Patricia Leigh, O.B.C., M.S.M.
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Patti Leigh led and nurtured The Science Fair Foundation of B.C. from its beginnings in the 1980s until 2016. Her dedication and her ability to create partnerships with educational institutions, governments and technology companies gave hundreds of thousands of elementary and secondary school students the opportunity to showcase their research projects. Each year, participants, as well as hundreds of volunteers and judges, gain inspiration from networking, knowledge-sharing and exploring the wonders of science.