Luncheon Speakers

Jen Derbyshire – Director Marketing and Communication Relations, Wesbild Holdings
Derek Read – VP Development and Construction, Wesbild Holdings
Jason Wegman – Landscape Architect (Principal), PWL Partnership

Consultants and Supporters

Vicki Haberl – Planning Section Head, BC Parks South Coast Region
Margaret Birch (B.Sc., R.P.Bio) – Environmental Services Coordinator, City of Coquitlam
Jim Spiers – Wesbild (Safety Meeting)
Eric Saczuk – Geomatics (Computer Lab Support with LiDAR data and GIS)
Helene Marcoux – Forest and Natural Area Management (Equipment and Technical Support)
Laurie Stott – Fish, Wildlife and Recreation (Equipment and Technical Support)

Judges

Mike Coulthard is a founding partner of Diamond Head Consulting. While working with governing jurisdictions and a range of clients, he has focused on the management of natural systems within the urban environment

Lucas Harle is a graduate of BCIT’s Architectural Science program. Through work at Unison Architecture Ltd., he has been fortunate enough to collaborate on a number of architectural projects for several First Nation communities in British Columbia. He is currently working on a Master of Architecture at the University of Manitoba and is passionate about architecture as it relates to the ecologies of our environment and human experience.

Ian Levitt has over 9 years of experience in environmental assessment and terrestrial ecosystem studies. Ian has been the project manager on Section 58 pipelines in northern BC, has worked with Stantec, and has recently been appointed as a British Columbia Sector Leader at the beginning of 2017 where he is providing leadership, business development, and client management in British Columbia.

Derek Read is Wesbild’s VP of Development and Construction. From experience gained throughout Metro Vancouver including his work at The Foothills at Burke Mountain, Derek provides expertise in municipal liaison for engineering design and approval, environmental regulations, and construction management. Prior to joining Wesbild, Derek was a Project Manager with The Beedie Group for Industrial Land Development and Building Construction.

Diane Grady is a senior hydrogeologist with Grady Environmental Solutions. She has her Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology and a BASc in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo.