Holly Sovdi

Holly is a Principal Consultant of Urban Strategies, an urban planner with a breadth of experience leading major initiatives for communities in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. With over 15 years of experience, Holly’s work encompasses community planning, policy development, community engagement, and project management. He is currently involved in several major developments with MST-DC, including the Jericho Lands Comprehensive Plan and 3200 East Broadway. He is consulting with St. John’s Academy in Shawnigan Lake, BC alongside their campus master planning team. Prior to joining Urban Strategies, Holly was a Senior Planner with the City of Vancouver for a decade, where he led major initiatives such as the American Planning Association award-winning Northeast False Creek Area Plan Project, the Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan, and the West End Community Plan. In his previous consulting work, he contributed to the Capital City Downtown Plan for Edmonton, recognized with numerous awards.