Katie (she/her or they/them) holds Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) and mixed European ancestry. She has been a Planner since 2021 and joined the Sanala team in 2022. Her project work is increasingly diverse and includes the White River First Nation Comprehensive Community Plan, the Taku River Tlingit Community Conflict Transformation Toolkit, and the Endangered Languages Project Strategic Plan 2024-2026. Katie's work is academically founded on a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Planning from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Community and Regional Planning with a concentration in Indigenous Community Planning from the University of British Columbia. Learning the Mohawk language was her first reach into the world of Indigenous Community Planning. Katie is interested in the relationship between Indigenous land sovereignty and outdoor recreation, and serves on the Board for Indigenous Women Outdoors. Katie also bikes, climbs, dances, sews, seeks out eclectic music, and eats a lot of soup. Katie is based in East Vancouver in Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Territory.