Cam Collyer
Principal
Cam spent 23 years of his career with Evergreen, playing an executive role in building one of Canada’s leading environmental charities. Cam created national and international scale initiatives related to public space design, programming and public engagement. He is a leading international authority on the greening of school grounds and a founding member of the International School Grounds Alliance.
Cam has piloted a number of placemaking initiatives with municipalities in Ontario that have focused on the engagement of children and families. He played a leadership role in developing the suite of children’s program at Evergreen Brick Works as well as co-designing the sites’s award winning Children’s Garden.
Cam is a seasoned and accomplished program designer, partnership builder, placemaker, writer, public speaker, fundraiser and movement builder.
Lisa Fisk
Associate
Lisa has expertise in public engagement, program development, coordination, training, outdoor learning, and strategic advisement.
Passionate about nature and children’s programming, she managed Evergreen’s national teacher training with a focus on outdoor learning and developed the RBC-Evergreen Watershed Champions program to support schools across Canada. Lisa has designed and delivered programs for Killarney Provincial Park, The Nature Conservancy’s East End Marine Park, and the Ontario Science Centre.
Lisa is experienced in bringing people together to shape public spaces. She managed Evergreen’s stewardship and restoration efforts with the Town of Richmond Hill, engaging the community in revitalizing public parks. She also played a key role in coordinating Evergreen’s Don River Charette, gathering architects, designers, and urban planners to shape the vision for the Don River Valley Park.
Ferruccio Sardella
Artist, Collaborator
Ferruccio is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist that thrives on building nuanced relationships with people and place and then manifesting them in art and design.
He is a diligent researcher and his work has the ability to both reflect and establish context.
Ferruccio’s work reveals an intuitive understanding of how art can play a vital role in creating inclusive and beloved public spaces.
Photo: Cam Collyer