2018 DESIGN RESIDENCY TEAM

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1 Brianna Collis UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Brianna Collis is a Masters of Landscape Architecture student at the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science. Her background includes research and work in plant and soil ecology, conservation and ecological restoration in Ontario, as well as community outreach and urban gardening with youth through various non-profits in Winnipeg, Manitoba over the past decade. She has created designs in her academic program that occur at various spatial scales, from regional to community and site-scale. She has a keen interest in designing spaces that consider biophysical, biological and socio-cultural processes, their interactions, and how this plays out temporally in the landscape. Mark DeSouza UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ARCHITECTURE Mark is an aspiring architect with a degree in Architecture and Building Science from Ryerson University. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Architecture at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), drawing a focus on environmentally friendly and responsive design. Having practiced in the Caribbean and North America has enabled Mark to have a broader lens when tackling challenges and solutions, both in a technical and creative sense. Specific to the DIALOG Residency, Mark has collaborated in designs for laneway projects to rethink and innovate the forgotten fabric of the city. Gordon Ngo UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Gordon Ngo is currently an undergraduate student in the Industrial Design program at the University of Alberta Faculty of Fine Arts. Currently, he has a diploma in Architectural Technology from NAIT and is enroute to graduate from Industrial Design this Spring. He is working with the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital to redesign their cafeteria space to be more inclusive towards bariatric patients and as a place to decompress for their guests. Gordon was born in Edmonton, Alberta and has travelled extensively throughout Asia and Europe which has influenced his work throughout his projects at school.

2 Chelsea Legg-St. Pierre UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PUBLIC HEALTH Chelsea Legg-St.Pierre is a Master of Public Health student at the University of Alberta specializing in health promotion. Her MPH has taught her current theories and techniques in health promotion to work with communities to identify their health needs. She was fortunate to study in Denmark in 2013 where she first encountered the intersection of design and health through a guided walking tour of Copenhagen with Bianca Maria Hermansen and a workshop with Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen Architects in Arhus, Denmark. Chelsea is looking forward to bringing her public health perspective to the table for the 2018 DIALOG Design Residency. Ying Zheng UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY URBAN DESIGN Ying is currently pursuing her Master s Degree in Urban Design at the University of Calgary. Prior to arriving at Calgary, she earned a Bachelor s Degree in Environmental Science with a focus on stormwater management and climate change in China. Ying discovered her passion for urban design while completing a sustainable cities internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a non-profit organization. As an urban enthusiast, she maintains the belief that good designs in the public realm have the potential to positively impact health; moreover, they can help create just and climate-resilient cities. Jason McMillan UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ARCHITECTURE Jason McMillan is a graduate student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. He received his BAS from the same institution and has worked in architecture, urban design and research offices in Calgary, Paris and Toronto, and studied in Rome. His past research has considered the reclamation of Newfoundland s industrial fishery infrastructure in outport communities as food security hubs, and the retrofit of buildings for flood resilience in central Manitoba First Nation communities with the Buoyant Foundation Project. Jason s current thesis research considers the converging speeds of geology, climate and built form in communities across the Canadian Arctic.

3 Zoe Lewis UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY ARCHITECTURE Zoe is currently in her third and final year of the Master s of Architecture program at the University of Calgary, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Queen s University in Global Development Studies. She was born and raised in Calgary, but has worked and studied abroad in countries including Italy, China, Iceland and Japan. Her interests currently lie in the intersection between public and private, where scale and spatial quality of architecture varies thus blurring landscape, furniture, city and built form to create a field of activities within the urban environment. She is most intrigued by small interventions which play with scale, making their function ambiguous and open-ended. Diana Abdulhameed UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Diana Abdulhameed is a PhD student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Alberta. Diana has over 7 years of experience in designing concrete and steel structures. She has supervised and designed many projects including university buildings, hospitals, high-rise buildings, airports, bridges and mixedused developments across the Middle East. Lauren Marshall UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ARCHITECTURE Lauren was born and raised on the shores of Lake Huron in rural South-Western Ontario. After completing a Bachelor of Architectural Studies at Carleton University, she gained an understanding of educational institutions built environment through professional experience as a junior intern architect and as a space planner. She recently completed a Master of Architecture at the University of Toronto where she balanced an academic career with leadership roles in professional, research and extracurricular activities. As the Howarth-Wright Fellow of , Lauren s current research project investigates Frank Lloyd Wright s impact on gender in domestic spaces and the disintegration of work/life boundaries.

4 GUEST PRESENTERS Kalen Anderson DIRECTOR OF CITY PLAN, CITY OF EDMONTON Kalen is currently leading the development of Edmonton s new, and combined, Municipal Development Plan and Transportation Master Plan. A passionate Edmontonian and committed city-builder, Kalen has worked for the City of Edmonton for over a decade in a variety of capacities and key leadership roles. She currently serves as Vice President of the Council for Canadian Urbanism, is a board member for Arts Habitat, sits on the Faculty of Extension s joint advisory board for the City-Region Studies Centre at the University of Alberta, and is a past Councillor of the Alberta Professional Planners Institute. Travis Pawlyk SENIOR PLANNER, CITY OF EDMONTON Since 2011, Travis has been working with the City of Edmonton in various capacities advancing infill and Downtown development. Currently, he co-leads a team of planners that manage land development applications within the central and mature areas of the City. He has a passion for good urban design and promotes contextual development that seeks to balance new innovative built forms with existing communities. Travis is also a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta for topics in planning and land use. Cheryll Watson VICE-PRESIDENT, URBAN ECONOMY EDMONTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION As Vice-President of Urban Economy at Edmonton Economic Development corporation (EEDC), Cheryll Watson is passionate about contributing to the exciting evolution of our downtown and the economic health and vitality of our city. The Urban Economy team leads in the innovation and entrepreneur communities, supports business growth and retention, and creates vibrancy through events and community activation. This is done through the work at Startup Edmonton, helping companies to grow at the Edmonton Research Park, the local businesses supported through Edmonton Made, and by activating the community with Make Something Edmonton. Prior to joining EEDC, Cheryll spent 15 years with Intuit, a global leader in financial software focused on helping small businesses and consumers manage the business of life. Cheryll s Edmonton roots are evident in her strong commitment to the community. She currently serves as the fundraising chair on the board of directors for Zebra Child Protection Services and serves on the board of the Edmonton Arts Council.

5 GUEST PRESENTERS Katherine Kerr PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT Katherine Kerr s extensive experience crosses a broad range of disciplines in the arts, including arts program direction and curation, arts community leadership and engagement, public art creation and architecture. Collectively, her work has shown her how vital art is to city and identity building, and how vital community inclusion is to finding terms that are meaningful. Katherine has held leadership positions such as Public Art Director for the Edmonton Arts Council, Project Coordinator Research + Development for Arts Habitat Edmonton, and Public and Community Art Coordinator for Surrey, BC during its year as Canada s Cultural Capital. Katherine also worked as a public artist for over a decade, garnering awards and respect in the field. As a passionate advocate for the cultural development of communities, Katherine has engaged in many leadership and community engagement activities including the Creative Cites Network of Canada, the Edmonton Design Committee and Chair of the Squamish Arts Council. All of these roles have served to deepen Katherine s commitment to arts in community, urban development, city renewal and the role of public art in the urban landscape. Dr. Candace Nykiforuk DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Dr. Candace Nykiforuk is the Director of the Centre for Healthy Communities and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Alberta. She holds an Applied Public Health Chair (supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in partnership with Public Health Agency of Canada and Alberta Innovates Health Solutions) with a mandate to help advance the field of population health intervention and health equity. She is an internationally recognized public health researcher who examines the role of built, social, and policy environments on health and well-being. Gabrielle Donoff COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING SPECIALIST, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Gabrielle Donoff works with Dr. Candace Nykiforuk in the Policy, Location, and Access in Community Environments (PLACE) Research Lab at the University of Alberta School of Public Health. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology at the University of Alberta, and Masters of City Planning at the University of Manitoba. Gabrielle is interested in ways of connecting academic understandings of healthy built environments with action in communities to create beautiful, sustainable, and playful urban spaces.