OF INTEREST: With 25 years of global experience in communications and stakeholder engagement, Belinda specializes in finding common ground on polarizing topics such as harm reduction, energy development and human rights. Before establishing a not-for-profit organization called the Less Harmful Coalition, she built and led a communications team for two energy companies, spent a decade in health care communications and eight years teaching post-secondary media and public relations. An advocate for local entrepreneurs, Belinda volunteers with Venture Mentoring Services of Alberta.