advance energy-efficient buildings, equitable communities, and more inclusive leadership in the sector. Hear their perspectives on breaking barriers, opening pathways, and driving change across the energy and housing landscape.

Rosemarie Powell

Executive Director of the Toronto Community Benefits Network, co-founder of the Canadian Building Diversity Institute, Owner of Big on Green Property Management
Rosemarie has been a passionate advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice for over 20 years and has advanced equitable approaches to policy development and implementation at various levels of government. Her community engagement and environmental advocacy work earned several awards for leadership and imagination.
Building on TCBN’s initial success of negotiating Ontario’s first Community Benefits Framework for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Rosemarie has forged strategic partnerships among community, labour and industry leaders across Canada and positioned the coalition as a key systems intermediary to unlock thousands of good jobs in construction and hundreds of millions in local and social procurement opportunities through investment in public infrastructure and urban development for equity deserving groups.

Ruvi Mugara

Director of Projects, ThinkWell Shift

Ruvi Mugara is Director of Projects at Thinkwell Shift, where she leads programs that help Canadians navigate the complexity of energy efficiency and clean energy adoption. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between policy and everyday people by designing coaching-based approaches that support homeowners, schools, and communities in making informed retrofit and energy decisions.

Ruvi has led large-scale initiatives including energy retrofit pilots, navigator services, and education programs that reach thousands of households and students across Atlantic Canada. A passionate advocate for equitable access to climate solutions, she brings a community-centered lens to the energy transition, ensuring programs work for people from all backgrounds.

Rokhaya Gueye

Award-Winning Leader | Trailblazer | Advocate | Carpenter

Rokhaya Gueye (Rok) is the Stakeholder Relations at the Carpenters Regional Council and is the Ontario Chair of Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB). A General Carpenter with a background in Construction Engineering Technician Management, she is also a certified coach and multilingual mentor.

Rok is dedicated to empowering women, youth, and newcomers in the skilled trades. She has been featured on TVOkids and Télévision Francaise de l’Ontario (TFO) and delivers presentations and workshops across Ontario to English and Francophone Catholic and Public District School Boards and community organizations.

Rokhaya is a recipient of several prestigious recognitions, including Top 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women, WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100, the Changemaker Award, and the UBC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award of Excellence.

She serves on multiple nonprofit organizations across various industries and lives bythe motto: “Challenges make life interesting; overcoming them makes it meaningful.” “Vouloir, c’est pouvoir!”

Instagram – IG handle: Rok.g www.instagram.com/Rok.g
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rokhaya-gueye-79867985

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