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Our Speakers

Kelly Drennan

With nearly two decades of experience, Kelly is a leading Canadian voice on circular fashion, textile waste, and systems change. Known for translating complex sustainability challenges into actionable insights, she is a sought-after speaker and moderator for keynotes, panels, and workshops.

Kelly has spoken at TEDxToronto, the Canadian Circular Economy Summit, and events across North America.

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Founder

Laura Cristinzo

Laura Cristinzo is the Circularity Program Manager at Fashion Takes Action, where she leads national initiatives focused on textile waste reduction, circular design, policy, and systems change. With nearly 20 years of apparel industry experience, she brings practical knowledge of product development and sourcing to her work advancing a more circular fashion system in Canada

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Circularity Program Manager
Youth Education Program Leader

Dara Gellman

Dara brings twenty years of experience in classrooms, curriculum design, and program leadership to her work with educators and environmental learning professionals.

Her practical, hopeful approach helps teachers integrate sustainability and climate topics into existing curriculum while inspiring student creativity, critical thinking, and action.

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CCTC Coordinator

Alicia Aikens

Alicia Aikens is a bilingual Montreal-based artist, activist, and community organizer working at the intersection of circular fashion, material culture, and climate communication. As Coordinator of the Canadian Circular Textile Consortium (CCTC), she supports the development of circular systems for textiles across Canada, bridging policy, practice, and community to accelerate the transition away from a linear fashion culture. 

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Previous Speaking Roles

  • Canadian Circular Economy Summit 2025

  • Redefine Design event at Seneca Polytechnic

  • Recycling Council of Alberta - Explore Circularity Day

  • Women's Canadian Club, London

  • Textile Recycling Expo USA

Testimonials

  • “Kelly helped us understand the story behind the clothes we wear - the invisible effect of fashion on workers and the planet before it ever comes to us in stores and then what happens after clothes leave us, our role as consumers, and the many ways our world and climate are impacted by fashion”

    - Audience member, Women's Canadian Club, London

  • “Laura provided an amazing overview of the issues caused by the fashion industry, grounding complex topics with compelling examples and statistics. She brought a unique and informative perspective that helped attendees feel supported in confronting issues that often feel intimidating.”

    - Victoria & Sayesha, Women’s Healthy Environments Network


  • “Kelly Drennan was so inspirational and easy to hear and understand”

    - Audience member, Women's Canadian Club, London

  • Representing Fashion Takes Action, Laura Cristinzio was an outstanding panelist at our Explore Circularity Day event in Calgary, where we explored opportunities and challenges for textile circularity in Alberta following a screening of the documentary Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy. Her deep knowledge, approachable style, and thought-provoking yet action-oriented insights inspired a meaningful conversation and gave attendees practical ideas for taking action in the textile sector—an area where many people are eager to make a difference but often aren't sure where to start.

    - Jennifer Koole, Recycling Council of Alberta

  • “One of my favorite things about the day- the speaker. Kelly Drennan was great! Her message was timely and important.”

    - Audience member, Women's Canadian Club, London

  • “Laura’s talk was thoughtful, impactful, and will stay with our members for a very long time.”

    - Marlene Lecompte, University Women’s Club of North York

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