2020/21 Action Canada Vlogs – Gabby Bouchard ’20

Gabrielle earned an engineering degree from McMaster University. She was heavily engaged with engineering outreach in parallel to her studies, developing and executing programming for young people across Canada. Gabrielle also spent three years working as the inaugural Outreach Officer for the University of Oxford’s engineering department. Through this work she developed an appreciation of the institutional barriers many young people face outside of education in reaching their potential. Gabrielle now works to demystify our governmental institutions through her YouTube channel. She speaks in long-form about Canadian civics and issues of the day in a way that is entertaining and engaging. She invites Canadians to join her on her journey of learning the common language of government, current governmental structures, and how these structures can be shaped with care to build a society that works for people.

Gabrielle started her professional career at Deloitte after winning an interview at the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference. Gabrielle currently works for Jacobs, a multinational engineering firm, and has been involved with projects including sewer rehabilitation, waterfront redevelopment, and transit operations.