Edmonton

Shawn is especially grateful to be one of Canada’s trendsetting Certified Public Participation Professionals and is proud to hold the CP3 designation. Shawn is also an IAP2 Licensed Trainer, a former IAP2 Wild Rose Chapter Board member (7 years), a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), and a Registered Professional Planner (RPP, MCIP).

With over 20 years of experience, Shawn's approach is through mindful community engagement design and implementation, strategic communication, expert facilitation and sound advice. Throughout his career, Shawn has been privileged to work with exceptional P2 professionals and contribute to meaningful engagement outcomes for effective decision making throughout Alberta and across Canada. From Regional Planning to neighbourhood street design and from explosive open houses with over 1,500 “passionate” attendees to strategic interviews, Shawn loves to help the public, Indigenous communities and stakeholder groups face challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately grow!

As a skilled facilitator and an engaging public speaker, Shawn’s well-rounded approach and ability combines communications, planning, and engineering with community engagement that instils confidence in clients and results in successful projects. Shawn believes the most effective facilitation of strong emotion and high passion starts long before the session commences, through the careful and comprehensive design of the process, approaches, and implementation.

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