Building Resilience National Planning Conference
June 18, 2017
Alberta Professional Planners Institute & Canadian Institute of Planners
Women in Planning – A Candid Discussion (SS-03)
Jyoti Gondek (moderator), Director, Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies
Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary;
Diana Hawryluk, Executive Director, City Planning and Development City of Regina, Saskatchewan;
Gillian Lawrence, General Manager, Land Development Remington Corporation; &
Kathy Oberg, Managing Partner B&A Planning Group
Misty Sklar, (host) Past President of Alberta Professional Planners Institute; Senior Planner, City of Calgary.
What role do women have to play in the way we design our communities and ultimately our cities? How do women become successful and take on leadership roles in the Planning & Development World? As a female what does it mean to ‘build resilience’ in your professional career? How do the challenges for males and females in our profession differ? How do female leaders remain resilient, push boundaries, inspire and lift-up female counterparts and ultimately create better communities? How do experiences for women differ across various sectors of planning whether it’s in a municipal, developer or consulting environment? This interactive, candid panel discussion and Q&A session dives deep into these questions and others revolving around the distinctive role of women in planning. Jyoti Gondek leads and moderates the discussion with a diverse range of successful and resilient female leaders. (Sponsored by Anthem United.)
