Independent consultant and trusted advisor with two decades of experience leading strategy, planning, and innovation across sectors. She partners with organizations to design systems, guide transformation, and deliver complex initiatives across cities, institutions, and enterprise operations.
Team Category
Past Board Member
Habon Ali
Abigail Moriah
Founder and executive director of the Black Planning Project and an urban planner specializing in nonprofit and affordable housing. She champions racial justice, community engagement, equitable development, advancing inclusion, mentorship, and opportunities for racialized professionals.
Michael Cook
Land use planning lawyer contributing multidisciplinary expertise and strategic leadership to BPUA initiatives.
Bryan Howard Sherwood
Planner specializing in development planning and urban strategy, supporting equitable and practical approaches to policy and implementation.
Nicole N. Hanson
BPUA co-founder with senior leadership experience in environmental and development planning. Hanson retains a lexicon of 12 + years planning experience in provincial, municipal, private, academic and non-profit/NGO sectors. Hanson demonstrates a strong understanding of a myriad of planning issues, and delivers on prescribing measured and innovative planning solutions for local and international development outcomes.