Kate Pearce

We create places that bring people together. Places where people work, live and play. Places that people love. We are a collaborative group of landscape architects, civil engineers, planners, and urban designers that approach projects with unique expertise and diverse perspectives, but with a shared goal to create places that matter. Managed firm’s portfolio of public sector planning projects. Led interdisciplinary teams of engineers, landscape architects, economic developers and planners. Wrote award-winning reports and studies. Designed and implemented innovative community engagement programs. Supported private sector development projects. Developed annual operating budgets and managed contracting process..

Conducted best practice research in support of national workforce housing initiative. Developed database of workforce housing indicators. Wrote best practice case studies. Designed and facilitated numerous training sessions and stakeholder engagement events including national housing conference and awards ceremony.

Designed, delivered and executed strategy for over 50 events each year including executive roundtables, large-scale industry events, international meetings and workshops. Collected and monitored staff utilization and travel trends. Provided senior leadership bi-monthly reports on costs, staff utilization and travel data. Built annual staffing models resulting in cost and resource efficiency. Managed team of five managers and 15 event coordinators. Provided agenda-setting guidance and program support to three business units.