Our People

Creative and versatile problem-solver who provides key logistical, communications, and project deliverable services for built environment initiatives.

Responsible for leading the implementation of the dynamic and growing Retrofit Assist Program. Responsibilities include engaging with partner communities, overseeing the program delivery and expansion, and participating in strategic development.

Working on the frontline of the Retrofit Assist program, assisting homeowners through the process.

Guides CEA’s public and stakeholder engagement strategy, supporting dialogue, collaboration and networks for advancing low carbon communities.

Supports Municipal and Indigenous Governments to decarbonize their transportation sectors, leading projects which bring together multiple stakeholders, experts, and members of the public to achieve resilient solutions.

Produces analytics of the organization’s finances and forecasting and supports project managers in financial reporting to clients and funders and other related project control functions.

Supports smooth project delivery by streamlining processes, coordinating financials, and strengthening internal operations across CEA’s service areas.

Administrative support that helps senior leadership move quickly and effectively.

All things implementation of engagement, making technical information captivating, zoom meetings exciting, and complex projects run smoothly.

Supporting elected officials in local governments to be leaders in Climate Action achieving community resiliency and carbon emission reduction goals through resource sharing and collaboration with other partners.

Leads transportation initiatives with a passion for ideas that are collaborative and make it easy and safe for everyone to use low carbon transportation.

Keeps staff and projects running effectively and efficiently, and lead project controller – supporting internal systems.

Building energy performance expert including applying Energy Step Code in rural, cold climates. Deep knowledge of all things food systems and organic waste.

All things emissions modelling, all things inventories with a passion for helping ground CEA solutions in data.

Leads all things communications at CEA, grounding strategies in social science and climate communications theory.

Understands workforce challenges in rural contexts, and applying this to engage the building sector in upskilling for deep energy retrofits.

Helping communities become places that are better for people and the environment.

Leads complex built environment projects that will transform the building sector and create capacity at regional and local levels.

Corporate and community climate action plans, with support for implementation of specific plans, policies and projects.

The strategic communications thinker for the communications team designing marketing, media and online campaigns to enable impact.

Provides data and analytical support across CEA, and oversees the quality assurance of CEA’s inventory, modelling, and data analysis work

Strategic planner and policy designer accelerating climate leadership in AB with a focus on municipal tool design and dissemination, and peer-network development.

Go to Katherine for all data needs: energy & emissions inventories, modelling, analysis, research and reporting.

Informing peer networks with theory and a lens of regional collaboration, supporting collaborative implementation in the Vancouver Island and Coast region.

Supporting peer network and climate leadership programming in solutions that allow for co-creation, youth engagement, equity and justice.

All things finance for CEA, ensuring that projects are financially viable and financial reporting is efficient and on time

Laura has had a lifelong interest in the intersection of human-nature relationships, health and environmental conditions.

Connecting dots and people; supporting local governments to increase adoption and participation in their turnkey projects like Retrofit Assist.

Here to guide you through our Retrofit Assist program – from initial interest through to installation and applying for and receiving rebates.

Providing GIS spatial analysis and mapping support across CEA with a passion for finding innovative ways that GIS can be applied to climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions in Canadian communities.

Provides support for administrative, financial and research aspects of projects as well as facilitating communication across the organization.

Leads Climate Leadership programming with elected officials, designer of peer networks, information systems, and strategic collaboration across local, regional, and provincial levels.

A visionary leader who builds relationships and multi-stakeholder collaborations to maximize impact for GHG reductions and community benefits.

Ensures accurate and timely processing for all aspects of payroll, including organizational compliance and financial reporting.

Part of the Retrofit Assist team. Here to support homeowners needs and objectives throughout their retrofit journey.

Leads built environment projects to create capacity and support the transformation of the building sector at regional and local levels.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure”, so Peter dives into the data for modelling and strategizing high impact climate actions in 54+ CEEPs.

Connects CEA projects with Sustainable Communities programming.

Guides communications projects at CEA, finds creative ways to share evidence-based information with communities.

Amplifies the work of staff in order to encourage the widespread adoption of climate solutions, positions CEA as a leader in community-based climate action, and facilitates collaboration among northern and resource-based communities.

Leads the administrative team at CEA and the upgrade of systems and processes to accommodate future growth of the organization.

Focuses on adaptation and low carbon resilience projects and capacity development to prepare communities for climate impacts.

The polish and the paint of all CEA documents, communications, branding, and design.

Builds and maintains all the tools and systems that allow local government staff to connect, share and learn from each other.

Provides a range of assistance to peer networks and supports reporting, impact measurement, and project workplan development.

Supports the meaningful education and sustainable implementation of low-carbon transportation initiatives across municipal and indigenous communities.

Leads innovation in built environment programming and applies deep knowledge of holistic solutions that are both bold and pragmatic.

Supports communities & industry sectors with proven pathways to build climate resiliency and capacity across northern BC, with a background in construction and leadership in local governments and the non profit sector.

Contributes towards transportation strategies that empower communities to achieve emission reduction goals.

Using words and visuals to mobilize our membership and foster engagement with climate action.