Sara is an Urban Planner with a background in human geography, land use planning, policy research, geographic information science (GIS), and urban design. She recently completed her graduate studies at the University of Toronto in the Master of Science in Planning program. Sara focused her work on transit-oriented development and retrofitting suburban neighbourhoods, as she is passionate about shaping active and healthy communities.

Sara’s pervious experience includes working in the private and public sector, contributing to policy development, environmental reports, and spatial research methods. Her work in the Ontario Public Service supported the management of planning authority data, review of environmental impact assessments, and mapping of the Greenbelt. At Urban Strategies, Sara is working on several large-scale development projects in the GTA that create compact mixed-use communities, provide a range of housing options, and produce an animated public realm. Most notably, Sara is supporting the revitalization of Ontario Place to restore the waterfront to be a world-class destination for all Ontarians and, is working on the redevelopment of Canada Square to be a mixed-use community hub. Sara is enthusiastic about re-thinking urban spaces to create vibrant and sustainable neighbourhoods for everyone.