Kim Keating has made significant engineering contributions to key projects in the North Atlantic offshore oil and gas industry which have powerfully contributed to transforming Newfoundland and Labrador into one of Canada's 'have' provinces. In addition to this, her volunteer service, leadership and impact in her community are widely recognized through her involvement with Memorial University's Board of Regents, the Rhodes Scholarship in Canada regional selection committee, Women in Science & Engineering (NL), the International Women's Forum (NL), and as the 40th Chair of the St. John's Board of Trade, the principal voice of over 900 businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador.