Lisa Helps is the Executive Lead BC Builds Project Origination and Process Innovation at BC Housing. BC Builds is a housing program that uses public land, low-cost financing, and other innovative tools to get more housing built more quickly for working people across British Columbia. Before her current role co-leading the start-up of BC Builds, she was the Housing Solutions Advisor to BC’s Premier David Eby. Prior to that, as the two-term Mayor of Victoria, Lisa worked hard to create deep collaboration across the community to get Victoria ready for the future and built connections across British Columbia as Co-Chair of the BC Urban Mayors Caucus to advance shared priorities for cities. Areas of focus included economic development and prosperity, housing, climate action, resilient infrastructure, and reconciliation. Lisa is also a Canadian Urban Institute Board Member and Chair of her neighbourhood association in Victoria BC, the Fernwood Community and Arts Association which runs Little Fernwood, a neighbourhood scale arts venue and community gathering place.
Please see www.lisahelpscities.ca for more information.