Lauretta Pearse
WiRE Alberta, Calgary Volunteer
WiRE Communications Committee - Writer
lpearse@womeninrenewableenergy.ca
Lauretta Pearse has over ten years of experience working in supply chain, academia, consulting and utilities in Africa and North America. In Canada, she’s merged her technical, energy and business competencies to deliver on advisory, engineering, energy management, decarbonization, climate change, asset management and strategic planning projects. She’s interested in initiatives that eliminate energy poverty, promote energy diversification, and help realize energy transition objectives. Lauretta is excited about her new career in the energy utilities sector, where she intends to work in strategy, innovation, and technology deployment to provide low-carbon energy. Through her work in the bioenergy space, she’s authored four articles in academic journals with over 95 citations.
Lauretta is involved in various leadership and community development initiatives and was named a Young Woman in Energy in Alberta for 2021. She volunteers as a freelance writer, STEM advocate and currently sits on the technology committee of the newly inaugurated STEM Innovation Academy Junior and Senior high schools in Calgary. Having moved to Canada 6 years ago from Nigeria, Lauretta has a love-hate relationship with the Canadian winter. She enjoys dancing, travelling to new places, and exploring her creativity.
