Qualified as expert in active transportation planningMaster of Ceremonies, Toronto Bike Summit, 2009 Link Co-presenter with Jungle Ling, Association of Ontario Health Centres annual conference, Bike Repair Drop-in—the South Riverdale Community Health Centre Experience”, 2009 Key Note Speaker: Georgian Triangle Development Institute Annual Dinner, “Planning for Active Transportation and Health” Collingwood, April 2008. Presenter, Walk21 Toronto Community Conference, “Bridging Planning and Health”, Toronto. March 1st , 2008 Panelist, PARC (Physical Activity Resource Centre) Symposium 2008, Toronto, Active Transportation Planning: Working with Community, March 2008. Co-presenter with Caryn Thompson, Women’s Health Matters Conference, (sponsored by Women’s College Hospital), Toronto, “Acting Locally: Linking Health and Environment in Your Community”, January 2008. Conference presenter and panelist: International Walk21 Conference, Toronto, “Bridging Planning and Health”, 2007 Guest Lecturer, “Planning with People” Faculty of Landscape and Urban Design, University of Toronto, 2006. Guest Lecturer, “Planning for a Healthy Community in the Port lands”, York University Faculty of Environmental Studies, 2004, 2005 Presenter, Community Right To Know Conference Fall 2006, Toronto. Acting Locally: Participation and Environmental Issues For the Toronto Bay Initiative (T.B.I.) N.G.O., Developed guide booklet and lead annual tour of the Industrial Port Lands in Toronto in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Tour includes an overview of existing uses, issues and jurisdictions and a primer on how to get involved in decisions. Panelist with Dr. David Suzuki, and Dr. Keith Stewart On: “Making the Environment and Health Connection: from Theory to Practice” Healthy Connections Conference, Toronto, 2004. Panelist at City of Toronto’s “Smog Summit 2002”. Presented and facilitated focus groups at six community consultations throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Contributed to summary document. Community spokesperson at main Smog Summit media event. Panelist, T.B.I. panel discussion: ”Is there a Place for Industry on the Waterfront?” 2002. Conference presenter, On: “Environment as a Catalyst for Community Action”, Ontario Association of Health Centers, 2002 Annual Conference. Conference presenter, On: “Mobilizing Communities on Environment and Planning Issues”. Ontario Health Promotion Summer School – toolbox session. Conference presenter, On: “Historical Land-use Patterns and Community Health: The South Riverdale Experience”, Conference on Anti-Racist Environmental Justice 2002, Toronto. Guest lecturer, On: “South Riverdale’s Environmental and Activism History and Current Projects”. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, course on environment and health. Guest lecturer, On: “Healthy Communities Model with Examples from South Riverdale”. Ryerson University, Toronto, urban planning course, 2003, 2006. Presenter and workshop facilitator For St. Jamestown / Rose Avenue Resident Advisory Council, Toronto, on “Community Participation in Design Processes” 2000 Publications Building Healthier Communities—Engaging the Public in Discussions about Health and Active Transportation, Ground Magazine, Fall 2009 Link to article See Pg. 24 Sustaining Urban Life—Dufferin Grove Toronto, On Site Magazine Issue 21, with Real Eguchi, 2009 Link to article See pg. 33 An Active Transportation Plan for Minden, 2008. for Haliburton County (HKPR) District Health Unit and U-Links Review Panel Member, Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design, Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2005 http://www.cite7.org/Technical_Projects/sitedesignreview.htm Planning and Practice at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre with Melissa Tapper, Ontario Planning Journal, May/June 2007. Vol. 22, No. 3No Plot is Too Small: a Community's Guide to Restoring Public Landscapes, For the Evergreen Foundation in 2000. Advised on and edited content regarding community engagement processes and techniques.
Nature Nurtures: Investigating the Potential of School Grounds, For the Evergreen Foundation in 2000. Researcher for national guide for involving various sectors in school ground greening opportunities “Local Action” popular format newsletter, developed and written to update South Riverdale community on various pollution and health related issues including soil contamination and recent testing results. Published biannually for 2002, - 2004 Woolwich Healthy Community Poster, For Woolwich Community Health Centre. Developed popular format poster with community working group illustrating “Healthy Woolwich Vision”. One component of a community response to industrial contamination of a river near Elmira, Ontario.Awards 2010, Active Transportation Champion of the Year Award 2009, from the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation See link 2006, On behalf of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Award for Institutional Waste Reduction Plan From N.G.O. Citizens for a Safe Environment 2005, On behalf of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Winner of City of Toronto’s Bicycle Friendly Recognition Program – implemented workplace programs to support cycling. 2004, Award for Excellence in Primary Health Care, for the Dundas East Bike Lane Process, Association of Ontario Health Centres. 2004, Awarded METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence against Women and Children) Safety Stars Certificate in recognition of “valuable contributions to community and neighbourhood safety” 2001, Personally received the Ethics in Action Award for Ongoing Social Responsibility.
Professional Development CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Training—Toronto Police
METRAC Safety Star Certificate - Conducting Safety Audits
Community Based Research training - Wellesley Institute
Employment History Health Promoter, South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, 1998 - present duToit Allsopp Hillier planners and landscape architects Toronto, 1994 - 1998, some collaboration since J.Brian Mcluskey (JBM) Landscape Architect Toronto, 1991 - 1995 Strybos Associates Landscape Architects Mississauga, Ontario, 1988 - 1991
Education MA Planning, University of Waterloo , 1995, Thesis: Sustainable Communities Through Citizen Participation
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, With Honours, University of Guelph, 1989
Diploma Landscape Architecture, Ryerson University, 1987
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