He joined the school and moved to Waterloo five years ago, after twenty years of professional planning practice in Canada’s urban centers, including Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, and work abroad in Auckland New Zealand. He is a past President of the Canadian Institute of Planners and has served on the National Capital Commission. His particular expertise includes downtown revitalization, business improvement areas, and urban renewal. His recent interests include planning, indicators development, evaluation and monitoring the development of core areas in Canada’s cities, management for vibrant core areas and effective regional plans.