Awards

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Gold award. Policy Planning City and Urban Areas. Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide, 2024. Client: YWCA Vancouver.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Honourary Mention for Research and New Directions. Data Collection Framework and Recommendations for a BC Strategy for Indigenous Peoples Experiencing Homelessness, 2023. Client: Aboriginal Housing Management Association + provincial-wide steering committee of Indigenous led organizations.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia. Silver award for Policy Planning Small Town and Rural Areas. City of Castlegar Housing Strategy. 2022. Client: City of Castlegar.

Publications

• LinkedIn. 2023. “Three things the planning profession needs to stop saying…”.

• LinkedIn. 2020. “Five leadership lessons I learned from Star Trek: The Next Generation”.

• LinkedIn. 2019. “What the heck is coaching”.

• LinkedIn. 2019. “How a coach-approach to leadership can improve work culture.”

• Planning West, Vol. 55, No 2. “Shifting Cultures, Changing Needs: Solutions for Housing Affordability from the Ground Up”. 2013.

• Planning West, Vol. 54 No. 4. “Vancouver Urban Forum”. 2012.

• CITE – Paper, “Development of a Comprehensive Road Safety Plan”. 2008. Co-author.

• Walk 21 – Paper, “Pedestrian Improvements to Lower Lonsdale”. 2007. Co-author.

Conferences

• SCARP Symposium. Planning research by, with, and for community - an Indigenized way forward. UBC. Vancouver (2024). Session lead presenter.

• Canadian Institute of Planners Conference. “From Parking to People: The Evolution of the Design Vehicle in Planning.” Ottawa, ON (July 2019). Workshop Lead Presenter.

• SCARP Symposium. “(Mis)Representation: Revealing the Hidden in Urban Visuals.” UBC. Vancouver, BC (2019). Guest Panelist.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Conference. Benefits of Professional Mentorship. Victoria, BC. (2018): Presenter.

• Canadian Association of Planners Conference. “Water Shortage on the West Coast – Say What??!” Quebec City, QC. (2016): Presenter.

• Housing Affordability Symposium. Richmond, BC. (2013): Guest Panelist.

• Canadian Association of Planning Students Annual Conference. “Planning Knowledge for a New Generation.” Vancouver, BC. (2012): Guest Panelist.

• Canadian Association of Planners Conference. “Enabling Collaborative Learning and Long-Term Planning via Public Engagement Practice.” St. John’s, NF. (2011): Workshop Lead Presenter.

• Environmental Design Research Association “To a Place Called Home.” Film presented as part of keynote address by Dr. Leonie Sandercock. Vancouver, BC. (2006): Film Director.

• World Urban Forum. “To a Place Called Home.” Film. Vancouver, BC. (2006): Film Director and Presenter.