Ivy Liang Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Reviewed, circulated and provided Regional comments on various development applications from the CIty of Burlington and Town of Oakville, including applications for Site Plan Approval, Official Plan/Zoning by-law Amendments, Minor Variances, as well as Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Development Permits.- Coordinated comments from various internal Regional departments with respect to servicing, natural heritage, waste collection, transportation, contamination and finance- Assisted with and learned about OLT files as well as their associated procedures- Utilized many policy documents, including the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan and Greenbelt Plan- Attended and presented Regional comments at various pre-consultation meetings

- Synthesizing and communicating information about ethical practice and EDI initiatives in statistics and data science careers to support student career education efforts- Conducting research surrounding ethical data practices surrounding F.A.T.E in AI, as well as reproducibility, algorithmic bias and data privacy more generally

- Teaching Assistant for 2 semesters of STA130 (Intro to Statistical Reasoning and Data Science)- Duties include grading student work, running weekly tutorial sessions + preparing content and holding office hours

- Designed the first STA130 Mentorship SharePoint site - Regularly updating and maintaining the SharePoint to better fit the needs of the program - Training of mentors for the STA 130 Mentorship program- Helping to curate and/or create student support materials including: resume booklets, interviewing tips, job spotlights- Gained skills in remote working, time management and collaboration Tools Used: SharePoint, Teams, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), OneDrive, Canva

- Reviewed, circulated and provided Regional comments on various development applications from the Town of Milton, including applications for Site Plan Approval, Official Plan/Zoning by-law Amendments, Minor Variances, Consent for Severance, and Exemption from Part Lot Control as well as Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Development Permits.- Coordinated comments from various internal Regional departments with respect to servicing, natural heritage, waste collection, transportation, contamination and finance.- Researched and interpreted land use policy and legislation, including changes to the Planning Act related to consents/subdivisions and the Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan. - Utilized many policy documents, including the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement and Greenbelt Plan.- Attended various pre-consultation meetings and LPAT hearings on behalf of the Region.- Responded to inquiries from the public regarding development proposals and provided preliminary Regional comments.

- Assisted Professor Jason Hackworth on a GIS project regarding urban decline.Tools Used: ESRI ArcMap, MS Excel, RStudio

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- Prepared public notices, zoning compliance letters, minor variance applications, zoning reviews, site plan circulations, zoning by law amendment applications, second dwelling applications- Attended pre-consultation and committee of adjustment meetings as well as prepared the corresponding meeting minutes- Updated the office consolidations of the Zoning by-law, Official Plan documents and schedules- Site visits - Various GIS mapping projects- Conducted planning-related research and analysisTools Used: ESRI ArcMap, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access), Laserfiche, Bellamy Land Manager

- Organized and facilitated the safety and happiness of around 40 campers aged 5 – 13, including individuals with special needs- Handled issues involving camper behaviour as well as injury procedures

Masters Of Urban And Regional Planning - Mpl

Activities and Societies: OPPI Student Representative; Queen's Graduate Association of Planning StudentsMaster's Report: Beyond Bricks.

Honours Bachelor Of Science - Hbsc, Double Major In Statistics & Human Geography (Focus In Urban Planning), Minor In Gis