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JUROR PROFILES

Meet the esteemed panel of judges for OPPI's 2024 PlanON Awards, a group of distinguished professionals bringing a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of perspectives to the evaluation process.

Kevin Alexander, MCIP, RPP

Kevin Alexander headshotKevin is a Senior Planner with the City of Windsor.  Kevin has a Bachelor Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Windsor, and a Master's in Urban Planning Degree with Graduate Certificate in Economic Development from Wayne State University.  Kevin has been instrumental in developing Community Improvement Plans aimed at the revitalization of main streets and neighbourhoods throughout the City and creating community buy-in for these plans.

Marianne cassin, MCIP, RPP

Lee-Anne-Doyle-2023-Juror-Profile.jpgMarianne Cassin is a planner with over 30 years of experience in public and private sector planning projects. Ms. Cassin chaired the Planning Knowledge Exchange Committee for several years. She recently retired from the City of Mississauga and is now in private practice. 

Ann Joyner, MES, FCIP, RPP

Anne-M-2023-Juror-Profile.jpgAnn is an experienced planning consultant focused on multi-disciplinary projects in Canada and internationally. She has been the Planner in Residence for the University of Waterloo and a planning instructor at York University.  Leadership roles include as a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), Chair of the CIP College of Fellows, Co-Chair of the Toronto Urban Land Institute (ULI)/Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) and Management Committee and member of the Board of Directors and other management roles at Dillon Consulting.  More recently she spent two months in Nepal delivering education institutes for teachers in association with Laurier University.

Gregg Lintern, MCIP, RPP

Lee-Anne-Doyle-2023-Juror-Profile.jpgGregg started with the former City of Etobicoke in 1983. He joined the former City of Toronto in 1989 and has held senior management positions in City Planning since 2005, serving as Toronto’s Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning from 2017 to 2023. As Chief Planner for the City of Toronto, Gregg was committed to leading the City Planning Division and making Toronto more liveable, inclusive and adapted for all people.  His priorities included meaningfully responding to the housing supply and affordability crisis, growing the transit network across the entire City, proactively planning complete and well-designed communities to support population and employment growth while ensuring integrated climate adaptation. Throughout all of this, responding to constant legislative change and adapting and modernizing planning services while building up the City Planning team was a central focus.

Jeanhy Shim

Nicole-Hanson-2023-Juror-Profile.jpgJeanhy Shim is a passionate city building entrepreneur and changemaker. For over 30 years, she has provided strategic residential and mixed-use development, execution and advisory services to developers in the GTA and Ontario. Jeanhy is also founder of Crosswalk Communities – a new, non-profit, affordable rental housing development company, and Divercities – a new, affordable commercial real estate development advisory firm. She also teaches a graduate-level course on affordable housing development at the University of Toronto, where she also serves on the School of Cities’ Advisory Board. Jeanhy holds a BA from McGill University and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Keisha st. louis-mcBurnie

Danny-Roy-2023-Juror-Profile.jpgKeisha St. Louis-McBurnie is a planner, researcher and writer practicing in Toronto, Ontario. Her work focuses on understanding and documenting neighbourhood change in diverse and equity-deserving communities across the Greater Toronto Area, and explores alternative, value-driven approaches to community planning. She is currently an Associate at Urban Strategies Inc. and holds a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Toronto. In 2020, Keisha served on OPPI’s Anti-Black Racism in Planning Task Force and is a founding member of the Black Planners and Urbanists Association(BPUA). As an author of leading research and a Sessional Instructor in the University’s Daniels Faculty, Keisha demonstrates exceptional thought leadership.