Samantha dela Pena

Samantha Dela Pena is an experienced planning professional currently serving as a Development Planner for the City of Richmond Hill since October 2025. Prior roles include Planner III, Planner I, and Assistant Development Planner at the City of Brampton between December 2022 and October 2025, and Junior Land Use Planner at Lakeshore Group from May 2022 to November 2022. Samantha also worked as an Urban Solutions Assistant at Hatch, a Junior Planning Analyst at Thames Valley District School Board, a Quality Analyst at KGS Research, a Planning Assistant at the City of Ottawa, and an Assistant Project Manager at Toronto District School Board. Samantha holds a degree in Urban Planning from the University of Waterloo, obtained between 2017 and 2022.