What are the major milestones in your career?

Led the development of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations Framework Plan, a 20 to 30 year land use and investment vision adopted by Huu-ay-aht Council in April 2025, and is delivering the housing, tourism, and hospitality projects that flow from it – At Forum, established and built the student housing development team and pipeline from the ground up, delivering approximately 1,000 beds to completion, with a further 2,500 under construction and 9,500 in the pipeline across eight development projects – Led the development of Quad 3 at York University, an 841-bed student residence and the first project to break ground under Ontario’s Bill 185 expedited planning process for student housing – Led the development of 100 Lombard Street in Toronto, securing a neighbourhood-defining 72-storey approval residential tower – Authored CAPREIT’s nationwide portfolio review, identifying over $3 billion in potential new value and more than 28,000 net new units across the REIT’s holdings, and led its Irish portfolio review, securing approval on all five development applications submitted for $35 million in net new asset value – Founded DAG Development Management, her own development advisory practice, providing development management services to clients including Forum before joining the firm – Wrote the master plan and zoning by-law amendment for Durham Live while at planningAlliance, the entertainment and casino district in Pickering, and supported the Ontario Gaming Commission application – Chaired the BILD Durham Region Golf Committee for over 10 years, raising more than $500,000 for the United Way and earning the Durham Region United Way Above and Beyond Award in 2019.

Who were your major influencers/mentors and what were the key lessons you gained from them?

Bryce Jordan, my Planning Manager and first boss at The Sernas Group (now GHD). Bryce taught me the inner workings of development, but the lessons that stayed with me were about how you carry yourself. He showed me that relationships matter as much as the transaction, and that the way you actually get things done is through the relationships you build and protect. He opened doors, introduced me to the people I needed to know, and instilled the value of volunteerism and of being a woman of my word. In an industry where it is not always the case, he modelled that a handshake and loyalty still mean something. He was not just a mentor to me, he was a champion, and that is a large part of why I believe so strongly that women in this industry deserve champions and not only mentors.