Jul 8, 2021 | Community, Our Team, Social Innovation
Isha Matous-Gibbs has officially joined the Urban Matters (UM) team as a Social Health and Well-being Planner. Isha graduated with a diploma in Community, Family, and Child services in 2012, going on to work in harm reduction, outreach, and frontline work in homeless...
Mar 24, 2021 | Community, Housing, Our Team
Meet Peer-Daniel, the newest member of the Urban Matters team. Peer-Daniel will be part of the community housing team working on housing & homelessness research, needs assessments, affordable housing policies and programs, and development consulting. He is driven...
Nov 6, 2020 | Accessibility, Community, Immigration, Our Team
Urban Matters is delighted to welcome Talia Ahmad to our team as our Social Health and Well-Being Analyst. Talia is a dedicated community organizer who brings a social justice lens to policy analysis. She’s also a skilled community researcher, adept at navigating...
Oct 16, 2020 | Our Team, Social Innovation, Solutions Labs
Urban Matters recently welcomed Brent Wellsch to our team as our Solutions Lab Lead. A systemic designer and strategist, Brent comes to UM from the Government of Alberta, where he helped to establish the Alberta CoLab, one of Canada’s first public-sector innovation...
Apr 2, 2020 | Community, Our Team, Social Innovation
Urban Matters recently welcomed Delyse Sylvester to its team as a leader in Strategy and Culture. Delyse has three decades of social-innovation expertise, and has connected thousands of social entrepreneurs with corporate leaders, thought leaders and new-media...
