Employee Spotlight: Get to Know the Team
Serena Maki
Lead Trainer
Meet Serena Maki, Lead Trainer, a 2015 addition to the Blue Heron Environmental team with more than 25 years of experience in environmental compliance, toxicity laboratory work, and environmental training across Ontario.
Serena’s career spans roles in mining operations, consulting, and environmental laboratories, where she has developed and delivered compliance programs, led Environmental Management System initiatives, and supported water, sewage, and mine effluent treatment operations. Her extensive background includes field monitoring, regulatory interpretation, ISO 14001 auditing, emergency response, and the management of large-scale environmental budgets.
At Blue Heron, Serena applies her expertise to train and mentor environmental professionals, Indigenous communities, and industry partners—helping build capacity and strengthen environmental stewardship across the region.
We asked Serena to answer a few questions to help our clients get to know her better.
We continue to share the stories of the remarkable additions to our hard-working team at Blue Heron Environmental (BHE). In the past few years, we’ve hired a number of new professionals to help reach new heights for our business.
To showcase the people who make up Blue Heron, we sat down with team members to ask them a few questions about their professional career — and a few personal ones too.
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HOW DID YOU FIRST LEARN ABOUT BLUE HERON ENVIRONMENTAL?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING A Lead Trainer?
I love it when participants engage in our training with their experiences, and with other participants.
WHAT IS ONE MYTH ABOUT BEING A Lead Trainer THAT YOU’D LIKE TO CLEAR UP?
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
IF YOU COULD PICK UP ANY NEW SKILL IN AN INSTANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
GOT ANY FAVORITE QUOTES?
“It takes all kinds of people to make this world go around.”
- Mabel Kvaltin
WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT YEAR THAT YOU’VE NEVER DONE BEFORE?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE EVER VISITED?
Upcoming Training Events
2026 Canadian Mining Expo
Blue Heron Environmental is returning to the 2026 Canadian Mining Expo in Timmins, ON, on June 10–11. Visit our team at Booth #R1-02 in Arena 1 and connect with us during this major mining industry event.
Replacing Outdated Aerial Imagery
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Outdated aerial imagery can create challenges for planning, monitoring, and communicating site conditions. In this Phone-A-Friend feature, Eric highlights practical options for obtaining updated imagery, including the use of Blue Heron’s in-house enterprise-class survey drone program for current, high-resolution site coverage tailored to project needs.
BHE Spotlight: Dana Baldisera
Blue Heron Environmental welcomes Dana Baldisera back to the team as Senior Permitting Specialist. A familiar face at Blue Heron, Dana brings 15 years of environmental experience supporting mining projects across Northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories.