OUR TEAM

Kevin is a key player in the future of affordable housing and is well-known for leading with innovative ideas and creative solutions while navigating the expiration of operating agreements. He…

Kaela is the Executive Director at M’akola Development Services. She has over fifteen years of professional consulting experience and has been working with M’akola since 2011. Kaela’s vision and strategic…

Bronwyn is a project manager and urban planner with over 10 years of experience in the public and private sector. At M’akola Bronwyn is a member of the Leadership Team…

Katy is a Registered Professional Planner with over eight years of experience in the public and non-profit sector. She previously worked as a City Planner in a BC municipality as…

Hillary is a Registered Professional Planner with ten years of experience in both the public and private sector.  She is a collaborative planner who enjoys leading community engagement processes and…

Sandy is a Registered Professional Planner and housing research and policy consultant with over eight years of experience in local government planning and provincial level program management. He has specific…

Alexa is an emerging planner with over four years of experience in the not-for-profit housing sector. Alexa is the passionate about building safe, sustainable, and equitable community-driven futures through an…

An administrative professional with a passion for challenges, Asaan comes to M’akola Development Services with a background in administration and property management. Asaan is highly organized and has the ability…

Cellina is eager to cultivate communities that are socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable. After growing up in a low-income neighbourhood and observing the importance of affordable housing to quality of…

Kevan is a transformational community development specialist who offers holistic capacity building expertise from 12 years spent with not-for-profit organizations, post-secondary institutions and government teams. His calling is to nurture…

Anneliese is a Project Planner with four years of combined experience in the non-profit and local government sectors. Her background, ranging from transition house program delivery to municipal planning and…

Mackenzie Godfrey is a Senior Development Manager with over 12 years of experience in Real Estate and Development. She has successfully managed the development and delivery of several complex market…

Yasaman is a Senior Planner and Project Manager with more than 6 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. She has worked on a range of planning…

Sarah is an experienced project manager with over twenty (20) years’ leading large-scale construction projects from inception to completion.  Adept in managing complex budgets, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely…

Eden is an emerging planner with 5 years of experience in GIS and community engagement. She has had the opportunity to work with a broad range of non-profit organizations, Indigenous…

Emily is an emerging planner with over 4 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, Indigenous governments and provincial, regional and local governance bodies. She has delivered community support resources,…

Forrest is an emerging urban planner with over one year of experience in development and policy planning. He has worked as a planner for both the City of Edmonton and…

Holly is a Registered Professional Planner with more than five years of experience in development and land use planning. She has worked on a range of local government planning policy…

Holly joins the M’akola team with experience in development approvals, community-based research, and collaborative engagement, which is accrued through widespread academic, professional, and volunteer endeavours. She is keen to be…

Jenna brings experience in housing, health, and social planning through her work with non-profit organizations, Indigenous governments and provincial and local governments in Alberta and British Columbia. Most recently, she…

Jodie Laborde is an emerging urban planner distinguished by her focus on affordability, intensification, and flexible typologies, as well as socio-spatial accessibility within the built environment, emphasizing equitable placemaking. With…

Kari is a planner with more than two years of experience in the development sector. She has been involved in the progression of over 300 market housing units throughout the…

Kelsey is a Senior Development Manager at M’akola Development Services and has over 5 years of experience contributing to development. She has overseen a range of market and affordable residential…

Madelyn comes to the M'akola team with frontline experience supporting affordable housing operations across Vancouver. Madelyn approaches her work with a strong understanding of how regional and municipal policies continue…

Mark is a Project Manager at M’akola Development Services and has 5 years of experience contributing to development and planning projects in the areas of project management, housing development, planning…

Over the course of her career and studies, Morgan has worked on projects related to planning policy and legislation, Indigenous housing development, mine post-closure planning, and affordable housing development. Morgan…

Nicole is a Registered Professional Planner with over seven years of experience in municipal planning and provincial level policy development. For most of her career, Nicole worked for a rapidly…

Sierra comes to M’akola Development Services with a background in community programming, youth leadership, and health research and implementation. During her time at MDS, Sierra will support organizations and various…

Victoria (she/her) has joined the M’akola Development Services team as a Project Administrator. Victoria comes from a background of management and operations, in a fast-paced environment working in the private…

Richard is a CPA with over a decade experience in a variety of industries including real estate development, banking, entertainment, and education. During his career Richard has worked with many…