About Us
In January 2020, the DKP Advisory Committee was formed to create a new and actionable vision for the Plaza and reinstate it as the heart of Downtown Nanaimo. The Committee involves a group of people representing a diverse cross-section of interests in the DKP. The Committee has been working together for the past 18 months on seeking broader community input through a range of events.
Who is on the DKP Advisory Committee?
Dave Witty
Senior Fellow, Urban Design
Master of Community Planning, VIU
Pam Shaw
Director, Master of Community Planning Program, VIU
Research Director, Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute
Shane Gee
Assistant Manager, Coastal Community Credit Union
CEO, Tech Spec Consulting Inc.
Kim Smythe
CEO, Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce
CHAIR, Downtown Nanaimo
Business Association
Laura Augustine
Student of Architecture
RAIC Syllabus
President, Canadians Locally Improving Communities (CLIC) Society
Ian Simpson
Chief Executive Officer, Petroglyph Development
Group
Carolyn Holmes
Executive Director,
Nanaimo Art Gallery
Anthony Martin
Library Manager, Vancouver Island Regional Library
Bill Corsan
Director, Community Development, City of Nanaimo
Jenn Houtby-Ferguson
Interim Executive Director, Tourism Nanaimo
Gemma Martin
Business Owner, Gabriel’s Cafe
Alfred Korpershoek
Designer, M.Sc., B.BE., dHKarchitects
Felicia Fisher
Coordinator for the Department of Community Planning, VIU
Sonal Deshmukh
Planning Projects Coordinator,
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute, VIU