Matthew Boyd is the Director of Corporate and Strategic Planning at BC Transit where is has worked for over 10 years. He works with over 130 communities across British Columbia in the strategic planning, delivery and management of their transit systems. For the past six years, Matthew has also been a board trustee with the Greater Victoria Public Library, where he has served as Chair of the Finance Committee. Matthew is also an Instructor at the University of Victoria with the Gustavson School.

Stephanie is the first Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Director at TransLink and has over 20 years’ experience in software education, change management and equity, diversity and inclusion. She has been at TransLink since July of 2020 and since that time, she has developed a 3-year framework, implemented EDI objectives into yearly performance reviews, created Employee Resource Groups, ran their first Inclusion Survey, and implemented EDI training for managers.

As Director for Indigenous Relations for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Dawn has devoted more than a decade to collaboration and consultation on thousands of projects with Indigenous communities in the southern interior region of the Province. Throughout the course of her career, Dawn has come to understand that the actions required for Reconciliation can take many forms.

Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. His work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in
transportation decision-making, improve evaluation methods, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis.

Stephen joined BC Transit in 2009 and is currently the Director, Regional Transit Operations. His responsibilities include operational oversight and accountability for the contracting and management of BC Transit’s operating partners to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of Transit service in 130 communities across the province. Stephen’s previous career also includes 15 years in the police service in London, UK. 12 working on the London Underground with the British Transport Police.

Patricia Lucy is the Director of Brand, Marketing, and Ridership Development for TransLink. a bachelor’s and a master’s in urban studies from SFU. She currently oversees the teams responsible for marketing, customer experience and transportation demand management. Most recently, Patricia led the development and execution of TransLink’s CX Action Plan.

Chris is a bridge engineer, project manager and operations leader. His career has been spent leading designs teams for alternative delivery projects. He is a strong communicator that works effectively with design, construction and owner teams to pragmatically translate owner requirements into constructability-focused designs that are responsive to project schedules. He was the Highway 5 Design Manager and is responsible for Kiewit’s infrastructure engineering business in Western Canada.

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With over 15 years of experience in Architecture and Planning, Alex has been an advocate for transit as a key driver to improve the livability of our communities. He recently joined TransLink as Senior Manager of Facilities Development. In this role, he manages the team responsible for developing and implementing standards for all multi-modal facilities with a focus in ensuring our customer needs are reflected in the design and delivery of new and existing facilities.