Joining our team in 2022, Stephanie brings extensive contract administration experience to her role as mechanical contract administrator, spanning healthcare, lab and institutional facilities, government, and multi-residential mixed-use projects. With a background in mechanical construction and project management, she possesses strong technical skills in the construction process, preparation of construction documents, site coordination, client relations, design development, and problem-solving.
Based in our Toronto studio, her dedication to delivering excellence is clear in her leadership on two of our most challenging and successful projects, including 25 St. Clair East Rehabilitation and the Waterloo Regional Police Services Central Division. Stephanie’s collaboration is built on constructive communication, and she provides valuable insight and is instrumental in project delivery and team building.
Stephanie is a proactive, driven leader who thrives under pressure and leads the growth of her team. She also plays a vital role in mentoring junior female engineers, helping them navigate a predominantly male industry and build up their confidence.
Recognized for her client relations, she has earned accolades from clients including Seeker Labs for her dedication and effectiveness in keeping projects on track. Through her leadership and commitment to excellence, Stephanie continues to elevate DIALOG’s practice and strengthens client relationships.
With more than 20 years of experience leading teams and driving organizational growth and improvement, Mike has been enhancing DIALOG’s operations since joining our team in 2018. Currently serving as the Studio Operations Manager in our Toronto studio, his leadership style promotes collaboration and innovation, fostering team growth and improving processes for staffing and project support.
Throughout his career, Mike has successfully managed a diverse range of projects, leveraging his analytical skills to identify opportunities for improvement and implement effective strategies. His ability to navigate complex challenges and build strong relationships has positioned him as a trusted advisor within the practice.
A strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivering impactful change, Mike excels in aligning teams to ensure organizational effectiveness and long-term success. His commitment to mentorship fosters a culture of growth within his teams. Mike believes that investing in people is essential for any practice.
A dedicated advocate for mental health and employee wellbeing, Mike’s supportive nature and empathetic leadership have helped colleagues grow and elevates our talent across all studios.
Based in our Toronto studio, Michael is a sustainability consultant with an engineering background and extensive knowledge in sustainable building and infrastructure practices, translating sustainable development concepts into practical solutions. Michael’s work spans across multiple sectors and project types, where he works to amplify the importance of health and wellbeing of communities in addition to implementing rigorous climate action goals.
Michael delivers targeted analysis and recommendations aimed at reducing carbon emissions throughout the lifecycle of projects, particularly at the master plan and campus scales. He conducts lifecycle assessments to analyze the carbon footprint of construction materials, identifying opportunities to minimize both embodied and operational carbon. Michael also evaluates strategies for their cost impact, carbon reduction potential, and broader benefits to communities.
In 2022, Michael was awarded the National Emerging Green Leader Award by the Canada Green Building Council, recognized for his devotion to leadership in the industry. In 2023, Michael was recognized by Corporate Knights as one of Canada’s 30 under 30 in Sustainability. He also served as Chair of the Carbon Leadership Forum Toronto Hub for two years, an advocacy group with a mission to empower industry professionals to radically reduce embodied carbon.
Michael’s dedication to addressing climate change by including underserved and vulnerable populations in sustainability goals earned him recognition from Urban Land Institute as a global health leader. Through his collaborative approach and innovative thinking, Michael is dedicated to creating sustainable spaces that not only meet regulatory standards but also enhance the wellbeing of communities and the environment we all share.
Based out of our Toronto studio, Lindsay is a project manager and contract administrator with over 10 years of experience. Known for her reliability, she brings substantial expertise in the construction review and administration of projects, providing leadership in all aspects of project management across various project types.
Recently, she completed the Public Service and Procurement Canada’s 25 St. Clair Avenue East project as the full-time contract administrator while contributing to the pursuit of the project’s sustainability certifications. She currently serves as the lead contract administrator for Peel Regional Police’s new Operations Support Facility and Division 23 buildings. Lindsay is also responsible for facilitating project tendering, bid review and evaluation, post-construction occupancy and project turnover.
Before her current role, Lindsay worked as a sustainability consultant at DIALOG, where she evaluated sustainable design and project certifications. Collaborating with the sustainability team, she has led projects through design, construction, and certification processes for various rating systems, including LEED®, WELL™, Living Building Challenge, and Green Globes.
Hannah joined the Calgary studio as part of the People and Culture team in early 2023 and quickly transitioned into the studio operations manager role. Immersing herself in DIALOG’s culture and business operations, she demonstrates enthusiasm and leadership. These attributes have contributed to her success in her role, as she continues to evolve her management approach.
Hannah collaborates closely with partners, associates, and the Operations team to implement initiatives and proactively address issues within the studio and beyond. She builds trust and fosters relationships, leading with approachability that empowers her team.
Hannah has been instrumental in fostering a collaborative culture in Calgary. She supports design by creating inviting spaces and sourcing necessary materials, and drives social events that strengthen team bonds.
Hannah embodies leadership at DIALOG through her proactive attitude, actions, and interactions with everyone she encounters, both internally and externally.
Vita is DIALOG’s Marketing and Business Development Leader in the Calgary studio. Her enthusiasm and vision was immediately put to use in developing a local strategic plan for the team to market and proactively engage in business development. Vita’s hands-on approach has helped create a proactive and nimble group. She brings with her an understanding of the many facets of marketing, communications, and business development both from the consultant and client side.
Vita is widely recognized as a leader within the Calgary studio and beyond for both her marketing expertise and in fostering culture within the studio, helping organize internal and external industry events. Vita embodies what it means to be a leader at DIALOG, extending well beyond her defined role, in her attitude, actions, and interactions with everyone she works with.
Vita is a member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services and affiliate of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers, and is extremely involved in the community as former President and Director of the Scarboro Community Association for five years, and current Board Director of Crossroads Farmers Market. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Toronto, and an Interior Design Diploma with Honours from the International Academy of Design and Technology.
Sebastián has more than a decade of experience in building performance simulation and analysis over a range of market sectors including higher education, healthcare, sports & recreation, and mixed-use buildings. His focus is on low carbon design of the built environment, including complying with local green building codes, attaining relevant certifications (like Net Zero Carbon or LEED), and hitting energy efficiency targets.
Sebastián encourages design teams from an early stage to use building performance simulations as a digital sandbox. Used in this way, simulations allow teams to “play” with different building characteristics, quickly and easily exploring their impact on performance before being built. This provides quantifiable data to confirm or challenge the value of different building design options, allowing designers to strive for higher performance building design.
In addition to his work at DIALOG, Sebastián is a Board Member of the Canadian Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association and with Sustainable Buildings Canada. He is a recognized subject matter expert, with numerous publications in peer reviewed journals.
Sebastián is both a trusted advisor and a skilled technician, with an ability to distill results of complex analyses into clear, actionable guidance.
As Studio Operations Manager (SOM) for DIALOG Vancouver, Edel focuses on managing a sustainable business and a culture of preeminent design. With a degree in Business, Edel is especially drawn to understanding the inner workings of companies, cultures, and countries. She has lived and worked in Europe, Australia, and North America, and provided design and leadership expertise to Professional Services practices in various sectors.
At the core of Edel’s work is the drive to build and support efficient and coordinated approaches to tasks, projects, and initiatives. She strikes the right balance of strategic and operational thinking to create this, and cuts through any noise and unnecessary waste. Edel is equally impactful on an individual level through her ongoing mentorship and advocacy. Her approach to leadership results in her team members developing a sense of ownership both in their own work as well as on behalf of the team and practice. Edel envisions DIALOG as a source for good and seeks to contribute to this by setting a framework for others to continue to positively impact the wellbeing of our communities.
As DIALOG’s leader of design technology, Megan brings innovation to the firm while keeping a pulse on existing technology solutions. She is passionate about architecture and the emerging technologies that create and surround the built environment. Megan leverages design technology to engage others in finding and delivering the best solutions and encouraging collaboration throughout project lifecycles. Training and education as the cornerstones of Megan’s approach. She implements BIM technology and standards across the DIALOG community, improving design processes, helping teams at all project stages, and successfully reducing the number of issues that arise over the arc of a project. In her tenure at DIALOG, Megan has evolved our Design Technology team into a creative hub for delivering knowledge to DIALOGers and clients. Within the broader field, Megan participates in the Edmonton Construction Association with the Young Professionals Group (YP Merge) as a BIM representative, sits on the Board of Directors for the International Facility Management Association of Northern Alberta (IFMA NAC), and is member of the digitization and data glossary task group for CanBIM, and is the Event Director for the Edmonton BIM Community (eBIMc).
As studio operations manager, Paige builds on her background in business and as an executive strategist to nurture the culture in our Edmonton studio. She implements solutions for day-to-day management issues and long-term strategies that make DIALOG a better place. Paige works closely with the Studio Chair, partners, and Human Resources to oversee studio finances and projections and with other teams to increase efficiency and coordination across the studio. Appreciated for her kind and direct leadership style, she has an integrated and collaborative working style in any initiative or task. Paige demonstrated our values of collaboration, aspiration, diversity, and optimism and is a critical part of our growing Edmonton studio.