Committees
In addition to its Board of Directors, PSB has three Committees that play a vital role in service delivery:
- Professional Education and Examination Committee (PEEC)
- Accreditation Program Committee (APC)
- Standards Advisory Committee (SAC)
PEEC
PEEC members include:
Lloyd Talbot, RPP (Chair), PSB Board Member, MPPI
Stephen Walker, RPP (Vice-Chair), MPPI
Pascal Hudon, RPP API
Kristina Schmidt, RPP, APPI
Dawn Sutherland, RPP, LPPANS
Courtney Heron-Monk, RPP, OPPI
Brian Chow, RPP, PIBC
Ashley Kostyniuk, RPP, SPPI
The mandate of the Professional Education and Examination Committee (PEEC) is to:
- Develop, deliver and maintain the on-line Ethics & Professionalism Course/Test and the Professional Examination
- Ensure regular, consistent and timely delivery and evaluation of the PSB’s Ethics and Professionalism Test and Professional Examination
- Ensure the ongoing integrity, consistency, quality and relevancy of the Ethics and Professionalism Test and Professional Examination
- Ensure appropriate policies, procedures, etc. are in place for the effective and successful delivery of the Ethics and Professionalism Test and Professional Examination
- Identify, recruit, designate and maintain a pool of volunteers for the certification process
- Develop and maintain a bank of potential questions and/or exercises related to the Ethics and Professionalism Test and Professional Examination
- Advise PSB on matters of administrative and other policies regarding the certification process
APC :
APC members include:
Dana Kripki, RPP (Chair), PSB Board Member, SPPI
Sandeep Agrawal, RPP (Vice-Chair), ACUPP
Richard Shearmur, RPP, ACUPP
Luisa Sotomayor, RPP, ACUPP
Tracey Wade, RPP, API
Quincy Brown, RPP, APPI
David Marsh, RPP, MPPI
Cindy Welsh, RPP, OPPI
Claire Negrin, RPP, PIBC
Christine Gutmann, RPP, SPPI
The mandate of the Accreditation Program Committee (APC) is to:
- Oversee policy and procedures for delivery of the accreditation program in accordance with the National Membership Manual – Accreditation
- Promote accreditation as an asset to the planning profession
- Review applications and determine eligibility requirements for accreditation within the Standards
- Provide, through PSB, Provincial/Territorial Institutes and Associations (PTIAs) with current information on accreditation status and information on the program
- Approve selection criteria for reviewers, and recruit, train and administer volunteer reviewers
- Conduct reviews of annual reporting forms and 5-year intensive reviews (site visits)
- Prepare recommendations for accreditation
SAC:
SAC members include:
Patricia Maloney, RPP (Chair-SAC, Interim Chair-PLAR Task Force, Chair-MSPM Sub-Committee), PSB Board Member, PIBC
Michal P. A. Kubasiewicz, RPP (Vice-Chair-SAC, Chair-Definition of Planning Task Force), MPPI
Pamela Robinson, RPP, ACUPP
Bill Budd, RPP, API
Chelsea Whitty, RPP, APPI
Daniel Mercer, RPP (Chair-Quebec Schools Task Force), CIP
Dali Salih, RPP, LPPANS
Rory Baksh, RPP (Chair-Communications & Outreach Sub-Committee), OPPI
Jean-Francois Vachon, OUQ
Claire Negrin, RPP (Chair-Competencies Sub-Committee), PIBC
Samantha Mark, RPP (Chair-Ethical Standards Sub-Committee), SPPI
The PSB Standards Advisory Committee (SAC) will consult broadly within and outside of the profession to develop and recommend to the PSB Board consistent national pathways, standards, metrics, and codes that could be universally adopted by the PTIA’s and CIP. More specifically, the Committee will:
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- Ensure recognition of each PTIA’s specific provincial legislative requirements that may vary slightly from the national standard, while upholding the overall goals and concepts.
- Ensure portability and transferability of professional planners across Canada.
- Review, update and maintain the Prior Learning Assessment Recognition (PLAR) process, assessment, and standards.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national pathways to qualification for persons seeking to qualify as professional planners.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national competency standards and metrics for persons qualifying to practice as professional planners.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national ethical standards and metrics for persons qualifying or qualified to practice as professional planners.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national codes of professional conduct for persons qualified and qualifying to practice as professional planners.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national accreditation standards and metrics for academic institutions qualifying to deliver recognized planning degrees.
- Document, develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national definitions related to the standard functions, including the definition of planning.
- Document develop, monitor, refine and recommend consistent national continuous professional learning standards and metrics for persons qualifying and qualified to practice as professional planners.
- Provide interpretive advice related to nationally adopted pathways, standards and metrics.
More questions?
Contact Ryan Jones, Operations Manager (By Email: operations@psb-planningcanada.ca or By Phone: 647-317-6924/1-844-202-9002)