Lisa Moffatt, M.A., MCIP, RPP, CEC

Founder + Principal

Lisa (she/her) is a white, (currently) abled, cis-woman and an uninvited settler, born and raised on the traditional territories of the Beothuk (what we also call St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador) and Anishinaabeg, namely the Algonquin People (Ottawa, ON). Lisa is second generation Canadian and can trace her ancestors back to the late 1700s in County Cork, Ireland and the early 1400s in Devon, England. Currently living and working as a a community planner and coach on the self-governing territory of the ɬaʔamɩn First Nation (Powell River, BC). This calls her to learn about her role in upholding colonial ideals and the effects of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples. Lisa is actively engaged in her own antiracist and decolonization journey, so she can be in right relationship with herself and with others.

Lisa’s over 20 years of experience includes leading multi-disciplinary teams in planning, design, sustainability, community engagement, and equity, while employing a collaborative working style to foster partnerships across agencies, levels of government, rights holders, and the public to ensure successful planning and project implementation.

With a BA in Environmental Studies (Highest Honours), Carleton (2002) and a MA from the School of Community and Regional Planning, UBC (2005), she qualified as a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a Registered Professional Planner with the Planning Institute of British Columbia in 2009. She was also a Project Management Professional (2016 to 2022) and completed a certificate from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) (2010). Lisa is also a Certified Executive Coach (2019).

After serving a term as Director of the Planning Institute of British Columbia, she continues to regularly volunteer for the planning profession. She has served on the Planning Institute of British Columbia’s mentorship and awards committees, and on annual conference committees for both the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Planning Institute of British Columbia. Lisa was an appointed member of the Canadian Institute of Planners’ Social Equity Committee and is currently sponsoring and mentoring several women and non-binary candidate members.

In addition to other on-going training and learning opportunities, she completed: the Art of Leadership with Robert Gass (2017); Indigenous Allyship training with Pulaxneeks of the Haisla Nation (2019); GBA+ Certificate (2019); Indigenous Canada Certificate (University of Alberta, 2021); San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training (2021); The Dignity Institute (The Thrivance Group, 2021); Whiteness at Work (The Adaway Group, 2020 and 2021); Levels 1 and 2 of the Lewis method of Deep Democracy (2022); and conflict resolution training (2022).

When not working you can find Lisa painting abstract watercolours, ocean swimming, taking in a film at the local movie theatre, or singing karaoke.