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Kaeley Wiseman
Principal at Wiser ProjectsKaeley has been supporting public, private, Indigenous and community organizations in planning and approvals for their development projects for over 15 years. Her background as a professional Planner and Project Manager has allowed her to share and apply cross-sector learnings with her partners; specifically, she seeks to add sustainable financial, governance and development perspectives to the non-profit and charitable realm. The philosophy of Wiser is built from Kaeley’s experience in these various sectors - and seeks to do business based on demonstrated trust and ability to deliver projects where community remains at the heart.
Kaeley has been a professor in the Master of Community Planning program at Vancouver Island University, a guest lecturer at the University of Victoria, and sits on a variety of community, municipal and regional government boards related to housing and development.
Mark Holland
Principal at Westplan Consulting GroupMark Holland RPP FCIP (he/him) is a Principal at Westplan Consulting Group with over thirty years of experience in urban planning and landscape architecture. Mark offers a unique and effective combination of private and public sector skill sets to lead projects from early visioning to policy development, to design and approvals and from financing to construction. A commitment to relentless innovation has driven Mark to challenge and push past the norms in all aspects of his work. He has won numerous awards and is credited with many innovations in Canadian Planning including sustainable communities, Agricultural Urbanism, creating urban vitality through Urban Magnets and many other progressive concepts.
Mark has also made significant contributions as a planning educator. He began as an instructor in the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in the early 2000s. Since then, Mark has been a frequent speaker on topics related to planning and sustainability at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Perhaps his greatest influence on planning education is the role he played in launching the Master of Community Planning degree at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in 2014. Ever since, he has played an instrumental role in the school, driven by a commitment to ensure that the next generation of planners is prepared to help communities create their future.
Mark is a Registered Professional Planner with the Canadian Institute of Planners and was inducted into the College of Fellows in 2022.
