MEET THE LENTE TEAM

The Lente team is composed of Master of Science in Sustainability Management graduate students. This team integrates their backgrounds with significant sustainability knowledge to develop a holistic understanding of pertinent topics in the fashion industry. Read our bios below to learn more about the each of us!

Alannah Hoops

Alannah graduated in 2018 from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After graduating, Alannah started as a junior accountant at an investment firm, Tiny Capital, that was part of group of associated companies in Victoria. After the first year, she moved full-time to one of the associated companies, Metalab Design, as they were growing quickly. During this time, she also started the PEP program to earn her CPA designation.

In her spare time, Alannah enjoys being outside, making sustainable choices and finding ways to use her education to help the community. She is looking forward to applying her accounting background and enthusiasm for long-term sustainable practices in Lente.

Angelica Chow

Angelica is a graduate from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, where she achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. She has always enjoyed interdisciplinary projects and viewing things holistically, believing that every aspect of the world is interconnected and that is what makes the world go round.

From her current work in designing and implementing energy-efficient power distribution and lighting systems for buildings, her internship at an electrical utility provider, and volunteer work with a non-profit working on solar installation in developing areas, such as Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone, Angelica has enhanced her technical skills in engineering and also developed proficient abilities in consultancy, complex problem solving, creative and adaptable thinking, collaborating with people from all different backgrounds and project management. As a woman of colour in a STEM industry, Angelica has also found a home within the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Outside of her academic and professional life, Angelica loves to explore her creative side as she practices piano, and designing websites which she can’t wait to apply at Lente!

Elyse Muir

Elyse graduated from Queen’s University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology. During her undergraduate degree and leading up to her MScSM program, Elyse has worked in the private, public and academic sectors such as the Ontario government and Veolia Environmental Services. This background has provided her with a unique perspective on the application of sustainable development within pertinent industries.

Throughout her work in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Elyse reviewed, synthesized and summarized regulations and scientific literature pertaining to regenerative agriculture practices. Elyse is also a proponent for integrating sustainability into school curriculums, which she championed through working at Learning for a Sustainable Future.

In her downtime, Elyse enjoys outdoor activities, including snowboarding, hiking and playing tennis

Lara Brooks

Lara graduated from the University of Newcastle, England, in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography. Throughout university summers Lara has focused on gaining experience within Start-Ups and large Coporates, working across Sales, Marketing and Event Management. Whilst at university she joined a FinTech as a brand ambassador, promoting the app to students on campus and running numerous targeted events to increase app engagement. After graduating, she joined Thomas Tipple, an FMCG challenger brand, launching the company into stores such as Wholefoods, meeting with stakeholders and pitching to global retailers.

Currently, Lara started a ‘Slow-Fashion’ Instagram page to raise awareness of waste within the fashion industry; also selling upcycled jumpers directly to consumers through the shopping app Depop. In addition to this, she is currently working on a social enterprise that sells t-shirts to raise money for the Mediterranean refugee crisis.

Xi Shao

Born in China and raised in Singapore, Xi immigrated to Canada in 2014 to pursue high school and university studies. Greatly inspired by the UN SDGs, Xi decided to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Geography (Specialist) at the University of Toronto.

Xi gained cross-cultural perspectives on sustainability through living in different cities and working with the United Nations, TEDx, Deloitte, Canada National TV Inc and China Mobile International. She recently spent five months as an intern at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a convention in the United Nations Environment Programme. Her duties included stakeholder engagement and drafting fund proposals.

In her spare time, Xi can often be found enjoying sports and fine arts. She has been practicing oil painting, traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy and mixed-media painting for 16 years.