About Me
Background
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
Marnie is passionate about building cities that work for everyone.
She has worked in multiple global cities over the past two decades including Sydney, Toronto, New York, Vancouver and Athens – in the areas of urban planning and policy, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and government relations, bringing national and intern
Marnie is passionate about building cities that work for everyone.
She has worked in multiple global cities over the past two decades including Sydney, Toronto, New York, Vancouver and Athens – in the areas of urban planning and policy, strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and government relations, bringing national and international coalitions and networks together to advocate for local solutions to global issues.
Her extensive background in municipal government includes experience with urban policy files including climate adaptation and mitigation, rapid transit, sustainable transportation, affordable housing and refugee integration.
Marnie has worked with Mayors, Members of Parliament and the United States Congress, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
- The eDemocracy Webinar Series: Community Engagement Opportunities in 2022: Lessons from the pandemic February 2022
- The Economist/UN SDSN Greece Annual Sustainability Summit for Southeastern Europe & The Mediterranean, Speaker: Athens, Greece October 2018, 2019, 2021
- The New York Times Athens Democracy Forum, SDSN Greece Workshop Facilitator
- The eDemocracy Webinar Series: Community Engagement Opportunities in 2022: Lessons from the pandemic February 2022
- The Economist/UN SDSN Greece Annual Sustainability Summit for Southeastern Europe & The Mediterranean, Speaker: Athens, Greece October 2018, 2019, 2021
- The New York Times Athens Democracy Forum, SDSN Greece Workshop Facilitator: Athens, Greece September 2018 and October 2019
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities & Maytree The Urban Project Rental Housing Forum, Host City Lead: Vancouver, Canada May 2019
- OECD 4th Meeting of Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth & 7th Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers, City of Vancouver Representative: Athens, Greece March 2019
Community Building
Public Speaking & City Diplomacy
Community Building
Marnie is an Associate with the Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue, and a member of the United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC).
Marnie has been a long-term volunteer with The HOME Project — a non-profit organization providing shelter for unaccompanied refugee children in Athens, Greece.