Credentials & Education.

• Registered Professional Planner (RPP) — PEI Institute of Professional Planners and New Brunswick Association of Planners

• Full Member (MCIP) — Canadian Institute of Planners

• Full Member — PEI Institute of Professional Planners

• Bachelor of Arts — McGill University

• Master of Urban and Rural Planning — Dalhousie University

Skills & Specialties.

• Land use planning & strategic planning

• Research & analysis

• Policy & program development

• Intergovernmental relations

• Writing and communication

• Engagement & training

Experience.

Government of
Prince Edward Island.

Roles included Sr. Provincial Planner (‘04-07) and Manager of Municipal Affairs (‘07-‘20), with a secondment as a senior policy analyst with Intergovernmental Affairs thrown in for good measure.

Projects included research, training, modernization of the municipal framework, and lead on new municipal legislation, among others.

Town of Cornwall.

Planning & Development Officer (‘01-‘04) - I was the first in-house planner for the municipality and was responsible for establishing internal procedures and processes.

Projects included strategic planning, land use planning, plan and bylaw review and amendments, public engagement, and mapping, among others.

Leadership.

• Former board member | Canadian Institute of Planners

• Former board member & president/chair | Atlantic Planners Institute

• Board member & president | PEI Institute of Professional Planners

• Range of other roles with regional and national boards

Quirks & More.

I am fluent in English, French, and Spanish, and speak the smallest amount of basic Mandarin.

I believe in the Oxford comma.

Additional training includes:

• conflict resolution and mediation

• emergency management

• leadership and change management

• accounting for non-financial managers