Natalie brings to ZEBx an unwavering dedication to take ambitious climate action and foster inclusive, creative, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As an urban planner with experience working in both small towns and big cities in BC and Ontario, Natalie leverages her multidisciplinary expertise to help advance sustainable construction practices in a holistic and pragmatic manner. Before taking on this role, Natalie worked for the City of Nelson where she helped elevate the topic of embodied carbon emissions, build industry capacity, and update policy to advance building decarbonization in the Kootenays.

As the Program Manager of the Zero Emissions Building Exchange, Natalie acts as the first point of contact for those interested in learning more about ZEIC's Building Decarbonization team. She leads the coordination of capacity building initiatives across ZEIC’s building decarbonization team and thus, helps ensure synergies between specialist areas are identified and elevated. With extensive engagement, facilitation, and presentation experience, Natalie is often called upon to host discussions, nurture connections with the various players crucial to successfully accelerating building decarbonization in BC (e.g., help foster communities of practice), and present on the various initiatives of ZEIC’s Building Decarbonization Team.