Our staff has significant depth and breadth in various disciplines including project and property management, accounting and administration, finance, development, and operations consulting.
Kevin Albers, CPA, CGA, CAFM, CIHCM
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 Schramm, MEd, MUP, AICP, RPP (she/her/hers)
Kaela is the Director of Projects and Planning at M’akola Development Services with over ten years of professional consulting experience and has been working with M’akola since 2011. In that…
Bronwyn McLean, MSc MUP (she/her/hers)
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 Fabris, MPlan, RPP, MCIP (she/her/hers)
Katy is a Registered Professional Planner with over five years’ experience in the public and non-profit sector. Her previous work includes work as a City Planner in a BC municipality…
Sandy Mackay, MPlan, RPP, MCIP (he/him/his)
Sandy is an accomplished housing research and policy consultant with over 6 years of experience in local government planning and provincial level program management. He has specific experience with new…
Alexa McPhee, MCRP (she/her/hers)
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…
Asaan Maherali (he/him/his)
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 Heang, MScURP, BSc (she/her/hers)
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…
Emily Johnson, MCRP (she/her/hers)
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,…
Holly Pridie, MSc.Pl (she/her/hers)
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 Yee, MCP (she/her/hers)
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 Hildebrand, RPP, MCRP (she/her/hers)
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…
Jamie Bégin, B.Sc.Eng. (she/her/hers)
Jamie has four years of experience in structural engineering, working in Toronto and Victoria as an Engineer-in-Training. She has contributed to the design and overseen the construction of residential and…
Madelyn McPhee, BA (she/they)
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 Christian, MCP
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…
Morgan Henderson, MPlan (she/her/hers)
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 Capewell, BPI, RPP, MCIP (she/her/hers)
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 Leung, BSc (she/her/hers)
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…
Tiana Lewis, BA (she/her/hers)
Tiana (Seliliye) Lewis is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and is based in Vancouver. She is an Indigenous community planner with over 5 years of professional consulting…
Victoria Ward (she/her/hers)
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 Van Leeuwen, CPA
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…
Our Board of Directors
Bruce Parisian, President
David Seymour, Vice-President
Carl Mashon, Treasurer
Roger Kishi, Secretary
Bruce Underwood, Director
Kolette Cristante, Director
Nella Nelson, Director
Cyndi Stevens, Director
Debbie Williams, Director
Grace Elliott-Nielsen, Director
Richard George, Director
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