Hilary joined the Miistakis team in 2026 with a strong background in collaborative, landscape-level conservation and a passion for turning research and knowledge into action. Over her conservation career, she has developed expertise in ecological connectivity, human–wildlife coexistence, conservation planning, species at risk management, and science communication. She enjoys working with a range of rightsholders, stakeholders, communities, and governments to advance shared outcomes. Before joining Miistakis, she served as Alberta program director at Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) and later as program director with Computational Ecology Group. She holds an MA in Primatology and a PhD in Ecology from the University of Calgary.