Vern Blinn, Turner Valley, Alberta, and Duncan, British Columbia Vern was born and raised in the Turner Valley oilfields of Alberta. At 17, he started drilling in the western provinces and went on to work in oil production, pipelining, and service industries. He recently retired to Vancouver Island, British Columbia where he builds model oil rigs, several of which are on display at the Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre in Devon, Alberta. His finely crafted models trace the history and development of oil drilling equipment over the past hundred years. Hugh Campbell, Fort McMurray, Alberta Hugh is the Environment, Health, and Safety Manager for Suncor's Firebag Oil Sands In-Situ Project. Hugh's primary role is to develop and promote systems to protect the well-being of workers and the environment. He has worked in both fields for more than 20 years. Dan Claypool, Devon, Alberta Dan Claypool came to the central Alberta town of Leduc in 1947, shortly after the first huge oil strike, and has been involved ever since with the growth and development of Alberta's oil industry. In 1997, Dan Claypool and some of his oil field colleagues founded the Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre to preserve the artifacts and history associated with Canada's early oil industry. Now retired, he serves as the treasurer of the Leduc/Devon Oilfield Historical Society, which operates the Interpretive Centre. Nancy Dodsworth, Fort McMurray, Alberta Nancy Dodsworth is the Education Officer at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre in Fort McMurray. She has held the position for 14 years and is responsible for the planning, development, and evaluation of resource education programs, which introduce students of all ages to the science and history of the oil sands. She is also an organizing member of "Operation Minerva," which promotes science, mathematics, and technical careers for young women through mentoring and conferences. Giuseppina Ferrara, Fort McMurray, Alberta Giuseppina is a graduate of the University of Toronto Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program. She currently works as an engineer in training for the Closure and Reclamation Department at Syncrude, developing and implementing projects for existing and future mine sites, aiding in reclamation processes, and working toward returning the land to its original capacity. Doug Gibson, Nisku, Alberta Doug Gibson is a Pre-Employment Training Coordinator with Enform. He started his career in the Alberta oilfields in 1976, working his way up from floorhand to rig manager. In 1989 Doug became an instructor in the Pre-Employment Floorhand Program for the Petroleum Industry Training Service, now called Enform. He was promoted to training coordinator in 1998, and is now responsible for preparing students for jobs on drilling rigs, well servicing rigs, and a variety of other oil and gas well drilling and well servicing operations. Ken Hart, Fort McMurray, Alberta Ken Hart graduated from the University of Alberta in 1977 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.  He joined Suncor in 1980 and has held various positions in drilling, production, and human resources. For the past six years, Ken has been General Manager of Suncor's Firebag Operations, an in-situ Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage facility located in the Fort McMurray region of Alberta. Bill McDougall, Fort McMurray, Alberta Bill McDougall has resided in Fort McMurray since 1975, working in the support industry to the oil sands for most of those 30 years. Bill is a lead hand journeyman heavy duty mechanic employed with Finning, the Caterpillar equipment dealer for western Canada, and is directly involved in the maintenance of the largest mining haul truck in the world, the Caterpillar 797. For the past three decades, Bill also has been very involved in the rapidly growing Fort McMurray community. Dawn Sneddon, Fort McMurray, Alberta Originally from Edmonton, Dawn moved to Fort McMurray in 1967 at the age of three. After completed her schooling, she went to work for Syncrude in 1982 and spent 18 years as an accountant. Tired of her desk job, she decided she needed a job change, and "I thought this was an opportunity for a female working in a non-traditional role, to be a Heavy Equipment Operator." Today, she operates heavy hauler trucks for Syncrude, "carrying up to 400-460 ton of oil sands material in our truck box, graders, and wheel dozers." She also occasionally works as a dispatcher for her team of a hundred truck operators.