Allison Reid Email & Phone Number

Montreal

Coordinator (2016-present)-Project Manager, Cabot Square Project (2013-2015)Tasked with developing Canada’s first urban strategy for safety and wellbeing for an Aboriginal community living in homelessness, I designed and coordinated a social lab to consult the system, identify its needs, analyze policies, and ultimately facilitate a cross-sector effort to.

British Columbia, Canada

• Oversew research and analysis related to major projects and strategic initiatives, coordinate the development of internal community-driven policy, report on the impacts of major natural resource projects, and review.
• Tasked with developing and proposing land, resource, and treaty rights policies, protocols and procedures for FNFN Council and community, and coordinating technical consultants to ensure timely delivery of quality.
• Assessing major projects and strategic initiatives of local and provincial governments and engaging in land management government to government consultation;
• Prepared memos for and public statements from elected Chief and Council;
• Reviewing, analyzing and responding to major natural resource project proposals;
• Designing and implementing solutions to empower community members and build capacity to manage land and resources at both strategic and operational levels;

Montreal, Canada

• Implementation of a pilot project to reduce the urban heat island effect and increase environmental awareness by transforming a single downtown city block into a model of urban sustainable development, under a mandate.
• Implemented a renewal project to include a rain water permeable alley, rain gardens, an underground water retention basin, green street curb extensions, and street furniture to facilitate active transportation
• Promoted composting and recycling by designing and overseeing the implementation of a waste management program for business owners (waste, recycling, and composting)
• Coordinated an urban agriculture program for residents and organized public events to increase awareness of the initiative
• Created job descriptions; trained and supervise two employees, six interns and dozens of volunteers
• Managed a $253 000 budget over 2 years

Montréal, Québec

• Created and conducted a survey aimed at understanding the feeling of safety and wellbeing of the general public (residents, workers, students) in a Montreal downtown neighbourhood
• Analyzed results of surveys and proposed recommendations to the City of Montreal and its partners
• Presented results and recommendations to the general public, the City of Montreal and community organizationsSkills acquired: community consultation, urban planning, strategic analysis

Montréal, Québec

• Coordinated a program aiming to mobilize the Concordia University community (faculty, administration, and students) and promote the use of sustainable transportation (Sustainable Concordia as well as external.
• Project management: Developed and implemented initiatives to facilitate the use of public and active transportation (ex. improve bicycle parking infrastructure, increase access to public transit, etc.)
• Human relations: Recruited, trained, and supported staff, volunteers, and interns in a consensus-based, decision-making non-hierarchical organization
• Stakeholder relations: Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. Concordia administration, STM transit system, Bixi bicycle-sharing, etc.)Skills acquired: project management, stakeholder mobilization.

Montréal, Québec

• Created and implemented a public participation initiative with the object of reimagining a shared space in downtown Montreal in order to respond to the needs of the university community as well as neighbouring.
• Community consultation: Mobilized and consulted all stakeholders (group and individual meetings) to reimagine the space
• Human Resources: Recruited urban planning student interns to redesign the space
• Drafting of reports: Wrote and submitted recommendations for community relations and space redesign to Concordia University, based on consultation processSkills acquired: project management, community consultation and.

Ottawa, Ontario

• Conducted and analysed surveys to evaluate commuter habits
• Analysed and made recommendations to improve night bus routes
• Proposed shelter locations based on commuter needs

Candidate For Master Of Arts In Community Development (Macd), School Of Public Administration

(Distance Learning)

B.A, Specialization Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Sustainable Concordia