Cambridge Forum on Land Use Planning _{3rd Generation}

Graig recently joined Batory Urban Planning and Project Management following over 15 years as a planner in the public sector, including 12 with the Toronto City Planning Division. A skilled communicator and collaborator, Graig has a considerable range of development planning, project management, policy development, tribunal, consultation, and mediation experience.

In his role with the City of Toronto, Graig led a diverse number of development applications and policy initiatives. Graig led the City’s review and facilitation of several transformative projects, including the Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village site, the revitalization of the Quality Meats Abattoir site at 2 Tecumseth Street, as well as the nearby Stackt Market, and the 18-acre Alexandra Park and Atkinson Housing Co-op Revitalization in the city’s downtown.

Graig has also coordinated some of the City of Toronto’s key housing policy work as the lead on the city’s Laneway Suite initiative – ‘Changing Lanes’ – and most recently as the coordinator of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) initiative. Graig was also responsible for creating a more supportive regulatory environment for Toronto’s craft brewers as lead of the ‘Cask Force’ initiative.

Graig is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP) and a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) in Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo.

Bronwyn is a Registered Professional Planner and a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners with 19+ years of experience working in the municipal sector. While starting her career on the development review side of municipal planning, she quickly found her niche in the realm of policy planning, specializing in long range planning projects, secondary plans and growth management exercises. As the current Director of Planning Policy for the Town of Halton Hills, she leads a diverse team of professional planners, heritage experts and planning analysts through the everchanging land use planning framework in Ontario.

Brenna joins Cambridge Forums with 20 years of experience in events, fundraising, and development. She has spent most of her career in the music industry, working for the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, overseeing the planning of high-profile events like the JUNO awards. Most recently, she launched a successful national advocacy campaign for the live music sector resulting in significant relief funding from the federal government. 

Her early career involved raising funds and executing events for non-profit organizations and foundations, including the University of Toronto and the Ireland Fund of Canada. Brenna looks forward to her role as Forum Director to blend her experience and passion for bringing people together and fostering meaningful connections. 

She is a mother of two, a fitness enthusiast, and is best known for her sense of humour.