{{Short description|Canadian film director}} 320x480px|thumb|Dr Lolly de Jonge in Metis sash '''Laura Anne "Lolly" de Jonge''' (''née'' Goulet;<ref>{{cite web|title=The Virtual Museum on Métis History and Culture|url=http://www.metismuseum.ca/resource.php/13766|accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref> born September 2, 1960) is a Métis family advocate, corporate social responsibility practitioner, filmmaker<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsr.ca/about-cbsr/our-board/laura-dejonge |title=CBSR Board Profile of Laura de Jonge |accessdate=2009-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706171546/http://www.cbsr.ca/about-cbsr/our-board/laura-dejonge |archivedate=2011-07-06 }}</ref> and magazine founder from Canada.

==Early life== Laura is a 13th-generation descendant of Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet, Canada’s first permanent colonial settlers. Her father, George R. D. Goulet, is Métis, and has written many books on the subject with his wife and fellow author, Terry Goulet.

De Jonge earned a Masters in Environment and Management from Royal Roads University<ref name="royal">{{cite web | title =Thinking West | work =Portraits in Humanity, profile on Laura de Jonge | publisher =The Globe and Mail | url =http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/partners/free/sr/western08/western.pdf | accessdate = 15 June 2014 }}</ref> where she received the Chancellor's Award for highest academic performance in her program and the Founders Award for the graduating learner in each program who exemplifies the qualities of leadership, sustainability and personal development.<ref name="royal" /> With her husband Mike de Jonge she established an academic bursary at Royal Roads.<ref name="royal" /> Laura earned a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birthingmagazine.ca/about-birthing/about-birthing/who-we-are.html|title=Birthing Magazine profile of Laura (Lolly) de Jonge|accessdate=2011-08-16|archive-date=2015-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024063450/http://www.birthingmagazine.ca/about-birthing/about-birthing/who-we-are.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://giving.fielding.edu/why-i-give/graduating-student-makes-major-scholarship-gift-for-canadian-students/|title=Graduating student makes major scholarship gift for Canadian students|accessdate=2014-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626165246/http://giving.fielding.edu/why-i-give/graduating-student-makes-major-scholarship-gift-for-canadian-students/|archive-date=2014-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Laura is a graduate of Red Deer College, the University of Calgary, and has a certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Toronto.

== Career == De Jonge worked with Nexen, Inc. for over a decade. During her time as Director, Global Business Practices, she served on the Advisory Committee of the Corporate Ethics Management Council for the Conference Board of Canada<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conferenceboard.ca/topics/GCSR/networks.aspx |title=Conference Board of Canada Executive Networks |accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> in addition to serving as Vice-Chair of the Social Responsibility Working Group of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (a participant of the Business Action for Energy). This included chairing the human rights task force. She sat on the boards of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers where she also served as President.

In 2004 Laura produced and directed the film ''What Goes Around Comes Around'' which was recognized by the Crystal Vision Awards in 2005.

Laura is an advocate who supports natural pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. She played an active role in achieving recognition of midwifery as a profession in Alberta in 1992. Laura was recognized in the Alberta legislature when public funding of midwifery services was announced in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_27/session_1/20081020_1330_01_han.pdf |title=Alberta Hansard from October 20, 2008. |accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> She donated to establish the Sandra Botting Bursary at Mount Royal University for students in the Bachelor of Midwifery degree program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/GivingMountRoyal/RecognizingDonors/DonorFeatures.htm |title=Mount Royal University Our Donors in Focus |accessdate=2011-08-16}}</ref> In 2014 the CBC reported she was the primary author of a report published by the Maternity Care Consumers of Alberta Network that highlighted a shortage of health care practitioners throughout rural Alberta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rural-maternity-care-in-alberta-failing-women-report-says-1.2826101 |title=Rural maternity care in Alberta failing women |accessdate=2015-12-05}}</ref>

Her work as a corporate social responsibility practitioner was profiled in Deb Abbey’s bestselling book, ''Global Profit and Global Justice, Using Your Money to Change the World''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EMH5IC3d_zkC |title=Profile on Laura de Jonge in Global Profit and Global Justice. |isbn=9780865715028 |accessdate=2009-05-04|last1=Abbey |first1=Deb |year=2004 |publisher=New Society Publishers }}</ref>

In May 2010 Laura facilitated a presentation on the diversity of the Canadian Landscape for the Alberta Women's Science Network Operation Minerva Project - Aboriginal Girls Program for students from the Calgary Board of Education, the Catholic School System and the Siksika First Nation community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awsn.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=fz3UMt2K9iA%3D&tabid=65&mid=533 |title=Operation Minerva Project Final Report |author=Alberta Women's Science Network |accessdate=2011-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111044705/http://www.awsn.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=fz3UMt2K9iA%3D&tabid=65&mid=533 |archive-date=2011-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

De Jonge is the founder of ''Birthing Magazine,''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/incoming/no-ba-no-problem/article1067667/ |title=No BA? No Problem |author=The Globe and Mail |website=The Globe and Mail |author-link=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref> published by Birth Unlimited.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birthunlimited.ca/about-birthing/about-birthing/who-we-are.html|title=Birthing Magazine Who We Are|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206073029/http://www.birthunlimited.ca/about-birthing/about-birthing/who-we-are.html|accessdate=2021-12-12|archive-date=2015-02-06}}</ref>

In 2015, Laura was a producer for the television series ''Transformation to Parenthood'', a six episode documentary series about becoming a parent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mydoulove.com/2015/09/21/private-screening/|title=Transformation to Parenthood Private Screening|accessdate=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessoncamera.com/boc-presents-transformation-to-parenthood-on-shaw-tv/|title=BOC Presents Transformation to Parenthood on Shaw TV|accessdate=2015-12-05|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414080345/https://businessoncamera.com/boc-presents-transformation-to-parenthood-on-shaw-tv/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also== *Notable Aboriginal people of Canada

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