Leilani Lee-Yates

Leilani Lee-Yates currently serves as the Director of Watershed Management at Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority since July 2021. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Planner for Environment at Halton Region, Senior Planner at the Town of Caledon, and Senior Planner at Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, where Leilani managed complex planning files and evaluated municipal applications in compliance with regulatory requirements. Earlier positions as Principal Planner for the Integrated Planning Division at Region of Peel and Planning Technician at Norfolk County involved project management for significant environmental strategies and studies, earning several accolades for innovative planning. Leilani holds a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies with Honours from York University.