Resume

• Gained experience in a public sector role as a part of a special purpose government. The Islands Trust is an arm of the provincial government, responsible for the land use and conservation planning BC’s Gulf Islands with strong emphasis on decolonization, reconciliation, and meaningful collaboration with First Nations.

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• Worked as a part of the interoffice Current Planning Team within the Salt Spring Island office team, primarily handling Building Permit reviews, requiring literacy interpreting building plans and covenant documents against the land use and zoning bylaws to determine compliance and issuance of approval.

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• Responded to citizen inquiries via telephone and email, provided bylaw interpretation and clarification requiring an intricate and nuanced understanding and effective synthesis of bylaws to consider potential lawfulness.

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• Advanced into more complex Subdivision and Development Variance Permit applications, which demanded greater nuance, advancing my skills interpreting legislation and awarding me experience report writing in a professional setting for presentation to other governmental bodies.

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• Furthered my knowledge of heritage planning through the processing of applications pertaining to a protected property, evaluating the potential impact any proposed changes would have regarding the heritage protection.