Syma works on food systems and probably has since she was a little girl and stubbornly declared to her father that yes she could grow vegetables on that sandy plot of dirt. Since then, she has developed food forests with equity-denied youth and people with disabilities, co-created a community food space in Calgary where people can grow, cook, share and advocate for more just food systems and  redeveloped a national health promotion program that focuses on food and movement to reduce the effects of chronic illness. She is currently working on developing Canada's first food resilience plan at The City of Calgary.