Andrea Hedley Email & Phone Number

British Columbia, Canada

• I lead stakeholder and community engagement for the Community Energy Association, managing consultations and collaborative dialogues that support communities across BC on climate policy implementation.
• Design stakeholder and public engagement plans for a wide variety of climate action projects, including community energy and emissions plans, retrofit programs, low carbon transportation plans, and local government.
• Facilitate dialogues and host events with multiple stakeholders, including local governments, provincial agencies, school districts, First Nations leadership and staff, community organizations, equity-deserving groups.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and organizational support for innovative, equitable engagement methods through multiple channels (digital, in-person, surveys, workshops)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• I managed stakeholder engagement and communications for Renewable Cities, a climate action program at Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.
• Led engagement with public, private, academic, and nonprofit stakeholders to advance governance and policy innovation on systems-based climate solutions that integrated smart growth land use, transportation, health.
• Led strategic communications and developed a media relations strategy, positioning Renewable Cities as a critical commentator on integrated, systems-based approaches to climate action—securing op eds and interviews.
• Led the internship program, mentoring and coaching SFU and international interns and students on climate planning, engagement, and communications.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• As a project manager and planner for a leading planning-design consultancy in Vancouver, BC, I helped local governments achieve climate and sustainability goals through ambitious community planning initiatives.
• Managed community planning projects for local and regional governments
• Implemented engagement and consultation processes for the public and stakeholders, including multi-sectoral dialogues between city staff, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry, and community groups.
• Worked with interdisciplinary teams to develop policies, targets, goals, and action plans to advance sustainable social, ecological, and economic sustainability in communities. HB Lanarc Consultants offered public.

Vancouver, BC

• Joining a small, innovative sustainability and planning consultancy early in my career gave me an incredible opportunity to go deep into all strategic and practical aspects of planning for environmental, social, and.
• Managed and facilitated public and stakeholder engagement dialogues and events (e.g. open houses, workshops, and design charrettes)
• Provided research, policy development, and funding proposals for a wide range of plans and integrated sustainability strategies
• Led project communications, developed media, graphic and educational materialsHolland Barrs Planning Group was a sustainability and planning consulting firm, leading many community planning processes in Vancouver and.

Master Of Environmental Education And Communication

Honours thesis (with Distinction) *Social Mobilization for Climate Action* funded by a Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of.

Bachelor Of Environmental Design

I was accepted into UBC’s inaugural Environmental Design degree program, a design studio and research-based undergraduate degree examining.