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 Professional and Other Affiliations

Current Affiliations/Memberships
  • American Planning Association / American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
  • Canadian Institute of Planners, Alberta Association (MCIP)
  • Mensa Canada
  • Young Environmental Professionals, Lifetime Member
Past Affiliations
  • Canadian Association of Geographers
  • Congress for the New Urbanism
  • Professional Engineers Ontario
  • Project for Public Spaces
Education
  • Business Management Certificate
    • project management, human resources, employee relations, business plans
  • Leadership Edmonton – 10-month leadership development program
  • B.Sc. Honors Geography - University of Western Ontario
    • Includes 3 years of concurrent study in Civil Engineering
Work Experience

Principal Planner (Planner II), Parks Branch, City of Edmonton [08/07 – present]
  • leading strategic planning initiatives outlined in the Urban Parks Management Plan
  • developing compensation guidelines for major utilities on parkland
  • collaborating on architectural design guidelines for the river valley
  • developing a policy guiding document for storage/amenity buildings on parkland
  • creating training materials for staff; leading training seminars
  • co-drafting a template for management of natural tree stands
  • collaborating with community groups, other departments
  • addressing efficiency of departmental intake processes
  • assembling project teams, developing review templates
  • providing planning support for community proposed projects
  • redrafting terms of reference, contributing to committees
Planner, Planning & Development Department, City of Edmonton [01/05 – 06/07]
  • collaborating frequently with private sector consultants
  • leading city-wide natural area field surveys and research
  • conducting specialized review of environmental assessments
  • representing the Department at Development Appeal Board
  • supervising 2 junior researchers, handling Council inquiries
  • making recommendations to senior staff
Project Manager, Real Estate Ventures [04/06 – present]
  • successfully managing home renovation projects for profit
  • managing budgets and tight timelines, hiring contractors
Database Administrator/Web Developer, YouthVOLUNTEER! [08/05 – 06/06]
Database Entry Operator, Accuride Canada and other companies [09/04 - 01/05]
Researcher, University of Western Ontario [05/02 - 08/04]
Ad Layout & Design/Web Developer, Grand River Booster Magazine [10/98 - 01/03]

Conferences
  • Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers Conference (March 2010, Edmonton, AB)
  • Clean Tech Symposium (March 2010, Calgary, AB)
  • Clean Tech Symposium (March 2010, Edmonton, AB)
  • ICLEI World Congress 2009, Connecting Leaders: Advancing Local Action for Sustainability (June 2009, Edmonton, AB)
  • Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners Annual Conference (October 2008, Banff, AB)
  • 7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy, and Liveable Communities (February 2008, Washington, DC)
  • 34th Annual Big Plans for Old Places: Heritage and Development in Canadian Communities, Heritage Canada Foundation (October 2007, Edmonton, AB)
  • "Back to Basics", Alberta Municipal Enforcement Association (May 2005, Red Deer, AB)
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