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shorner@bousfields.ca

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choang@bousfields.ca

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jgu@bousfields.ca

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Executive Assistant

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ssharma@bousfields.ca

Senior Planner

Planning
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ktamayo@bousfields.ca

Planner

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mgreco@bousfields.ca

Senior Planner

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srajan@bousfields.ca

Urban Designer

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scasola@bousfields.ca

Rachel Nault

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rnault@bousfields.ca

Senior Planner

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lmurphy@bousfields.ca

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
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lwalker@bousfields.ca

Senior Planner

Planning
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jkwong@bousfields.ca

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Coming Soon! And exciting announcement from our Hamilton Office… 👀
Coming Soon! And exciting announcement from our Hamilton Office… 👀
As we step into 2026, we are proud to announce several well-deserved promotions. These individuals have consistently demonstrated leadership, innovation and a commitment to excellence. We’re excited to see them thrive in these next chapters of their careers. New Year. New Roles. New Impact. Please join us in congratulating Grace Wang, Ashley Paton, Richard Valenzona, Ryan Doherty, Simone Hodgson, Mona Al-Sharari, Anne James, Joie Kwong and Jessica Yi, as they take on their new roles!
As we step into 2026, we are proud to announce several well-deserved promotions. These individuals have consistently demonstrated leadership, innovation and a commitment to excellence. We’re excited to see them thrive in these next chapters of their careers.

New Year. New Roles. New Impact.

Please join us in congratulating Grace Wang, Ashley Paton, Richard Valenzona, Ryan Doherty, Simone Hodgson, Mona Al-Sharari, Anne James, Joie Kwong and Jessica Yi, as they take on their new roles!
🔁Bousfields 2025 Recap! Big projects, big laughs, and even bigger teamwork. From conferences and speaking engagements to charity events and fun social outings, 2025 was filled with moments that brought our Bousfields team together. Thanks to everyone who made this year one to remember!
🔁Bousfields 2025 Recap!

Big projects, big laughs, and even bigger teamwork. From conferences and speaking engagements to charity events and fun social outings, 2025 was filled with moments that brought our Bousfields team together. Thanks to everyone who made this year one to remember!
✨Always a highlight of our year: the Bousfields Holiday Party! Special thank you to: 🗓️Our Goodworks Committee for all the behind the scenes planning 📍 Our venue @waterworksto for hosting us in your awesome space, and 🍽️ @fooddudes for the delicious food Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
✨Always a highlight of our year: the Bousfields Holiday Party!

Special thank you to:
🗓️Our Goodworks Committee for all the behind the scenes planning
📍 Our venue @waterworksto for hosting us in your awesome space, and
🍽️ @fooddudes for the delicious food

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
Big shoutout and thank you to our incredible interns Alley Poon, Myah Sachedina, and Leo Bridgewater wrapped up their internship experiences with us this past week! Here are some key takeaways they noted from their time with us: “My eight-month co-op at Bousfields has been everything I hoped for in a final internship! It’s been such a pleasure getting to know everyone, both on Team Lennox and across the firm, and to be part of an environment that values knowledge-sharing and building connections with one another beyond work. I’m incredibly thankful to everyone who took the time to teach, support, and get to know me throughout my internship. I’ve been able to reach goals I’d been working towards for a long time, and I truly appreciate the experience. I hope to see everyone again in the future!” - Alley Poon “My time at Bousfields has been extremely memorable and has helped me grow not only as an individual, but also as a planner. I am very grateful for the team of planners who taught, coached, and believed in me throughout the past 8 months. I’m proud of the goals I’ve accomplished during this time and the hard work that went into achieving them. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey; I’m excited to see where the rest of it takes me.” - Myah Sachedina “The eight months I have spent with Bousfields has been an extremely memorable experience. Everyone across the firm makes an incredible effort to ensure interns can thrive and challenge themselves throughout the various facets of the industry. It was incredible to work together this year, and I thank everyone across the firm for their support.” - Leo Bridgewater
Big shoutout and thank you to our incredible interns Alley Poon, Myah Sachedina, and Leo Bridgewater wrapped up their internship experiences with us this past week!

Here are some key takeaways they noted from their time with us:

“My eight-month co-op at Bousfields has been everything I hoped for in a final internship! It’s been such a pleasure getting to know everyone, both on Team Lennox and across the firm, and to be part of an environment that values knowledge-sharing and building connections with one another beyond work. I’m incredibly thankful to everyone who took the time to teach, support, and get to know me throughout my internship. I’ve been able to reach goals I’d been working towards for a long time, and I truly appreciate the experience. I hope to see everyone again in the future!” - Alley Poon

“My time at Bousfields has been extremely memorable and has helped me grow not only as an individual, but also as a planner. I am very grateful for the team of planners who taught, coached, and believed in me throughout the past 8 months. I’m proud of the goals I’ve accomplished during this time and the hard work that went into achieving them. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey; I’m excited to see where the rest of it takes me.” - Myah Sachedina

“The eight months I have spent with Bousfields has been an extremely memorable experience. Everyone across the firm makes an incredible effort to ensure interns can thrive and challenge themselves throughout the various facets of the industry. It was incredible to work together this year, and I thank everyone across the firm for their support.” - Leo Bridgewater
Over the past couple of weeks, Bousfielders participated in some fun holiday events organized by our Goodworks and DEI Committees: 1. The Bousville Gingerbread Competition, with ‘Raise the Roost’ taking top prize, followed by GIMBY (Gingerbread in my Backyard), and Gingerdale. 2. The First Stop on our BOU Gourmand Series: I’m a Little Hot Crab, where we tried Singaporean chili crab, widely regarded as Singapore’s national seafood dish. What a great way to start the holiday season off with our Bousfielder family!
Over the past couple of weeks, Bousfielders participated in some fun holiday events organized by our Goodworks and DEI Committees:

1. The Bousville Gingerbread Competition, with ‘Raise the Roost’ taking top prize, followed by GIMBY (Gingerbread in my Backyard), and Gingerdale.

2. The First Stop on our BOU Gourmand Series: I’m a Little Hot Crab, where we tried Singaporean chili crab, widely regarded as Singapore’s national seafood dish.

What a great way to start the holiday season off with our Bousfielder family!
Bousfields is proud to be part of a team alongside KPMB Architects, PFS Studio, BA Consulting Group Ltd., Lithos Group Inc., Purpose Building Inc. working on the revitalization of Swansea Mews for Toronto Community Housing. The vision for the revitalization is to create a community that fosters strong connections, growth, identity, and sustainability. As part of the vision, TCHC will be adding: more affordable housing, higher-quality homes, new community space and amenities, and more open space with improved connections. Visit the link in our bio to learn more! Images provided by KPMB
Bousfields is proud to be part of a team alongside KPMB Architects, PFS Studio, BA Consulting Group Ltd., Lithos Group Inc., Purpose Building Inc. working on the revitalization of Swansea Mews for Toronto Community Housing. The vision for the revitalization is to create a community that fosters strong connections, growth, identity, and sustainability.

As part of the vision, TCHC will be adding: more affordable housing, higher-quality homes, new community space and amenities, and more open space with improved connections. Visit the link in our bio to learn more!

Images provided by KPMB
Last week, Bousfielders who are involved in the redevelopment of 1-7 Yonge Street, were invited to attend the 100th Floor concrete pouring of the Phase 2 landmark building. This is the first 100 storey building in Canada and we are proud to be a part of the applicant’s Team! Photographed is Partner Kate Cooper celebrating with Founder and CEO of Pinnacle International, Mike De Cotiis, on the 100th Floor. The building will rise to 106 storeys in the coming months.
Last week, Bousfielders who are involved in the redevelopment of 1-7 Yonge Street, were invited to attend the 100th Floor concrete pouring of the Phase 2 landmark building. This is the first 100 storey building in Canada and we are proud to be a part of the applicant’s Team! Photographed is Partner Kate Cooper celebrating with Founder and CEO of Pinnacle International, Mike De Cotiis, on the 100th Floor. The building will rise to 106 storeys in the coming months.
Bousfields was a proud table sponsor at last night’s @uwpat Annual Dinner. It’s always great to spend an evening with fellow industry colleagues. Thank you to the team of organizers, including our very own @uofwaterloo alum, Melissa Greco!
Bousfields was a proud table sponsor at last night’s @uwpat Annual Dinner. It’s always great to spend an evening with fellow industry colleagues. Thank you to the team of organizers, including our very own @uofwaterloo alum, Melissa Greco!
Go Jays Go! Bousfielders celebrated the @bluejays last weekend on the road to their American League East Division Title win - and will be rooting them on in their playoff run! #BlueJays #WANTITALL
Go Jays Go!

Bousfielders celebrated the @bluejays last weekend on the road to their American League East Division Title win - and will be rooting them on in their playoff run!

#BlueJays
#WANTITALL
Today is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day. It is a day to recognize and reflect on the impacts of the Canadian Residential School System. At the same time, it is a day to celebrate the resilience of Indigenous peoples and their ongoing efforts to revive their cultures and languages. Our DEI Committee organized a reading and guided discussion at both the Toronto and Hamilton offices, where we read and discussed a chapter from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book “Braiding Sweetgrass”, a book on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, culture, and teachings. It gave Bousfielders the time and space to pause and reflect on their own impact as individuals and professionals, as well as on ways we can progress Reconciliation efforts.
Today is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day. It is a day to recognize and reflect on the impacts of the Canadian Residential School System. At the same time, it is a day to celebrate the resilience of Indigenous peoples and their ongoing efforts to revive their cultures and languages.

Our DEI Committee organized a reading and guided discussion at both the Toronto and Hamilton offices, where we read and discussed a chapter from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book “Braiding Sweetgrass”, a book on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, culture, and teachings. It gave Bousfielders the time and space to pause and reflect on their own impact as individuals and professionals, as well as on ways we can progress Reconciliation efforts.
🏆A huge congratulations to the Regent Park Phase 4 & 5 Project Team for winning one of this year’s coveted @ontarioplanners PlanON Vision Awards of Excellence! Comprising the final two phases of the Regent Park Revitalization, the creation of a new vision for Phases 4 & 5 was initiated through a development partnership between @torontohousing and @tridelcommunities and led by an international, interdisciplinary team led locally by the planners, urban designers and community engagement specialists at Bousfields Inc. Located at the north end of the evolving Regent Park neighbourhood, Phases 4 & 5 represented the final opportunity to maximize the use of this public land for the purposes of providing much needed market and affordable housing, as well as significant community benefits. Be sure to check out the link in bio to learn more about the team behind the project, as well as the rest of incredible 2025 PlanON Award winners!
🏆A huge congratulations to the Regent Park Phase 4 & 5 Project Team for winning one of this year’s coveted @ontarioplanners PlanON Vision Awards of Excellence!

Comprising the final two phases of the Regent Park Revitalization, the creation of a new vision for Phases 4 & 5 was initiated through a development partnership between @torontohousing and @tridelcommunities and led by an international, interdisciplinary team led locally by the planners, urban designers and community engagement specialists at Bousfields Inc. Located at the north end of the evolving Regent Park neighbourhood, Phases 4 & 5 represented the final opportunity to maximize the use of this public land for the purposes of providing much needed market and affordable housing, as well as significant community benefits.

Be sure to check out the link in bio to learn more about the team behind the project, as well as the rest of incredible 2025 PlanON Award winners!

Simon Horner

Planner

Planning
(416) 947‑9744 x 298
shorner@bousfields.ca

Simon joined Bousfields in May 2023 as a Planning Intern while completing his Master of Planning in Urban Development degree at Toronto Metropolitan University. Prior to TMU, Simon worked in the private sector advising on innovative and preferred transit options for one of North America’s largest Indigenous public-private partnerships situated on 1,200 acres of reserve land in Calgary, Alberta. 

Simon joined Bousfields as a Planner in April 2024 after completing his Master’s degree and is involved in a wide range of projects in Toronto and the GTA. He assists in the preparation of planning rationale reports and associated reports and studies, draft zoning by-law amendments, site-specific research and due diligence, and development application coordination and submissions.

Christina Hoang

Project Manager

Community Engagement
(416)-947-9744 x 233
choang@bousfields.ca

Christina Hoang is a Project Manager on the Community Engagement team at Bousfields. She is an urban planner with an interest in the storytelling of personal and urban histories through maps, recipes, data visualization, and other mediums. She is passionate about community engagement and participatory planning within city-building processes.

A Master of Urban Planning graduate from McGill University, Christina is also a McCall MacBain and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRCH) scholar where she received funding for her Supervised Research Project on equity-forward cultural planning in North American cities. Prior to joining Bousfields, she was a Junior Planner at Jay Pitter Placemaking, an award-winning, bi-national practice mitigating growing divides in cities across North America. 

Jessica Gu

Urban Designer

Design
416‑947‑9744 x 219
jgu@bousfields.ca

Jessica first joined Bousfields in 2021 as a Co-op student and was hired in 2023 as an urban designer. She graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2023 and holds a Bachelor of Architectural Studies. Through Waterloo’s co-op program, Jessica worked in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design on a variety of projects both in Canada and abroad.

Jessica’s responsibilities at Bousfields include performing massing analyses and shadow impact studies, as well as urban design related materials for development applications and master plans. She also assists in the production of illustrative plans, diagrams and presentation drawings.

Jessica is interested in developing design solutions that strengthen communities and enhance the public realm.

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Shefali Sharma

Executive Assistant

416‑947‑9744 x 309
ssharma@bousfields.ca

Shefali joined Bousfields’ Operations team in August 2023. She brings 15 years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting senior leadership. She is a strategic partner, dedicated to enhancing efficiency and contributing to the success of our leadership.  

Karla Tamayo

Senior Planner

Planning
416‑947‑9744 x 306
ktamayo@bousfields.ca

Karla joined Bousfields in July 2023 as a Senior Planner, having previously worked with a private consulting firm based in Barrie, ON. Karla has a broad range of experience in land use planning, development approvals, and project management.

Karla has experience managing development applications including Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Site Plan, and Consent/Minor Variance applications. She has experience preparing Planning Rationale Reports, Due Diligence Reports, Development Options Reports, Urban Design Reports, and evidence and materials for appeals before the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) . She has appeared in front of several municipal Councils and committees, as well as appeared as an expert witness at the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Karla is a candidate member of OPPI and CIP, working towards full membership.

Melissa Shikher (Greco)

Planner

Planning
416‑947‑9744 x 301
mgreco@bousfields.ca

Melissa joined Bousfields in May 2022 as a Co-op Student while completing her Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree in Planning at the University of Waterloo, specializing in Decision Support & Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Urban Design. She joined Bousfields as a full-time Planner in July 2023 after graduating with honours. Prior to joining Bousfields, Melissa worked with provincial and regional governments to revise planning policy, assess development applications, and communicate with project stakeholders to articulate policy objectives. Melissa’s experience reviewing applications and updating policy within the public sector makes her suited to navigate the approvals process.

Melissa is now involved in a wide range of projects throughout Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Her primary responsibilities at Bousfields include the preparation of planning rationale reports, draft zoning by-laws, planning opinion letters, community services and facilities studies, housing issues reports, and other associated reports and studies for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. She also assists with the preparation of due diligence research as well as the coordination and submission of development applications.

Sheliza Rajan

Senior Planner

Planning
416-947-9744x232
srajan@bousfields.ca

Sheliza joined Bousfields as a Planner in Fall 2022. She holds a Masters of Science in Planning, with a specialization in Urban Planning and Development from the University of Toronto. She previously earned an undergraduate degree in Public Policy and Administration from Carleton University.

Prior to joining Bousfields, Sheliza worked across the industry for various organizations including the Eglinton Way BIA, Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, TAS Impact and The Planning Partnership. Through these experiences, Sheliza has developed expertise with land use planning and creating a thoughtful and inclusive public realm through collaboration with partners and public agencies. She has worked on a mix of residential, commercial and institutional projects across the GTHA.

Sam Casola

Urban Designer

Design
416-947-9744x276
scasola@bousfields.ca

Sam is a recent graduate from Toronto Metropolitan University, having graduated in the Fall of 2022 with a Master of Planning in Urban Development. During this time, they held multiple research positions including those related to wastewater infrastructure, Northern Indigenous housing and housing for aging LGBTQ2S+ individuals. Prior to pursuing graduate studies, they earned a Bachelor of Architectural Studies from Laurentian University.

Sam joined Bousfields as an Urban Designer in January 2023. Their role includes the preparation of urban design briefs and guidelines, formulation of block plans, performing massing studies and built form impact analyses such as producing shadow impact studies.

Outside of the office, Sam continues to work on research related to LGBTQ2S+ housing and is passionate about the development of adequate housing, equitable design and justice-based cities.

Liam Murphy

Senior Planner

Planning
416-947-9744x209
lmurphy@bousfields.ca

Liam joined Bousfields in March 2022 as a Planner. He works primarily with private sector clients to provide a range of planning consulting services, including land use planning advice, development due diligence, policy review and analysis, planning rationale report preparation and obtaining various development approvals. Liam also completes associated land use development studies and research projects.

Prior to joining Bousfields, Liam worked as a planner with another planning consulting firm involved in development planning. Liam also has previous experience working in the public sector at the municipal level.

Liam received his Bachelor of Environmental Studies Honours Co-op Planning (BES) with an Urban Design Specialization from the University of Waterloo in June 2020. Liam is full member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and a Registered Professional Planner.

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Lewis Walker

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
416-947-9744x263
lwalker@bousfields.ca

Lewis joined Bousfields’ Community Engagement Practice in October 2022 as a Project Manager. Originally from Singapore, he moved to Canada for his undergraduate studies and to explore living abroad. During his studies, Lewis worked in the non-profit sector as an engagement practitioner specializing in youth, newcomers, and lower-income groups, while finishing his BA (Hons.) in Urban Studies and Human Geography at the University of Toronto.

Since joining Bousfields, Lewis has worked on developing and implementing engagement strategies for development projects in the City of Toronto. Key to Lewis’s work is ensuring that engagement strategies both align and build on the context of the community. Through his work, Lewis has experience employing a variety of engagement strategies, ranging from tenant-related communication to public open houses. Lewis’s passion for making planning and city building more accessible has ensured that he finds new and creative ways to create spaces for the public to be involved in city building.

Joie Kwong

Senior Planner

Planning
416-947-9744x297
jkwong@bousfields.ca

Joie is a Senior Planner with Bousfields, joining the firm in November 2022 after working as a Senior Analyst with the Economics Consulting team at Altus Group, where she specialized in market feasibility studies for residential developments. Joie is responsible for a wide variety of projects at Bousfields including preparing proposals, due diligence research, project management and submission coordination, and preparation of Planning Rationales and Community Services and Facilities analyses in relation to applications for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Minor Variance and Site Plan Approval. Joie graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2015 and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Urban and Regional Planning.