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Early life

Ione Taylor was born, raised, and educated in North Carolina. She was born March 6, 1954. Her first jobs in geoscience were in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Houston, Texas. Prior to relocating to Ontario Canada she lived in Reston, Virginia.

Early Career

Ione Taylor began her career as a petroleum geologist in the Gulf of Mexico. The next 15 years of her career were spent in domestic and international hydrocarbon explorations, holding multiple scientific and technical positions at Amoco Production Company and British Petroleum. She continued on to work in senior leadership positions including R&D Director of Worldwide Technology Applications, Vice President of Overseas Exploration, and Upstream Technology group Lead for Worldwide Reservoir Description.

Education

Ione Taylor obtained her Bachelors degree in Chemistry at Guilford College. She continued her education by obtaining her masters degree in Geology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, she obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (ph.D) in Geology from the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill. Taylors extensive education led her to a career in the geoscience community. Ione began her career in geology at Amoco Production Company. She eventually transitioned to working for the US government at the US Geological Survey departments of the Interior. She continued on to hold the position of executive director for the Earth and Energy Resources Leadership professional masters program at Queen’s University.

Awards and Distinctions

One of Ione Taylor’s accomplishments is that she was able to serve as Co-chair on the US National Training and Development Human Capital team. This was a group created for the development of the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program for the US Department of the Interior. The program is meant for leadership development and takes place over an 18-month period which results in gaining a certificate of Federal Senior Executives. In completing this, she has delivered web-based leadership and made decisions on the US National level for land and natural resources for the Federal Senior Executives.

She is a certified Administrator for Leadership Assessments Instruments, Obtained through eh Center for Creative Leadership. Through this completion, she has delivered web-based leadership and been a par of decisions made at the US National level in regards to land and resources.

Additionally, she was selected to receive an award from the “Heritage of the Petroleum Geologist” in 2017 selected by the AAPG in celebration of their 100 year anniversary. This award is given to individuals in the oil and gas industry who are “known for substantial industry contributions and for taking a proactive role in passing on knowledge and experience to future generations.” Ione was one of only 8 women nominated and selected to receive this honour.

Publications

Ione Taylor contributed to a report published in April 2019 titled "Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Toward Integrated Natural Resource Management in Canada". The report was done by a selected panel of individuals with expertise relevant to approaching management of natural resources within Canada.

Now

Ione Taylor joined Queen’s University in 2014 as the Executive Director fo Earth and Energy Resources Leadership. Her areas of focus include the application of physical science, integrated with economics to inform decision making for land and natural resource development. This also includes designing and applying models of innovative leadership in the energy and mineral sectors.