Prior Degrees
Master of Applied Environmental Studies, Local Economic Development, University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph
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Planning interests
- Creative Activity and Local Governance Systems
- Non-Metropolitan, Rural and Island Cultural Sustainability
- Culture-led Initiatives and the Creative Industries
- Community Conflict and Uncomfortable Knowledge
- Complexity Theory and the Creative Economy
Research Topic
Linkages between Creative Activity, Local Governance and Rural Cultural Sustainability
Presentations/Publications/Professional Experience
- Distinct Place. Gabriola Island: Cultural Sustainability in the Rural Creative Economy Gabriola Heritage and Museum Association 2018, Gabriola Island, British Columbia
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Place, not Panacea. Nurturing the importance of Distinct Place; Culture-led Initiatives, Creative Industry Initiatives and Governance International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) 2017, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
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Gulf Island Place, not Panacea. The Importance of Distinct Place in Culture-led Initiatives and Creative Industry Initiatives
Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI) 2017, Memorial University, St. John’s Newfoundland -
Beyond the Metro: Culture-led Initiatives, Creative Industry Initiatives and Rural Cultural Sustainability on Gabriola Island, B.C.
B.C. Studies Conference 2017, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Of note
Member: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
At the University of Waterloo
PhD Candidate – School of Planning
Research in British Columbia's Gulf Islands.