Meet the Chief Planners 2023

On March 28th for ULI Toronto’s 9th annual regional dinner for the professional land use community celebrating the synergies between the private and public sectors.

We invited you to an evening with senior municipal and provincial planning and development officials of the Toronto Region. Attendees will enjoy a cocktail reception, dinner, and a special keynote speaker.

AGENDA
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Networking Cocktail Reception
6:45 – 6:50 pm: Welcoming + Introductions
6:50 – 7:20 pm: Keynote Address
7:20 – 7:45 pm: Dinner
7:45 – 8:25 pm: Panel
8:25 – 8:30 pm: Closing Remarks
  • Moderator: Mary-Francis Turner, Former President, York Region Rapid Transit Corporation
  • Tara Buonpensiero, Acting Chief Planning & Director of Planning & Development Services, Region of Peel
  • Vic Gupta, CEO, CreateTO
  • Steve Robichaud, Director of Planning & Chief Planner, City of Hamilton
  • Heather Grey-Wolf, Chief Development Officer, Infrastructure Ontario

CONFIRMED CHIEF PLANNERS
Artscape – Kelly Rintoul
City of Barrie – Michelle Banfield
City of Brampton – Steve Ganesh
City of Brampton – Henrik Zbogar
City of Burlington – Heather MacDonald
City of Hamilton – Steve Robichaud
 City of Kitchener – Garett Stevenson
City of Markham – Arvin Prasad
City of Mississauga – Hugh Lynch
City of Pickering – Catherine Rose
City of St.Catharines – Tami Kitay
 City of Toronto – Carly Bowman
City of Toronto – Barbara Gray
City of Toronto – Kyle Knoeck
City of Toronto – Michael Mizzi
 City of Toronto – David Sit
City of Toronto – Alex Teixeria
City of Toronto – Christian Ventresca
City of Vaughan – Christina Bruce
CreateTO – Carlo Bonanni
CreateTO – Vic Gupta
Credit Valley Conservation – Quentin Hanchard
County of Simcoe – Nathan Westendorp
Infrastructure Ontario – Heather Grey Wolf
 Infrastructure Canada – Julie Insley
Metrolinx – Michael Norton
Metrolinx – Karla Avis-Birch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Kate Manson-Smith
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Sean Fraser
Municipality of Clarington – Carlos Salazar
Region of Niagara – Michelle Sergi
Region of Durham – Brian Bridgeman
Region of Durham – Gary Muller
Region of Peel – Tara Buonpensiero
Toronto Community Housing Corporation – Jessica Hawes
Town of Ajax – Stev Andis
Town of Caledon – Antonietta Minichillo
Town of Innisfil – Brandon Corriea
Town of Milton – Jill Hogan
Town of Oakville – Gabe Charles
Town of Richmond Hill – Kelvin Kwan
Town of Uxbridge – Kyle Rainbow
Waterfront Toronto – Meg Davis
Waterfront Toronto – Chris Glasiek
York Region – Paul Freeman
York Region Rapid Transit Corporation –  Brian Shifman
More Chief Planners to be added