Lisa Moffatt, M.A., MCIP, RPP, CEC

Founder + Principal

My name is Lisa (she/her). As a white, cis-woman and uninvited settler, currently living and working on the unceded territory of the ɬaʔamɩn First Nation (Powell River, BC), and born and raised on the traditional territories of the Beothuk (St. John's, NL) and Anishinabek (Ottawa, ON), my settler identity and responsibilities are something I bring to my work with intention. This means examining how colonial systems shape and impact our institutions and communities, and how we can do better together.

As a coach, community planner, and facilitator with over 20 years of experience, my work has taken me alongside nonprofit and local government leaders to build capacity, navigate complexity, and lead with clarity and purpose. As a Certified Executive Coach and member of the International Coaching Federation, my focus is on partnering with leaders who want to grow, not just in their roles, but in how they show up for the people and communities they serve.

My work sits at the intersection of coaching, planning, and equity. Whether supporting a leader through a pivotal transition, facilitating a team through conflict, or guiding an organization toward more just and responsive practices, the same qualities show up in every engagement: curiosity, honesty, deep care for the humans in the room, and an awareness of who is not in the room.

That integrity extends beyond my professional practice. As a founding board member of the qathet Coalition to End Homelessness, president of qathet Community Voices (engaging people in civic governance), and a community member on the qathet Housing Action Table, showing up for my community is not separate from my values. It is an expression of them.

My academic background includes a BA in Environmental Studies (Highest Honours, Carleton, 2002), a MA from UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning (2005), and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University (2019). A full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a Registered Professional Planner with the Planning Institute of BC, my ongoing learning in Indigenous allyship, equity, Deep Democracy, and dignity work informs everything that I do.

Outside of work, you'll find me painting abstract watercolours, ocean swimming, singing karaoke, or hanging with my rescue pitbull, Fidget.

Wendy Simon, MSW, RSW

Wendy Simon (she/her) is closely connected to her ancestral territories in Haida Gwaii and Six Nations. She currently lives and learns on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish as a facilitator, social worker and educator. She has extensive training in counselling practice (Aboriginal Focusing-Oriented Therapy and Complex Trauma Certification) and social work (MSW). In 2021, Wendy completed further certification in end-of-life care in recognition of the impacts and prevalence of grief in the communities she serves. Wendy is a skilled facilitator having taught over forty courses and twenty cohorts of Indigenous students in areas such as: mental health, trauma, and cultural health practices. She is registered with the BC College of Social Workers and member of the college’s Indigenous Committee since 2017.

Wendy’s work is community-informed and consistently begins with seeking permissions and developing relationships. This ensures there is respect and prioritization for the traditional/spiritual laws of the lands and people that she works with. Her practice is also trauma-informed with respectful engagement that honours the resiliencies and realities of Indigenous Peoples. Understanding triggers and the importance of relationships, Wendy brings the strength of her lived experience, light heartedness, and helpful humor to the work.

Athulya Pulimood, BSc, MA

Athulya (she/her) is a cis-gendered, brown, able-bodied woman. She is a recent first-generation

immigrant to Canada. She lives on the unceded traditional territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Matsqui First Nations. 

Coming from a previously colonized country herself, she recognizes the importance of acknowledgement, the need to include and integrate the knowledge and experience of Indigenous Peoples. She is passionate about being a positive role model and a voice for youth and children, about inclusion and acceptance especially against the misconceptions portrayed by the media and popular culture.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication (Chennai,India) and a Masters degree in Communication (Chennai,India), Athulya has 10 years of experience in marketing, communication, training leadership, instructional and graphic and digital graphic design.

She has over 10 years of experience working as a visual designer and illustrator. Her graphic design projects include work for HRx Technologies (Ledcor, Government of Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Interior health, BC Housing, College of Dieticians of BC, to name a few), Northern Energy Capital (Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Selkirk First Nations) She has co created logos and branding for various OCP projects like the Town of Sidney, North and Central Saanich, North Cowichan and University Endowment Lands in Vancouver.

Her instructional design work includes work for The Humphrey Group.

In her free time she also volunteers for Urbanarium as a graphic illustrator. Apart from English, Athulya is fluent in Malayalam, Tamil, and has working knowledge of Hindi.

Adina Israel, Pr. Pln (SA), MPh Env Mngt, BURPL

Adina Israel (she/her) comes from a multicultural background: Romanian-born, raised in Israel, grew up in Canada and set some roots in South Africa. She has a true appreciation and curiosity for all cultures and landscapes. 

Adina is an environmental and urban planner focused on working with communities and organizations to balance multiple land uses while supporting community and indigenous-led conservation. Adina has worked across Canada and abroad, across the public, private and NGO sectors, applying an environmental sustainability and equity lens to a variety of local and regional projects. These include open space network planning, public investment frameworks, land use strategies, municipal and provincial policy development, qualitative and quantitative analysis, natural resource planning, participatory mapping and cartographic design. 

Adina led the mapping and spatial analysis on two separate Extreme Heat Risk Mapping and Assessment projects for the City of Nanaimo and the District of Metchosin. Adina is passionate about analyzing and understanding the complexity of urban and rural systems and looks for opportunities to use integrative techniques such as participatory mapping, the integration of traditional and indigenous knowledge and science, and multifunctional landscapes. Adina aspires to use mapping and co-design to weave as many voices into a practical and actionable strategy.

Adina holds a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and a Master of Philosophy in Environmental Management from the University of Cape Town.