Organizational Awards

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Gold award. Policy Planning City and Urban Areas. Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide, 2024. Client: YWCA Vancouver.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Honourable Mention for Research and New Directions. Data Collection Framework and Recommendations for a BC Strategy for Indigenous Peoples Experiencing Homelessness, 2023. Client: Aboriginal Housing Management Association + provincial-wide steering committee of Indigenous led organizations.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia. Silver award for Policy Planning Small Town and Rural Areas. City of Castlegar Housing Strategy. 2022. Client: City of Castlegar.

Individual Awards

Lisa Moffatt’s awards include:

• Best non-elected leader, qathet Living Magazine (2024)

• Most Influential Woman in Business, Coastal Women in Business (2024)

Publications

• From Good Intention to Good Relationship. What we can all learn from Indigenous Leaders sharing what reconciliation can look like between host Nations and the nonprofit sector. June, 6, 2026. Substack.

• Beyond the Clubhouse: A Year of Radical Care and the Future of Food Security in qathet. March 26, 2026. Substack.

• What Happens When We Actually Centre Lived Experience. On the YWCA BC’s City Shift program, the Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide, and what resilience planning really looks like. March 13, 2026. Substack.

• Names, Land, and the Sacred Weight of Values. International Women’s Day lessons from small town Indigenous relations and a reflection of our responsibilities as settlers. March 8, 2026. Substack.

• Planning West, Spring 2024. p31. “Indigenizing Housing Research By, With, and For Community: A replicable data collection framework”. [direct download]

• LinkedIn. 2023. “Three things the planning profession needs to stop saying…”.

• LinkedIn. 2020. “Five leadership lessons I learned from Star Trek: The Next Generation”.

• LinkedIn. 2019. “What the heck is coaching”.

• LinkedIn. 2019. “How a coach-approach to leadership can improve work culture.”

• Planning West, Vol. 55, No 2. “Shifting Cultures, Changing Needs: Solutions for Housing Affordability from the Ground Up”. 2013.

• Planning West, Vol. 54 No. 4. “Vancouver Urban Forum”. 2012.

• CITE – Paper, “Development of a Comprehensive Road Safety Plan”. 2008. Co-author.

• Walk 21 – Paper, “Pedestrian Improvements to Lower Lonsdale”. 2007. Co-author.

Conferences

• Canadian Institute of Planners Annual Conference. “təm kʷaθ nan - name sake: Social Change through the microcosm of small town Indigenous Relations”. Presentation + activity. Toronto, ON (July 2025): Lead presenter.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Annual Conference. “Kickstarting Equity in Local Government Planning”. Workshop. Vancouver, BC (June 2025): Lead facilitator and presenter.

• SCARP Symposium. Planning research by, with, and for community - an Indigenized way forward. UBC. Vancouver (2024): Lead presenter.

• Canadian Institute of Planners Conference. “From Parking to People: The Evolution of the Design Vehicle in Planning.” Workshop. Ottawa, ON (July 2019): Lead Presenter.

• SCARP Symposium. “(Mis)Representation: Revealing the Hidden in Urban Visuals.” UBC. Vancouver, BC (2019): Guest Panelist.

• Planning Institute of British Columbia Conference. Benefits of Professional Mentorship. Victoria, BC. (2018): Presenter.

• Canadian Association of Planners Conference. “Water Shortage on the West Coast – Say What??!” Quebec City, QC. (2016): Presenter.

• Housing Affordability Symposium. Richmond, BC. (2013): Guest Panelist.

• Canadian Association of Planning Students Annual Conference. “Planning Knowledge for a New Generation.” Vancouver, BC. (2012): Guest Panelist.

• Canadian Association of Planners Conference. “Enabling Collaborative Learning and Long-Term Planning via Public Engagement Practice.” Workshop. St. John’s, NF. (2011): Lead Presenter.

• Environmental Design Research Association “To a Place Called Home.” Film presented as part of keynote address by Dr. Leonie Sandercock. Vancouver, BC. (2006): Film Director.

• World Urban Forum. “To a Place Called Home.” Film. Vancouver, BC. (2006): Film Director and Presenter.