Lisa M.

Lisa M.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Resilience Planning

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I am a settler and an uninvited guest, born and raised on the traditional territory of the Beothuk (colonially known as St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador). Currently working as an urban planning consultant and coach on the treaty territory of the Tla'amin Nation (colonially called Powell River).

I am an urban planner, project manager and certified executive coach.

My 20 years of experience includes leading multi-disciplinary teams in planning, design, sustainability, and community engagement while embedding and employing a collaborative working style to foster partnerships across community groups, agencies, different levels of government and those with lived experience.

My professional planning work focuses on housing strategies and action plans, embedding equity in planning and climate action, and decolonizing work. My team and I also complete equity readiness assessments, offer introductory equity training for organizational staff and develop organizational equity frameworks, policies, toolkits, and strategies.

As a Certified Coach, I work with women and gender-queer folk to identify and remove barriers to their life and career goals. I work with organizations to facilitate their visions the future of their work. I conduct 360 degree feedback for people looking to work on an area of their leadership. I help my coaching clients see through the patriarchy and white dominant culture to build confidence in their abilities. My coaching clients are in leadership roles across academia, public, private, and the non-profit sectors.

With a BA in Environmental Studies (highest honours), Carleton (2002) and a MA from the School of Community and Regional Planning, UBC (2005), I qualified as a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (2009). In 2019 I became a Certified Executive Coach.

After serving a term as Director of PIBC (2007-2009), I continue to regularly volunteer for the planning profession – having served on the mentorship and awards committees, and on annual conference committees. Currently I am mentoring candidate members and was an appointed member to CIP's former Social Equity Committee.

I was a founding board member of North American Hardcourt Bike Polo and am the founder of Ladies Army (renamed The Crown Classic), the first women's international bike polo championships that has evolved into a women, trans, femme tournament. I designed the world's first bike polo-specific court.

I work with values-aligned clients and lead with integrity.

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Experience

  • Resilience Planning

    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    Coquitlam, BC

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    Burnaby, BC

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    University of British Columbia

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    Township of Langley, BC

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    Vancouver, Canada

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Education

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    Activities and Societies: Planning Students' Association, First Year Orientation Coordinator, Admissions Committee

    Concentration on urban design and public participation
    Professional Project (document and film): To a Place Called Home - The Arts Pow Wow and Redesign of Slocan Park (a community driven, multicultural, public realm redesign project in East Vancouver)

    Academic Research: Recovering the University Fabric
    http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_fabric/urban.html

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Volunteer Experience

  • Canadian Institute of Planners Graphic

    Social Equity Committee Member

    Canadian Institute of Planners

    - Present 5 years 7 months

    Human Rights

    The mandate of the Social Equity Committee (SEC) is to draft a gender policy to ensure consistency with the Commonwealth Women in Planning Manifesto, as well as SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

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    Provisional Member Council Representative (Elected)

    Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)

    - 2 years

    Represented provisional members' interested on PIBC Council
    Mentorship Committee Chairperson
    Awards Committee Member

  • Founding Director, Regional Representative, Advisor

    North American Hardcourt Bike Polo

    - 4 years

    Founding member of the Board of Directors that established the sport of hardcourt bike polo
    Developed first rule set, competitive structure and organization bylaws

    Developed an open source tool kit for newer clubs to help get established by liaising with their department of parks and recreation, organize tournaments and attract sponsorship.

  • Founder

    Ladies Army, International Women's Bike Polo Championships

    In 2009, I founded the Ladies Army Bike Polo Tournament to encourage more women to play bike polo. In its first year (with only two months to organize), it attracted nine teams (27 women),and has grown to an over 40 team tournament. It was hosted in 2010 in Brooklyn; 2011, Austin; 2012, Lexington; 2013, Vancouver; 2014, Toronto; 2015, San Francisco; 2016, Mexico.

    The tournament attracts teams from four continents with women (and men as spectators and supporters) traveing from…

    In 2009, I founded the Ladies Army Bike Polo Tournament to encourage more women to play bike polo. In its first year (with only two months to organize), it attracted nine teams (27 women),and has grown to an over 40 team tournament. It was hosted in 2010 in Brooklyn; 2011, Austin; 2012, Lexington; 2013, Vancouver; 2014, Toronto; 2015, San Francisco; 2016, Mexico.

    The tournament attracts teams from four continents with women (and men as spectators and supporters) traveing from Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, the UK and all over North America (approximately 250 people). Today it is considered one of the must-attend tournaments on the hardcourt bike polo calendar and attracts as much sponsorship as the World Championships.

    http://lancasterpolo.com/2013/04/03/ladies-army-5-interview-with-lisa-jill-and-shannon/

    http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue32/p66-67.html

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    Planning Mentor

    Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)

    - Present 9 years

    As a mentor, my responsibility is to assist candidate members in professional growth in key areas of competency including: the CIP Code of Professional Conduct; the role of public interest in professional planning; and the role of the profession in maintaining standards of competency, ethics and professionalism.

Publications

  • Shifting Cultures, Changing Needs: Solutions for Housing Affordability from the Ground Up

    Planning West Vol. 55 No. 2 Spring 2013

    An overview of the 2013 Housing Affordability Symposium.
    Changing demographics are changing needs in housing, the 125-plus attendees learned
    at the 2013 Housing Affordability Symposium. Sponsored by the Canadian Home Builders
    Association, the two day packed agenda featured key note presentations from author Chris
    Turner and the Honourable Ida Chong, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

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  • Vancouver Urban Forum

    Planning West Vol. 54 No. 4 Fall 2012

    On June 6, 2012, host Sam Sullivan introduced 20 thought-provoking urbanists of our time to stimulate thinking about urban achievement and promote dialogue about how to make cities better. My article is a summary of that day. From governance structure, to zoning to innovation to revenue instruments, I explore the lessons learned that we can employ in our daily work.

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  • Development of a Comprehensive Road Safety Plan

    CITE Conference Paper

    This conference paper for the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers was based on a study I conducted while working with an advisory committee to develop a Road Safety Plan for the City of New Westminster.

    Other authors
    • Margaret Gibbs
    • P.Eng
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  • Safety Review of Pedestrian Facilities

    Walk 21 Conference Paper

    While at Opus Hamilton, I was part of a team that conducted a thorough engineering safety review of pedestrian infrastructure in the Lower Lonsdale area for the City of North Vancouver.

    The study included a vulnerable road user field survey, review of the vehicular and pedestrian volumes, review of pedestrian-related collisions, identification of safety concerns and recommendations for improvements. The recommendations focused on short-term, low-cost, easy-to-implement improvements, such…

    While at Opus Hamilton, I was part of a team that conducted a thorough engineering safety review of pedestrian infrastructure in the Lower Lonsdale area for the City of North Vancouver.

    The study included a vulnerable road user field survey, review of the vehicular and pedestrian volumes, review of pedestrian-related collisions, identification of safety concerns and recommendations for improvements. The recommendations focused on short-term, low-cost, easy-to-implement improvements, such as signs, pavement markings, and brush trimming. Longer-term and/or higher-cost improvements were identified where appropriate. The study identified 32 types of safety concerns at more then 120 locations in the study area, with a total cost estimated up to $1.1 million.

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