Aaron is a consultant, strategic planner, and facilitator with a track record of delivering innovative projects for government, academic, non-profit, and public service clients. He joined SCARP in 2022 as an Adjunct Professor to design and teach PLAN 507: Engagement and Facilitation for Planners.
At the City of Vancouver, Aaron has developed culturally-informed approaches to engagement with the Chinatown community, convened an unprecedented inter-departmental policy process for Vancouver's city-wide plan, and managed a first-of-its-kind team doing outreach to ethnocultural communities during the COVID emergency response. He also worked in the City’s Equity Office, advising staff and leading organizational change.
Aaron currently works at Deloitte, specializing in government and public services clients.
Aaron’s research at SCARP examined how policy-makers can better use visuals communicate complex information - these findings are published in a guide for planners called 'Planning Visually' 'Planning Visually'. He also wrote a report on principles for Musqueam-UBC collaboration that has guided university staff and students to better working relationships with the First Nation.
In all of his roles, Aaron is focused on advancing equity and changing the way we do planning to work better for communities.
