Karen Nasmith, B Eng, MUP, RPP, MCIP, Managing Director, Project Neutral. Karen draws on a unique background of industrial engineering and urban planning. Over the past fifteen years, she has gained a diverse range of experience, including carrying out systems analysis in the Oil Sands of Northern Alberta, engaging with farmers to examine the role of public participation in Pueblo, Mexico, managing climate change mitigation and adaptation plans in the Arctic and southern Ontario and, more recently, co-founding Project Neutral in Toronto. As Managing Director of Project Neutral, Karen is guiding the transformation from a primarily volunteer-led, grassroots initiative to a staff-driven organisation that seeks to engage neighbourhoods across Canada. Karen is also a member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund Council. GMF Council members are responsible for the oversight of $550 million of loans and grants for sustainable community initiatives.