What is a Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP)?

A CCP is a long-term, holistic plan that is driven by our visions and values as a community. It is a plan by our community for our community and provides us with a clear direction for the future.

The Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is made up of community members. The committee provides direction for the CCP by guiding priorities, reviewing progress, and ensuring the planning process reflects community values and vision. They help shape key decisions, provide guidance on next steps, and keep the plan aligned with what matters most to the community.

Meet the Planning Team

The planners at Forager Hill Consulting are working closely with the community to develop the CCP and related initiatives. They are working under Melody Robinson and the Advisory Committee, and they bring expertise in community planning, climate adaptation, and community engagement.

Senior Resilience Planner

Janna Janzen

Janna is a community planning, climate adaptation, and funding specialist. She has a knack for facilitating community visioning conversations, translating community priorities into custom plans, and finding the funding to kick off action. She is completing her Masters in Disaster and Emergency Management and is a practiced Certified Community Energy Manager with over 9 years of experience in Indigenous community planning. Since 2020, much of her work has focused on climate adaptation, resilient infrastructure, and food self-sufficiency system design. Janna resides in Kwantlen Territory (Mission, BC) with her husband, Jon, and their two children.

Climate Adaptation Coordinator

Peter McCartney

For over a decade, Peter has worked alongside Indigenous communities to protect their territories from fossil fuel extraction while advancing climate solutions. As an activist, he has developed strong skills in communications, facilitation, and community engagement, along with a deep understanding of the ecological challenges ahead. Now a graduate student in the Indigenous Community Planning program at UBC, Peter collaborates with communities to turn their vision for resilience into action. He lives with his husband in Vancouver’s West End, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Climate Risk and Planning Specialist

Brinnae Cooper

With a background in natural sciences and community planning, Brinnae brings strong expertise in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction. Her work spans hazard risk assessment roadmaps, renewable energy transition research, and community engagement to identify and address local climate impacts. Brinnae is skilled in sustainability planning, ecosystem restoration, and climate change mitigation. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chemistry, and a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning. Brinnae is based in Vancouver, BC, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Senior Grants Manager

Stephanie Esau

As an accomplished project manager with 8 years of experience, Stephanie specializes in fund development and project management at Forager Hill. She focuses on working with Nations to promote community resilience and supporting initiatives for self-sufficiency and well-being. Stephanie's passion for sustainability and environmental stewardship led her to her degree in Environmental Practices at Royal Roads University. Stephanie lives in Snuneymuxw territory (Gabriola Island, BC) with her husband and three children to enjoy a slower-paced life.

Community Planning Coordinator

Chantal Pronteau

Chantal has a mixed heritage of coast ts'msyen from her father and Métis from her mother. Her most relatable community support accomplishments were her role(s) with the
Nation’s Stewardship languages revival project as the project’s coordinator in 2018-
2019, as well working with Health as the Community Health Representative this past
year. She carries a wide range of interests such as personal health, fitness, and a growing
passion for wellness and spiritual practices while interacting with the land, medicine,
animals, birds, and with each other.
She is eager to work alongside the Nation’s planning team and apply her skills in
supporting the implementation of community voice, both in Klemtu, and with our urban
members. She looks forward to engaging with the community and ensuring your voice
advocated for the betterment of our future as Kitasoo Xai’xais People.