Board Members
The Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada (PSB) is seeking nominations from its members for the 2026-2027 Board of Directors. As per the constating documents, the term of a Director is four (4) years and terms on the Board of Directors are staggered. Directors can serve two four-year terms on the Board and then must sit out for a four-year term. This call for nominations is being distributed to the entire PSB membership (i.e. the Provincial/Territorial Institutes/Associations), as per our bylaws and policies.
The election will occur at the PSB Annual General Meeting, to be held during the CIP Conference in Montreal, Quebec on Monday July 7, 2026 (time to be confirmed), at which time the following Director’s second terms will end:
- Janice Harper (API)
- Dana Kripki (SPPI)
We invite members to submit nominations to the Nominating Committee via email (executivedirector@psb-planningcanada.ca). Individuals nominated for the PSB Board of Directors must, under the Shared Services Agreement (Schedule B), meet the following criteria:
- Shall be a Certified member in good standing
- Shall not be serving as a member of the Board of the Institute or of any of the Planning Institutes
- Shall not be serving as a members of the Standards Advisory Committee (SAC)
- Shall have board governance experience
- Shall have an understanding of an operations service support organization
- Shall have an understanding of membership standards and processes for the planning profession
- Shall have experience as a mentor, sponsor, examiner and/or instructor
- Shall be willing to be part of a progressive team dedicated to providing quality certification and accreditation processes for the planning profession in Canada
Please submit nominations by May 1, 2026, so they can be circulated with the notice of meeting and other materials. Please include a brief (one-page) CV or biography with your nomination to executivedirector@psb-planningcanada.ca
Board of Directors
| Name/Responsibility | Address |
|---|---|
| Greg Birch, RPP, MCIP Chair | Principal, Birch Consulting |
| Daniel Bryce, LPP, MCIP Secretary-Treasurer | Senior Planner, Government of Nova Scotia |
| Janice Harper MPL, MCIP | Senior Provincial Planner Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning Department of Communities, Land and Environment |
| Dana Kripki, MCIP, RPP | Program Coordinator Indigenous Land Development Support, City of Saskatoon |
| Lloyd Talbot, BA(Hons) MA MCP MCIP RPP | Professional Community Planner |
| Mary Lou Tanner, RPP, FCIP Chair, APC | President, NPG Planning Solutions |
| Patricia Maloney, RPP, FCIP Chair, SAC | Patricia Maloney Consulting, Adjunct Professor Vancouver Island University Master of Community Planning |
| Neal LaMontagne, RPP, MCIP Chair, PEEC | Faculty Lecturer, University of Alberta School of Urban and Regional Planning |