Cassandra Lawrence

The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Program Officer

Cassandra Lawrence is the Program Officer at the Palix Foundation, where she supports the development and management of programs within the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative. Her work focuses on mobilizing science-driven system shifts across health, education, child services, and justice sectors. Cassandra’s responsibilities include program management, stakeholder engagement, platform oversight, knowledge mobilization, and impact evaluation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Lethbridge and brings five years of experience in nonprofit Indigenous program management. Outside of work, Cassandra enjoys hiking with her senior rescue dog, reading, and traveling.