Sarah Winstanley primarily works on the Pembina Institute’s Women in Alberta’s Energy Transition project and can offer a gender and intersectional lens to other projects.

She is a social worker who specializes in community development and engagement and has spent almost a decade working with girl and women leaders in Calgary and across the U.K. Before coming to the Pembina Institute, she led the creation of a range of activism programs for girls at the Women's Centre of Calgary. She has also been a Girl Guide leader, an anti-gender-based violence organizer, and a social action network facilitator in London, U.K. Sarah is also a sessional instructor in the social work faculty at the University of Calgary.

Outside of work, Sarah can be found crocheting cozy blankets, cross-stitching, tending to her houseplants, reading, and hiking or running.

Contact Sarah Winstanley

cell: 587-575-9156