Samantha Gatchene, MCIP, RPP, serves as a Planner I with the City of Ottawa since January 2023, following roles as a Project Planner and Urban Planner at WSP from December 2020 to December 2022. Prior experience includes positions as a Planning Assistant with the City of Ottawa and as an Urban Solutions Consulting Intern at Hatch. Earlier in the career, Samantha contributed as an Active Transportation Student Planner at WSP in Canada and as a Transportation Planning Intern with the City of Burlington. Samantha holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Honours Planning from the University of Waterloo, obtained in 2020.